Per state law, the Orange County Canvassing Board met to continue certifying the August Primary Election reviewing provisional ballots, and vote-by-mail ballots.
Under state law, voters have until 5 PM two days after Election Day to submit an affidavit, to allow the ballot to be counted.
Following the 5 PM deadline, the canvassing board moved to create the 1st unofficial results of the election. These results showed the Orange County District 1 race outside the statutory requirement for a recount.
Through the process of canvassing the vote, Austin Arthur gained 13 votes, bringing his total to 14,060 and Nicole H. Wilson gained 10 votes, bringing her total to 14,062. The qualified write-in candidate finished with 28 votes.
Because no candidate secured a majority of the votes the District 1 race will move on to the November ballot as a runoff between the top two candidates.
“I want to thank our entire election team of more than 2,200 people for all of their hard work throughout this process as we ensured every possible vote that could be legally counted was counted,” said Orange County Supervisor of Elections Glen Gilzean. “The canvassing board serves a critical function in giving the voting public a transparent view of how votes are counted after every election.”
The canvassing board will now move to a required audit of the election and send final results to the state.
Updated results can be found here: https://www.ocfelections.gov/
