Vietnamese voters in California's Orange County trace clout to a homespun election tradition

LOS ANGELES — When the first generation of Vietnamese refugees began arriving in Orange County decades ago, many of them harbored a longing to participate in the political process. Read More

How will Asians vote in Orange County? These 'ballot parties' might offer clues - MSN

When the first generation of Vietnamese refugees began arriving in Orange County decades ago, many of them harbored a longing to participate in the political process. "Coming from living under ... Read More

A turnabout for Vietnamese candidates - Los Angeles Times

In Orange County’s Little Saigon, Tuesday’s election didn’t go quite as planned: The winning streak of Vietnamese American candidates in recent county and municipal ballots was snapped ... Read More

When do we vote? Santa Clara County ditches Vietnamese election sign after botching date - MSN

SANTA CLARA COUNTY elections officials have taken down a Vietnamese language billboard in San Jose’s Little Saigon neighborhood, after passing drivers noticed it advertised the wrong election date. Read More

Election 2024: What Orange County voters can expect on Election Day

In Orange County, for example, the registrar of voters was able to complete its canvass of the March primary 17 days after Election Day. In the 2022 general election, it was able to do so 23 days ... Read More

Election delivers record low turnout in Orange County - WESH Channel 2

The 18.5% turnout was the lowest since the previous record low in 2004 (20%).With an unofficial tally of 54,297 people voting out of 292,662 eligible, active voters in Orange County, each ballot ... Read More

How will Asians vote in Orange County? These ‘ballot parties’ might offer clues - Los Angeles Times

Before multilingual election materials became available, the Vietnamese community created “ballot parties” where translators explained to often elderly voters what was on the ballot. When the ... Read More