Memorandum
Date: February 7, 2023
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Maria Valadez, Registrar of Voters
Subject: Authorize Destruction of Records by the Registrar of Voters office as specified in the attachment.
Executive Summary:
Government Code section 26202 provides that the Board may authorize the destruction or disposition of any record, paper or document which is more than two years old.
Divisions 15 and 17 of the Elections Code authorizes the elections official the retention and preservation of election records.
The Registrar of Voters office respectfully requests authorization to destroy the specific records attached whose destruction dates are beyond those prescribed by law.
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Recommended Action:
Approve the destruction of records by the Registrar of Voters office as specified in the attachment.