Standard Election Audit to Start in Orange County on Nov. 13

A forklift prepares to load mail-in ballots onto a truck at a loading dock outside the Orange County Registrar's office in Santa Ana, Calif., on Oct. 5, 2020. Jamie Joseph/The Epoch Times

SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS)—Orange County Registrar of Voters Neal Kelley will begin an audit on Nov. 13 in search of any errors that may have occurred in the handling of local results, a process he undergoes in every election.

With more than 1.5 million ballots cast on or before Nov. 3, Orange County’s turnout stands at nearly 85 percent. Kelley estimates that turnout may reach a record 87 percent.