Dean Logan
Registrar-recorder and county clerk of Los Angeles County.
On 15 October, Logan rejected federal demands to withhold ballots on unverified eligibility claims. His office faces a renewed court application seeking restrictions on ballot processing.
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Dean C. Logan is an election administrator and public-records official who oversees the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. His department registers voters, maintains voter files, administers elections and checks petitions for initiatives, referendums and recalls. Its responsibilities also cover property documents, records of births, deaths and marriages, marriage licences and business filings. His role therefore combines election administration with county record-keeping.
Before working in Southern California, Logan directed records, elections and licensing services in King County, Washington. He also served as Washington State elections director and held county posts in Kitsap County. He studied organisational leadership at Azusa Pacific University and holds an executive master's degree in public administration from the University of Washington.
Logan rejects unverified ballot restrictions
On 13 October, Logan received a federal demand to withhold unsent mail ballots and prevent returned ballots from being verified or counted within 48 hours. In his 15 October response, he said his office could not restrict ballots solely on unverified allegations. He challenged the missing evidence and methodology behind the list supplied to election officials.
By 21 October, Logan's office had asked the Court to dismiss the case, with a hearing scheduled for 30 October. The renewed federal application sought an order constraining how his office could process the affected ballots. His county response focused on the rules his staff must follow while voting was already underway.
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