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.
Ballots Start to Go Out for March 2020 Election
Election 2020
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Mail-in ballots are being sent to every voter in Orange County as part of multiple changes to the voting process this year.
Two City Council Recalls to Watch This Year
Recalls
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Two recall movements in two neighboring cities are on the move against elected officials this year – one in Westminster that’s guaranteed a recall election and another in Santa Ana that has gathered the signatures but won’t find out until next month from county officials whether it can move forward.
Westminster Petitions to Recall Council Majority Qualify for Election
Westminster
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Council members Kimberly Ho, Charlie Nguyen, and Mayor Tri Ta — who comprise a majority voting bloc dubbed by critics as “the Gang of Three” for frequently clashing with minority council members over ethics and power at City Hall — are now officially at risk of being unseated.
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.
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.