November 4, 2020 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Election night results are in for contests across the county
Initial results are in for Orange County’s hotly-contested races, reflecting a large portion of the vote with results from 72.7% of all registered voters.
Voice of OC: Elections officials and DA investigate alleged fake vote center in Westminster
The Orange County District Attorney and Registrar of Voters announced on Tuesday afternoon they were investigating an allegedly fraudulent vote center in Westminster, after the location was filmed and posted to social media that same day.
OC Register: Election 2020, what’s left to count?
While the presidential race wasn’t much of a cliffhanger in Orange County, there were still more than 200,000 ballots to be counted starting today, Nov. 4 – and an unknown number still on their way to the OC Registrar of Voters via the postal service – that could affect the results of several close local races.
OC Register: Election 2020: Oldest voters remain a more muscular voting bloc than youngest voters
The flood of young voters into Election 2020 has grabbed headlines, but older voters remain what they’ve always been — the voting block most likely to turn out.
Daily Pilot: Election 2020: Katrina Foley earns second term as Costa Mesa mayor, retail cannabis scores big win
Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley — the city’s first elected mayor in 2018 — will hold on to her seat after earning 53.2% of the vote with 21,409 ballots cast in her favor. Councilwoman Sandy Genis followed behind at 22.74% with 9,152 votes.
Labor
CNN: Prop 22 passes in California
In a major win for gig economy companies, CNN projects California voters have passed a costly and controversial ballot measure to exempt firms like Uber and Lyft from having to classify their gig workers in the state as employees rather than as independent contractors.
California
AP News: Election officials scramble to count ballots in key states
Election officials in several key states furiously counted ballots Wednesday as the nation awaited the outcome of the race between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden and braced for possible recounts and legal challenges
Publication Date: November 4, 2020
