OC looks to San Bernardino County to find new voter registration organization – Orange County Registrar

Orange County announced Monday that it has found a successor when Longtime Voter Registrar Neal Kelley retires next month: San Bernardino County Registrar Bob Page.

Kelly has worked for Orange County since 2004 and has been registered most of that time, developing a national reputation as a transparent, nonpartisan election expert. He announced in November he planning to retire from the county March.

Page, 55, who grew up in Orange County, has worked for San Bernardino County for over 20 years in a variety of roles, including chief of staff to two members of the Board of Supervisors and principal management analyst for the company. district administrative office. He became the county’s interim registrar in July 2018 and less than a year later was named to the position permanently.

“I see this as a great opportunity to continue to grow in the electoral arena, but especially since Neal has been at it for so long and has done an incredible job, he leaves behind a fantastic run. and the amazing team I look forward to working with. to continue to provide outstanding service to the community,” said Page.

“I am fully committed to transparency, accuracy, fairness in elections and communication with all sections of the community.”

Page will begin work on February 25, partnering with Kelley until his retirement on March 10. Orange County has more than 1.8 million registered voters and is the third largest voting jurisdiction. national year, according to a county press release.