Swordsmyth
06-24-2017, 01:30 AM
“Initial inquiries into nearly 300 questionable ballots in the unsettled May 20 contest for state Democratic Party chair show that Eric Bauman was named the winner based on ineligible votes and votes of dubious authenticity that may be set aside upon further review. Bauman benefited from several votes cast by non-Democrats, in clear violation of Party rules,” the press release (https://www.facebook.com/votekimberlyellis/posts/1649850685048209:0) stated. “Excluding the more than 200 ballots with signature mismatches and questions around dues-payment eligibility requirements, at least 47 ballots for Bauman in the chair’s contest were ineligible or bear the hallmarks of organized manipulation. More than 30 ballots for Bauman should have been, but were not, disqualified. Several Bauman proxy votes, or ballots cast in the name of Democratic delegates who were not present, came from people who were not qualified under Party eligibility standards to cast ballots, were not registered to vote, or who were not registered as Democrats.”
The ineligible votes cast that counted toward Bauman included those cast by individuals who weren’t registered Democrats, cast by proxy voters without proper paperwork filed to do so, and several other proxy violations. Ellis lost the race by 62 votes. Nearly 3,000 California delegates—mostly party insiders—voted. The Los Angeles Times (http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-state-democratic-party-rift-20170616-story.html) and several delegates have joined Ellis’ call for an independent audit of the election results. The party establishment’s refusal to comply indicates possible wrongdoing.
More at: http://observer.com/2017/06/california-democratic-party-chair-race-ineligible-votes/amp/
The ineligible votes cast that counted toward Bauman included those cast by individuals who weren’t registered Democrats, cast by proxy voters without proper paperwork filed to do so, and several other proxy violations. Ellis lost the race by 62 votes. Nearly 3,000 California delegates—mostly party insiders—voted. The Los Angeles Times (http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-state-democratic-party-rift-20170616-story.html) and several delegates have joined Ellis’ call for an independent audit of the election results. The party establishment’s refusal to comply indicates possible wrongdoing.
More at: http://observer.com/2017/06/california-democratic-party-chair-race-ineligible-votes/amp/