NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL ELECTION CHALLENGE
Please note that all information submitted in this challenge is considered public information.

All challenges must be received by the Department no later than five (5) calendar days after the election date. (Deadline is 5pm on the 5th calendar day)

If you require assistance with completing this form, please contact the EmpowerLA Elections Division at (818) 293-8683.
04-07-16
Yes  
Lila Chacin
4353 Colfax Avenue # 31, Studio City, California 91604

(310) 467-1158
Incorrect Ballots
incorrect registration forms caused the issuance of incorrect ballots which caused voters to vote in the
wrong category and resulted in them voting either more or less for qualified or incorrect candidates.

The voter registration from that I was given and many others were given at the election site that had the incorrect stakeholder categories on it was on 8 ½ X 11 paper.  There was a form which had been customized by the SCNC which had the correct categories and it was on 11 X 14 paper.  There were 500 copies of that form made by the SCNC and they were in that room.  There is no reason why stakeholders should have been given the improper form. This was, at least in part, responsible for the stakeholders being given incorrect ballots.  Additionally, certain stakeholders had their registration rejected. Some stakeholders who appeared with documentation had
their documentation rejected and were in fact disenfranchised.  One stakeholder was given three ballots, one of which was a duplicate and not one that he should have been given.  

Note that #5 in the Election Challenges section of the manual reads "The supporting documentation must prove that the alleged challenge is not only valid, but would also have made a difference in the election outcome."
Clearly giving people the wrong voter categories to register to vote would have impacted all of the contested seats.  I have a witnesses Rita Villa who can testify to the delivery of the 500 copies of the 11x14 voter registration from to the voting room.

I voted in the  AT LARGE and  RESIDENTIAL HOMEOWNER categories at the polling place only after confirming that I had been given an incorrect registration from and insisting that they give me an AT LARGE Ballot .  I have attached both the incorrect registration form that I have received and the correct from that I should have received. 
Do to the failure to provide the proper registration forms to myself and to many other stakeholders I request that there be a redo of the entire Neighborhood Council election.  All contested seats were impacted by the use of the improper forms.
Witness Information
ALL of your Witness information and Witness Statement needs to be included at this time. The Department will ONLY accept and review Witness information included at time of submission. You may have up to three (3) Witness Statements.
You can find the Witness Statement form here.
Witness 1 Contact Information
Mike
Ferrell
(818) 508-4794
Witness 2 Contact Information
Laurie
Cohn
(818) 985-7788
Witness 3 Contact Information
Rita
Villa
(818) 384-1942
 
Attach all supporting documentation
Before submitting, please include ALL supporting documentation HERE. The Department will ONLY process and review materials included at time of submission.
Signature
I affirm that I am a stakeholder in this Neighborhood Council who voted in the election and I have personal knowledge of the following challenge.
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Staff Response
Dismissed-Submitted after challenge deadline
04-14-16
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