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Statewide Voter Database to be launched with help from the O.C. Registrar of Voters

Posted on July 18, 2024 by Editor Posted in 2016 Elections, California, OC Registrar of Voters, Orange County Leave a comment

Statewide Voter Database / Pilot County Launch

By: Lisa Bartlett, O.C. Supervisor

Following the passage of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) in 2002, each state was required to create a statewide voter database. California is the last state to launch a statewide system - after a decade of delays and intervention by the federal government to force California into action.

The new system, called VoteCal, will be rolled out to all 58 counties prior to the 2016 June Primary election. To ensure that Orange County was at the forefront of VoteCal, the Orange County Registrar of Voters (OCROV) requested to serve as one of five pilot counties. Continue reading→

California’d Secretary of State Padilla sees promise in Colorado’s Election Reforms

Posted on May 11, 2024 by Editor Posted in Alex Padilla, California 1 Comment

May 11, 2024

Contact: Sam Mahood, (916) 653-6575

California Secretary of State Alex Padilla Sees Promise in Colorado Election Reforms

With the Focus on Voter Participation, Colorado is Increasing Voter Turnout

Secretary of State Alex Padilla and key members of his staff traveled to Colorado last week to meet with Denver election officials. The purpose was to see firsthand how Colorado is increasing voter turnout and reducing costs of elections. The visit offered an opportunity to observe the Denver municipal election over a period of two days.

Colorado is considered a national leader in election administration. Despite historically low turnout across the nation in 2014, Colorado had the third highest voter turnout in the nation. Continue reading→

The City of Buena Park switches to district specific City Council elections

Posted on May 7, 2024 by Editor Posted in Buena Park, Orange County, Young Kim 6 Comments

YOUNG KIM
Assemblywoman, 65th District

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 7, 2024

CONTACT: Bryan Shroyer, (916) 319-2065

Statement by Assemblywoman Kim on City of Buena Park Decision to Implement District Elections

SACRAMENTO – Assemblywoman Young Kim, R-Fullerton, today issued the following statement in response to Wednesday’s announcement by the City of Buena Park that it would implement district-based elections starting in 2016.

“I am very pleased to see Buena Park voluntarily move toward a district-based election system. This will ensure that every community in Buena Park will have the opportunity to participate in the drawing of new district lines. Most importantly, every voter in Buena Park will have the chance to make their voices heard in electing the representative of their choice. Continue reading→

All the Santa Ana City Council incumbents will be opposed this November

Posted on August 11, 2024 by Editor Posted in 2014 Elections, Alex Padilla, David Benavides, Gilad Salmon, Mark I. Lopez, Miguel Pulido, Mike Gonzalez, Mirna Velasquez, Roman Reyna, Sal Tinajero, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido tells the Nicholas Academic Centers’ 4th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner Celebration that the NACs are profoundly changing education

From the New Santa Ana blog

Well the dust has finally cleared and we now know who is running for the Santa Ana City Council in this November’s General election.

The Mayor’s race lost many of the candidates who had pulled papers, including State Senator Lou Correa and Santa Ana Councilman Vince Sarmiento. The incumbent, Mayor Miguel Pulido, is running again and he will be facing off against first term Council Member Roman Reyna and a fellow named Mark I. Lopez, who is an entrepreneur/soldier, according to the Voice of OC. Continue reading→

An early look at this November’s Irvine City Council and Mayoral Election

Posted on June 29, 2024 by Editor Posted in 2014 Elections, Beth Krom, Christina Shea, Evan Chemers, Irvine, Jeff Lalloway, Larry Agran, Lynn Schott, Melissa Fox, Morton Irvine, Sukhee Kang Leave a comment

Lynn Schott and the Irvine City Council majority

Will Lynn Schott join her colleagues on the Irvine City Council this November?

Now that the Open Primary Election is over it is time to have a look at the upcoming November General Election. In Irvine, the November 4, 2024 Election will be held to elect a Mayor and two members of the City Council. The Irvine Mayor serves a term of two years, while City Councilmembers each serve a term of four years. The Mayor and City Councilmembers may serve no more than two full consecutive terms. The terms of the Councilmembers are staggered, according to the Irvine City Clerk.

Irvine Council Members Beth Krom and Christina Shea were elected in 2012. That means that this year Irvine Councilmen Jeff Lalloway and Larry Agran are up for re-election as is Irvine Mayor Steven Choi.

Mayor Choi should have no problem earning re-election given that his Council majority, which includes Lalloway and Shea, has done such a great job over the past two years. Since they took control of Irvine they stopped the ridiculous public relations contracts at the Great Park and have even been able to make headway on the city’s pension liability. Their success will make it very difficult for their opponents, Agran and Krom, to field much opposition in November. Continue reading→

OC COO Mark Denny won’t be overseeing elections after all

Posted on February 24, 2025 by Editor Posted in 2014 Elections, Mark R. Denny, Mike Giancola, Neal Kelley, OCEA, Orange County 2 Comments

Mark Giancola, Bill Campbell and Mark Denny visit a fellow snake

County CEO Mike Giancola has had second thoughts about putting County COO Mark Denny – who was convicted of election fraud in the 90′s – in charge of overseeing our elections, according to the Orange Juice Blog. OC Registrar of Voters Neal Kelley will insteada be reporting directly to Giancola.

This is a big victory for the OCEA, the union that represents OC public employees. But it is also a big victory for all of us. Denny should not be working at the County in the first place and he most certainly should not have been in charge of overseeing elections. Continue reading→