SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County Registrar of Voters Bob Page and other officials reassured the public Tuesday that multiple steps have been taken to protect the security of votes ahead of next week’s election.
As Page has done before the last few elections, he led reporters on a tour of his office’s headquarters to explain everything being done to guard against potential cheating and sabotage. It comes as dozens of residents regularly attend Orange County Board of Supervisors meetings voicing concerns about election security.
One issue that has cropped up in this election is the fire-bombing of drop-off ballot boxes in Arizona and Washington. Page told reporters that Orange County’s 123 drop boxes contain a fire-suppression chemical that will douse any incendiary device even if a saboteur manages to slip it into a “very narrow” slot….