The Orange County Supervisor of Elections Office erred in printing the wrong candidate’s name on sample ballots. That mistake now has a price tag for taxpayers of about $30,000.

The Office accidentally put the Democratic Primary loser’s name on 89,000 sample ballots sent out for the House District 40 Special General Election race held earlier this month.

RaShon Young — the correct Primary winner — was not listed on those ballots. Instead, the county listed former Rep. Travaris McCurdy , whom Young beat in the Primary.

Ultimately, the mistake didn’t impact the final result. Young cruised in the General Election with a crushing 75% of the vote to defeat Republican Tuan Le . Young replaces former Rep. LaVon Bracy Davis , who won her own race to succeed the late Sen

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