Why would Orange County, CA decline an offer for an independent audit of its 2024 Election results.
Less than two weeks ago, Orange County, CA was presented with an offer for an independent audit of its 2024 Election results.
Here is what was reported on February 13:
Bob Page, the Registrar of Voters in Orange County, California, received an offer to perform a limited scope audit of the 2024 election results in the county.
Earlier today, Bob Page received the following invitation for a professional limited scope audit of the county’s 2024 Election results.
February 13, 2025
Dear Mr. Page,
I understand the great responsibility you carry ensuring Orange County elections are fair, free, efficient, accurate, and transparent. I also know that it must be very difficult to ensure that all the processes in place are well controlled, that the systems being used are accurate and secure, and that all legitimate ballots are counted accurately in Orange County elections. You as well as all county registrars, clerks, and personnel across the country overseeing elections have very important positions. After the 2020 election, the importance of your position and others across the country was magnified.
Many eyes were on the operations and results in the most recent 2024 election. In Orange County you reportedly oversaw the distribution of more than 2.1 million ballots and the counting of more than 1.4 million ballots. Your election started weeks before election day and ended weeks after election day. Your counting facility had a bomb threat and important U.S. House seats were at stake – all of this led to much discussion about Orange County’s results.
To address the many issues and concerns with the 2024 results from Orange County, I’m offering to perform a limited scope audit of the county operations and results recorded and reported in the 2024 election. I don’t expect that our audit team will have to be onsite for more than a week. The focus of this review would be on the validity of the voter rolls, chain of custody documentation, the security of the systems, and the actual legitimate ballots counted.
I can cover our expenses and will provide the expertise necessary for this audit. What I would ask from you is access to records and systems, transparency, and timely responses to our questions. If you were to purchase this service from an independent and professional entity it could cost well into six digits.
Once I hear back from you in the affirmative, I can share with you some time frame options for our onsite work later this month or in March, and other logistics related to the audit. If you provide us with the requested data sets necessary for our review, we will likely have all questions ready with us when we visit.
I don’t expect this to significantly interfere with your operations nor take a large amount of your team’s time and energy. The end result would provide you and the public more confidence in the election process in Orange County, and an independent professional attestation of the 2024 results.
I look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
Joe Hoft
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For some reason, after numerous replies to previous reports published at this website regarding the 2024 Election in Orange County, Mr. Page never responded to this request.
Why would Mr. Page suddenly go quiet? Crickets – How come?
Mr. Hoft:
You are welcome to review public records from the 2024 Presidential General Election.
Before you invest in hiring an audit team, however, I would recommend we discuss what election records you would like to review as California law precludes the disclosure or production of certain election materials and voter registration records. For example:
1. California Elections Code sections 17301 and 17305
These statutes mandate that the Registrar of Voters preserve all ballots and voter identification envelopes from this election for at least 22 months in sealed containers that cannot be opened without a court order until the ballots and envelopes are destroyed or recycled.
2. California Elections Code sections 18564, 18564.5, 19216, 19217, and 19218 and Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations sections 20360(e) and 20878(a)(3)
These statutes and regulations prohibit any person from touching, modifying, damaging, tampering with, interfering with, or attempting to interfere with State-certified voting system firmware, software, or hardware. Unauthorized access would result in the State requiring the County to replace our voting system.
3. California Government Code section 7924.000, Elections Code section 2194, and Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations sections 19001, 19003, and 19008
These statutes and regulations generally provide that voter registration information is confidential and not “public information” accessible to all members of the public.
Such voter registration information encompasses the name, residential address, mailing address, phone number, email address, language preference, date of birth, gender, party preference, registration status, registration date, precinct, registration method, place of birth, registration status reason (reason for the most recent update to the registration), voting assistance request status, permanent vote-by-mail status, county voter identification number, and voting participation history (election date and voting method) of Orange County voters.
Given the comprehensive nature of this information and the potential that such information might be abused, the Registrar of Voters can only provide voter registration information to individuals who submit an application stating the purpose for the request and the intended use of information, including how the information will be securely handled to reduce the risk of information exposure and/or breach.
The Registrar of Voters takes our responsibility to protect the integrity of the election and voting system seriously, which includes careful compliance with chain of custody and security requirements regarding access to election materials and systems, as well as adherence to election transparency requirements.
As part of our commitment to election transparency, members of the public were allowed to observe the processing of ballots during the election, including the completion of the statutorily mandated Logic and Accuracy tests and One Percent Manual Tally audit, and the voluntary Risk Limiting Audit. More than 2,300 observers visited the Registrar of Voters during this election. The reports of these test and audit procedures that confirmed the accuracy of the voting system are public documents.
If you are interested in requesting access to public records, please contact me so we can schedule a meeting to discuss further.
Mr. Hoft:
You are welcome to review public records from the 2024 Presidential General Election.
Before you invest in hiring an audit team, however, I would recommend we discuss what election records you would like to review as California law precludes the disclosure or production of certain election materials and voter registration records. For example:
1. California Elections Code sections 17301 and 17305
These statutes mandate that the Registrar of Voters preserve all ballots and voter identification envelopes from this election for at least 22 months in sealed containers that cannot be opened without a court order until the ballots and envelopes are destroyed or recycled.
2. California Elections Code sections 18564, 18564.5, 19216, 19217, and 19218 and Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations sections 20360(e) and 20878(a)(3)
These statutes and regulations prohibit any person from touching, modifying, damaging, tampering with, interfering with, or attempting to interfere with State-certified voting system firmware, software, or hardware. Unauthorized access would result in the State requiring the County to replace our voting system.
3. California Government Code section 7924.000, Elections Code section 2194, and Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations sections 19001, 19003, and 19008
These statutes and regulations generally provide that voter registration information is confidential and not “public information” accessible to all members of the public.
Such voter registration information encompasses the name, residential address, mailing address, phone number, email address, language preference, date of birth, gender, party preference, registration status, registration date, precinct, registration method, place of birth, registration status reason (reason for the most recent update to the registration), voting assistance request status, permanent vote-by-mail status, county voter identification number, and voting participation history (election date and voting method) of Orange County voters.
Given the comprehensive nature of this information and the potential that such information might be abused, the Registrar of Voters can only provide voter registration information to individuals who submit an application stating the purpose for the request and the intended use of information, including how the information will be securely handled to reduce the risk of information exposure and/or breach.
The Registrar of Voters takes our responsibility to protect the integrity of the election and voting system seriously, which includes careful compliance with chain of custody and security requirements regarding access to election materials and systems, as well as adherence to election transparency requirements.
As part of our commitment to election transparency, members of the public were allowed to observe the processing of ballots during the election, including the completion of the statutorily mandated Logic and Accuracy tests and One Percent Manual Tally audit, and the voluntary Risk Limiting Audit. More than 2,300 observers visited the Registrar of Voters during this election. The reports of these test and audit procedures that confirmed the accuracy of the voting system are public documents.
If you are interested in requesting access to public records, please contact me so we can schedule a meeting to discuss further.