Court Hearing to Access Ballots in 2016 Primary

Citizens Oversight (2017-10-13) Ray Lutz

This Page: https://copswiki.org/Common/M1793
More Info: Ballot Access Lawsuit
Venue: San Diego Superior Court

We suspect possible tampering of the Early VBM ballots in the 2016 Primary election -- the only ballots where Clinton won over Sanders. All other ballot categories (polling places, Later VBM and Provisional) Sanders was the winner. Election officials must preserve the ballots for 22 months after the election. But they claim also that they are "sealed" and no one can see them. However, there is no dispute that these are public records and there is no specific exemption for voted ballots, and there is no voter-identifiable information on them. We believe the seal is only to preserve the ballots, not keep them from public review.

The county responded to our complaint with a demurrer, which challenges the legal basis of our complaint. We filed an opposition to the demurrer and now we will have a hearing in this preliminary phase. If we win, then the case proceeds, and the county will have to respond to our complaint in full.

All documents and related information here: Ballot Access Lawsuit

Common Calendar Entry

• 13 Oct 2017 - Court Hearing to Access Ballots of 2016 Primary at San Diego Superior Court, Dept 66, 330 W. Broadway, San Diego CA (10:30 am) RSVP: (FB RSVP) Details

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