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00:44There's a narrative around the country about the security of the elections process, and
01:12we want to be sure that voters have the confidence that we have a process that's going to protect
01:17both them, our staff, and also their ballots in this process.
02:17That's all the ballots here.
02:20In this election, by the time we certify, I think that could be in excess of three million
02:26ballots.
02:27Now, whether we have all of those in on election night is a question, and that's why we're
02:31encouraging voters to vote early and give us the opportunity to make sure that we have
02:34the bulk of those ballots in our count on election night.
02:47The first part of the process is to have the canine units scan those ballots to identify
02:56if there is anything in there which would be a piece of mail with a suspicious product
03:03or substance in it.
03:05That enables us to, if that were to happen, to isolate that and go into an investigative
03:10process, but it also protects our environment so that we don't have to shut down the operation
03:14and we can continue to provide the services that we need to have the ballots processed
04:20We, as the County of Los Angeles, take security for what we're doing here extremely serious.
04:29In a region as diverse as Los Angeles County, public confidence in a fair, transparent election
04:36process is essential.
04:39But I am aware that some of our residents, based on community input, have some concerns
04:44about safety as it relates to voting.
04:47Election safety is a top priority for us in Los Angeles County, specifically with the
04:51Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
04:54And we are committed to a fair process, free of intimidation or free of interference.
05:01To clarify, though, I do want to say that there's no credible threats here in Los Angeles
05:06County to polling locations or our polling workers, but we're continuing to monitor the
05:12situation.
05:13Our deputies will securely transport the sealed ballots.
05:43That was mentioned earlier throughout the day to all the voting centers and processing
05:47centers by both patrol cars and by helicopter.
05:52Again, we do that every year.
05:54We're very good at it.
05:55On election day, we will be on heightened alert to ensure the safety and security of
06:00all of our residents and polling locations.
06:04And I want to make this clear.
06:06We will not tolerate any actions from individuals who seek to either intimidate or disrupt our
06:14democratic process.
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