Early Santa Ana Recall Election Results Signal Ouster for City Councilwoman Ceci Iglesias
Politics & Elections
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Nearly 11,000 voters were in favor of ousting Iglesias, while more than 8,600 were opposed as of Tuesday night.
How Coronavirus Will Affect OC Special Elections This Year
Orange County Coronavirus
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In-person voting has been cancelled for a special recall election in Westminster. It’s still up in the air whether Santa Ana’s special recall election will follow suit. Meanwhile, county elections officials will proceed to review a referendum movement against a controversial Santa Ana apartments project and a ballot initiative to relocate a planned Veteran’s Cemetery in Irvine.
Voters Faced Long Lines at Some OC Vote Centers, Even After Closing
Countywide
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Long lines were still showing up all over the county after 8 p.m. – when the vote centers stopped admitting new voters who weren’t already in line – prompting concern from election observers.
OC Supervisors Back Off Uncertified Voting Machine Vendor
Elections
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The county’s top elections official warned such A move would put the election itself at risk.
How Voting in OC Will Change in 2020
Elections
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People voting on machines now will receive a physical print-out of their ballot to verify their selections and then turn it in to a scanner to be counted.
Orange County to Overhaul Voting System Ahead of 2020 Election
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Voters will be able to cast ballots at any vote center up to 10 days before Election Day, which includes the two weekends before Election Day. And in a change from the current practice, voters will be allowed to cast their ballot on computers at any vote center in the county, without having to fill out a provisional paper ballot.
Final OC Election Results: Democrats Win Big as GOP Looks to 2020
2018 elections
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Midterm voters turned out in OC at the highest rate in decades and Democrats gained major wins in local Congressional and state legislative seats.
Estimated 418,600 Ballots Left to Count So It May Be Weeks Before Winners in Key Races Are Known
Countywide
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At least 418,600 Orange County ballots were left to count as of Wednesday evening, and “tens of thousands” more are estimated to be still traveling through the mail, so it will be days if not weeks before the outcome of a number of close races are known.
One-Third of OC Ballots Remain to Be Counted, ‘Will Take Weeks’ to Know Results
Election 2018
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The large share of uncounted ballots could end up affecting the outcomes of races that were close as of the end of election night. The election saw “record numbers for a midterm primary,” said Neal Kelley, the county’s top election official.
Santa Ana District Elections Appear Dead For This Year After Appeal is Rejected
Santa Ana district elections
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The effort to have district elections in place for November seems to have been killed, according to Councilman Vicente Sarmiento, who supports the proposed voting system change.