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*614 Plaintiffs and appellants Citizens Oversight, Inc., a Delaware non-profit corporation, and Raymond Lutz (collectively, "Citizens") filed an *615 action against defendants and respondents Michael Vu, the San Diego Registrar of Voters, and the County of San Diego (County) (collectively the "Registrar") seeking a declaration that Citizens could inspect and copy ballots cast by registered voters during the June 7, 2016, California Presidential Primary Election (2016 Election) and a mandate requiring the Registrar to produce those ballots for inspection and copying. The trial court ruled that the ballots were exempt from disclosure under the California Public Records Act (CPRA or Act; Gov. Code, § 6250 et seq. ) because Elections Code section 15370 1 prohibited disclosure. It granted the Registrar's demurrer to the complaint without leave to amend and issued a judgment of dismissal.

The Registrar has requested we take judicial notice of the judgment on the pleadings in a separate case between Raymond Lutz and Michael Vu, San Diego Superior Court case number 37-2016-23347-CU-PT-CTL. We grant this request pursuant to Evidence Code sections 452, subdivision (a) and 459.

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