No early voting in Laguna

Barbara Diamond

Laguna Beach was excluded from the early voting sites because Deputy

City Clerk Martha Anderson is on the ballot.

The Orange County Registrar of Voters has a policy that no

candidate can be a poll worker, which is what Anderson would be --

even a candidate who is running unopposed, as Anderson is.

“I argued that the City Clerk is the election official and cannot

opt out every presidential election when the clerk is on the ballot,”

City Clerk Verna Rollinger said. “I lost.”

Early voting locations at other city halls are listed on the

sample ballot. For more information, visit

https://www.oc.ca.gov/election/ or call the registrars’ office at

(888) OCVOTES.

DATES TO REMEMBER

Monday -- last day to register as a voter for the Nov. 2 election.

Thursday -- candidate and committee statements through Oct. 16

due.

Oct. 22, 27, 31 -- Cox Cable will air a taped City Council forum

at 3 p.m., Oct. 22, and at 5:30 p.m., Oct. 27, on Channel 3; at 6:30

p.m., Oct. 27, and at 3:30 p.m., Oct. 31 on Channel 30. Candidates

Jane Egly and Cheryl Kinsman are said to have had some charged

exchanges.

Oct. 26 -- last day Registrar of Voters will act on mailed

applications for absentee ballots.

Nov. 2 -- 8 p.m. is the deadline for absentee ballots to be

hand-delivered to any polling place or the registrar’s office, 1300

S. Grand Ave. Santa Ana. For more information, call (714) 567-7600 or

visit the web site listed above.

FORUMS

* Laguna Beach Alliance for the Arts, 10 a.m., Saturday, Laguna

Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Road. Coffee will be served, courtesy of

the playhouse.

* Top of the World Neighborhood Assn. and Temple Hills Community

Assn., 7:30 p.m., Monday, City Council Chamber, 505 Forest Ave.

* Village Laguna, 7 p.m., Thursday, South Coast Medical Center,

31872 Coast Highway. Reporters will question City Council candidates.

For more information, call (949) 499-4809.

FUNDRAISERS

* Jane Egly fundraiser, Sunday, at the art-filled, Woods Cove home

of Bill DeLand and Mark Fleming.

For more information about Egly’s campaign, visit

www.jane4laguna.com

* Cheryl Kinsman fundraiser, 4 to 6 p.m., Oct. 24, at Madison

Square and Garden Cafe. Requested donation, $30. For more

information, call (494) 499-2900.

ONGOING

* Saturday Night at the Movies. 7 p.m. Saturday, at the Democratic

Club Headquarters, 1212 S. Coast Highway. Popcorn and soft drinks

provided or bring your own refreshments. Seating is limited. Beach

chairs suggested.

* The Laguna Beach Democratic Headquarters is open every day from

noon to 8 p.m. on weekdays and from noon to 9 p.m. on weekends. Phone

(949) 497-7027.

* Art Exhibit. “Mean Times Back at Home,” an art exhibit through

Nov. 2 at BC Space Gallery, 235 Forest Ave. For more information,

e-mail [email protected] , visit www.bcspace.com or call (949)

497-2880.

* Contributions to ELECTION ’04 NOTEBOOK are welcomed. Write to

Barbara Diamond, P.O. Box 248, Laguna Beach, 92652; hand-deliver to

384 Forest Ave., Suite 22; call (949) 494-4321 or fax (949) 8979.

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Laguna Beach Coastline Pilot does not endorse

candidates for any elected office.