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They send out voter information guides and ballots, arrange to get vote centers up and running, train individuals to work at these sites and handle the logistics for the collection and processing of ballots.<\/p>\n

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Yes, we\u2019re talking about local election offices, also known as registrar of voters offices.<\/p>\n

And although having an online presence isn\u2019t new, the registrar\u2019s offices in Los Angeles and Orange counties have, to some extent, stepped up their social media game this election cycle, taking on a more visible role in answering questions from the public or dispelling rumors or misinformation related to the election or ballot-counting process.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf questions, concerns or inaccurate claims are circulating online, we think it\u2019s important that voters can also hear directly from us \u2014 the people administering the election,\u201d said Michael Sanchez, spokesperson for the L.A. County registrar\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

Just last week, the agency responded to a post on X alleging election fraud.<\/p>\n

The person had reshared a claim that tens of thousands of voters who supported L.A. mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt had their ballots rejected because of signature irregularities. It included a photo of a notice from the registrar\u2019s office informing a voter that they either hadn\u2019t signed their vote-by-mail ballot before returning it or that the signature didn\u2019t match the one on file for that individual. The registrar\u2019s office requested the person sign a form attesting to their voting eligibility, a process known as \u201cballot curing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Replying to the post, the registrar\u2019s office wrote, \u201cThis is incorrect\/deceptive,\u201d followed by an explanation that in L.A. County, more than 9,700 ballots were challenged due to non-matching signatures and nearly 3,000 were unsigned.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll have been contacted with information on how to respond and ensure their ballot can be counted,\u201d the registrar\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n

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And this week, Orange County\u2019s elections office posted a roughly 30-second video to Facebook, with Registrar Bob Page explaining how his team completes over 125 tasks to ensure the election is secure and accurate.<\/p>\n

One of the tasks, which the video highlighted, is an audit of the election results. At least 1% of precincts were randomly selected, and more than 11,000 ballots will be counted by hand to confirm the accuracy of the results, Page explained in the video.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery election, we try to add new things, new ways of getting the information out,\u201d Page, in an interview, said, referencing the recent video his office produced discussing election security and accuracy in response to growing public interest in this topic over the years.<\/p>\n

Overseeing elections in the age of social media \u2014 where misinformation or disinformation can spread like wildfire \u2014 is a concern for many who work in this arena.<\/p>\n

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Earlier this year, the Brennan Center for Justice, which is based at the New York University School of Law and whose research and advocacy work focuses on voting rights, election administration and criminal justice, among other topics, surveyed over 800 local election officials from around the country.<\/p>\n

The majority (74%) of election officials surveyed said they were somewhat or very concerned that the spread of false election-related information online was making their jobs harder or more dangerous.<\/p>\n

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To combat misinformation and disinformation campaigns, local election offices are stepping up to provide the public with credible information.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important to be transparent, to provide people with good information, to try to establish ourselves as a trusted source about elections,\u201d Page said.<\/p>\n

The Orange County official said his office revisits its communications strategy each election. When he first arrived in 2022, his office ran some professionally produced videos. In 2024, they released \u201cbasic cellphone videos\u201d showing staff members working.<\/p>\n

This year, the office has produced vertical videos compatible with mobile apps \u2014 like the one of Page discussing election security and accuracy with footage of election workers auditing ballots \u2014 all in an effort to constantly improve public engagement.<\/p>\n

Another note about public engagement: Page said his staff determines which social media posts to respond to based on whether it\u2019s a question or someone simply expressing their opinion.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf somebody posts a question on one of our posts, and we see an opportunity to quickly provide a little bit of information to help voters understand what we do, we\u2019re going to take advantage of that,\u201d Page said.<\/p>\n

Sanchez, similarly, said a team of five people in the L.A. office monitors conversations online. They won\u2019t respond to every comment but will engage \u201cwhen we think it can make a difference.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the agency has engaged with the public on social media for a number of election cycles.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s different nowadays is the speed and scale of information that\u2019s being disseminated \u2014 and how quickly false information can spread, he said.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s where the registrar\u2019s office feels it has a pivotal role to play in providing good information.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf someone is confused about why ballot counting takes time, how results are reported, or whether a claim they\u2019re seeing is accurate, we want factual information to be part of that conversation,\u201d Sanchez said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of the day,\u201d he added, \u201cwe believe that helping voters understand the process is just as important as administering it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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