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7 <br /> 1 • Turn out by gender: Women, 53%; Men, 43% <br /> 2 • Turn out by age group: 41-65 were the most committed voters (44% of total turnout) <br /> 3 • Race: 77% White; and 10% Black/African American; 6% undeclared; 4% Asian; 2% <br /> 4 other; 1% multiracial <br /> 5 • Ethnicity: 78% Not Hispanic/Latino; 20% undeclared; 2% Hispanic/Latino <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Rachel Raper said this is a blue moon election (happens every 12 years, and involves <br /> 8 no state-wide races on the ballot other than judicial races). She said there was a 58.71% voter <br /> 9 turnout, which is good for this type of election (38.86% in 2006; the last blue moon election). <br /> 10 Rachel Raper said the Orange County Board of Elections is able to provide voters the <br /> 11 best possible services due to the dedication of the Board of Elections members and staff and <br /> 12 the continued support from the Orange County Board of County Commissioners. She said the <br /> 13 Board of Elections members and staff and Orange County voters appreciate the support <br /> 14 provided by the Board of Commissioners and other County staff. <br /> 15 Commissioner Dorosin said 42,000 early voters came out, and asked if many of those <br /> 16 voters were registered that same day. <br /> 17 Rachel Raper said there were 1,776 new registrations and 2,154 updated registrations <br /> 18 processed during the early voting period <br /> 19 Commissioner Dorosin said he appreciated the report, but he would also like different <br /> 20 information; for example, every one over the age of 65, who is registered, compared to the 18- <br /> 21 25 year old age group. <br /> 22 Rachel Raper said the demographics mirrored the voter registration. She said she has <br /> 23 this information and will get it the Board. <br /> 24 Commissioner Dorosin referred to the slide about age demographics, and clarified that <br /> 25 44% of all voters were aged 41-65 years, and of those aged 41-65 years, 44% turned out to <br /> 26 vote. He said this seems mathematically surprising. <br /> 27 Rachel Raper said 38% of the registered population is 41-65 years of age, and 44% <br /> 28 turned out to vote. She said of the 38% registered 44% turned out. <br /> 29 Commissioner Dorosin said he would like to know how many voters are in each age <br /> 30 group category and how many turned out to vote, and same thing with the race. <br /> 31 Commissioner Dorosin said there was 58% total turnout. He said there are 115,000 <br /> 32 registered voters in Orange County, but asked how many people in the County could be <br /> 33 registered, if everyone over 18 was registered. <br /> 34 Rachel Raper said 85% of the population is registered to vote, which is a good average. <br /> 35 Commissioner Dorosin said it would be good to have this information as benchmarks. <br /> 36 Commissioner Price referred to the one-stop voters per hour, and asked if staff <br /> 37 averaged these. <br /> 38 Rachel Raper said yes, she took the number of voters per day and averaged it by how <br /> 39 many hours were offered that day. <br /> 40 <br /> 41 b. Proclamation — Bill of Rights Day <br /> 42 The Board considered voting to adopt a proclamation to officially recognize Bill of Rights <br /> 43 Day in Orange County during the month of December 2018 and authorize the Chair to sign. <br /> 44 Peggy/Margaret Misch read the Proclamation: <br /> 45 <br /> 46 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 47 PROCLAMATION <br /> 48 Bill of Rights Day <br /> 49 DECEMBER 15, 2018 <br /> 50 <br />