LA County Clerk Apologizes After 118,522 Voters Omitted From Rolls

NORWALK, CA - JUNE 5,  2018:  Ballot inspectors check ballots for any damage before they are counted at the LA County Registrar-Recorder office on June 5, 2018 in Norwalk, California.(Gina Ferazzi/Los AngelesTimes)
NORWALK, CA - JUNE 5, 2018: Ballot inspectors check ballots for any damage before they are counted at the LA County Registrar-Recorder office on June 5, 2018 in Norwalk, California.( Photo by Photo byGina Ferazzi/L... NORWALK, CA - JUNE 5, 2018: Ballot inspectors check ballots for any damage before they are counted at the LA County Registrar-Recorder office on June 5, 2018 in Norwalk, California.( Photo by Photo byGina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) MORE LESS
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More than 118,000 voters’ names were omitted from rosters at polling locations around Los Angeles County, the county clerk acknowledged Tuesday.

“A total of 1,530 precincts of the County’s 4,357 voting locations were affected in some way, with a total of 118,522 voters’ names omitted,” Dean C. Logan said in a statement, adding: “We apologize for the inconvenience and concern this has caused. Voters should be assured their vote will be counted.”

Eligible primary voters could still vote on provisional ballots, Logan said.

Politico noted Tuesday that two battleground House districts, CA-25 and CA-39, include parts of Los Angeles County. Reps. Steve Knight (R-CA) and Ed Royce (R-CA) currently represent those districts, respectively.

Royce announced in January that he wouldn’t seek re-election. Republican Young Kim and Democrat Gil Cisneros finished first and second in the so-called “jungle primary” to replace him, avoiding Democrats’ fear that two Republicans would end up facing off in a general election.

Knight easily placed first in his primary race Tuesday. The second place slot, according to the Los Angeles Times, is too close to call, though Cook Political Report’s Dave Wasserman projected that Democrat Katie Hill would defeat Democrat Bryan Caforio to face Knight in the general election.

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  1. Dean C. Logan said in a statement

    Obviously a nom de plume. Dean C. Logan is a common name for Russians to adopt when up to no good. Dean C. Logan borrowed a set of jumper cables from me back in '88 and never returned them. Looking back the heavy smell of vodka always on his breath should have tipped me off.
  2. Avatar for tao tao says:

    There was a local election yesterday involving county officials and municipal judges mostly running unopposed by Republicans. (yea) Still it seemed like a good idea to go put dots on the paper ballot to show strength for the Democratic Party here. And if for some reason my voter registration had a problem, I would have had plenty of time to get it right before the November election rolled around.

    Hopefully the LA County voters will be notified in time to participate in the November tsunami.

  3. Or a porn star.
    Or a Russian porn star.

  4. Avatar for ajm ajm says:

    I started looking for funny business the minute Trump started saying that the midterms would be rigged since he accuses others of what he is doing himself. The area affected includes areas favorable to Rouda (the stronger GE candidate against Rorhabach) over his close competitor for second place Keirstead.

    (This tinfoil mining requires constant vigilance.)

  5. Avatar for ajm ajm says:

    They were allowed to vote provisionally and assured their votes woukd be counted.

    I presume simply by matching their names to the correct rolls?

    No further damage done except to the extent that voters hesitated to vote provisionally?

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