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REGISTRAR OF VOTERS
1300 South Grand Avenue, Bldg. C
Santa Ana, California 92705
(714) 567-7600 TDD
(714) 567-7608
FAX (714) 567-7627
www.oc.ca.gov/election
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 6, 2004
Contact: Brett Rowley
714.567.7623
STEVEN P. RODERMUND
Registrar of Voters
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 11298
Santa Ana, California 92711
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Sorting Problem Shifts Names on Sample Ballot
Absentee,
Polling Place Ballots Remain Unaffected
(Santa Ana, CA) - “Sample ballots,
mailed last week to Orange County registered
voters, list candidates’ names for
federal and Green Party contests in an
order that will not match polling place
ballots,” said Steve Rodermund,
Orange County Registrar of Voters. The
races affected are President, Senate,
House of Representatives and a Green Party
county race.
“A technical problem in the rotation
of names in federal races with more than
one contestant caused the sample ballots
to be one position off from the sequence
on polling place and absentee ballots,”
said Rodermund. “The important fact
is that the mistake on the ballot will
have absolutely no affect on the voter’s
ability to cast a ballot on election day
or on the accurate and timely counting
of those ballots.”
Rodermund went on to caution that voters
who mark their sample ballots as an aid
to voting at their polling places should
be cautious in transferring that information
to the official ballot. “They need
to be sure to match names, rather than
position on the ballot,” he said.
“Voters at the polls will use the
new e-Slate system and will be aided because
of the summary page that appears at the
end of the regular ballot. The voter then
has the opportunity to review all candidate
choices and make any desired changes.”
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