Nearly 1,600 Completed Voter Reg. Forms Found In Trash Can, Area <nobr>Esperanza/Ocean;</nobr> Anonymous Caller Tips LB City Clerk's Office Which Notifies Reg-Recorder/County Clerk; Investigation Underway, D.A. Notified

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(Mar. 7, 2014) -- LBREPORT.com has confirmed and has additional information regarding a box containing completed voter registration forms -- which we now know to number 1,589 dating from 2012 and 2013 -- found in a trash can on Esperanza Street near Ocean Blvd. on March 3.

The L.A. County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk tells LBREPORT.com (source: Public Information Officer Elizabeth Knox) that on March 3, the Long Beach City Clerk received an anonymous call reporting voter registration forms found in a trash can on Esperanza Street near Ocean Blvd.; the City Clerk's office sent staff to retrieve the forms; the City Clerk's office notified the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk which retrieved the forms on Mar 5...and notified the District Attorney and initiated its own review of the completed cards.

PIO Knox says 1,589 completed voter registration forms were retrieved; serial numbering indicates the forms were originally distributed to multiple sources and locations in 2012 and 2013. In generally describing the review process, Ms. KNox said the Reg-Recorder/County Clerk has a record, via the serial numbers on the forms, of to whom the blank forms were issued. These will be reviewed, as well as whether the individual may currently be registered to vote, to see if they have voted or attempted to vote since the form was compoeted, and reviewing the forms for any anomalies or other identifying information.

When the Reg-Recorder/County Coerk's report is complete, it will be submitted to the District Attorney's opffice. The voter registration applicants may be contacted for information, Ms. Knox indicated.

Voters can always confirm their voter registration status online at www.lavote.net, Ms. Knox said.

This story was broken yesterday afternoon (March 6) by Eric Bradley on PressTelegram.com which LBREPORT.com has independently confirmed and reported with additional information here..