NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL ELECTION CHALLENGE
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06-02-19
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Indira Cameron-Banks
Blackburn , Los Angeles, California 90048

(617) 417-7123
Electioneering by candidatesEligibility of VoterEligibility of CandidateInappropriate endorsements of candidate
Challenge: Illegal Voting. NC Board endorsement of a slate of candidates. The NC Board Leadership endorsed the “Progressive Slate” of NC Board candidates. The proponents of the “Progressive Slate” endorsed individuals that primarily won the NC Board seats, in large part by offering food and prizes on the day of the election and encouraging individuals who are not stakeholders to vote in the Mid-City West Community Council (MCWCC) elections.
• MCWCC are based on self-affirmation of the voter. Outside of the voting site, voters were asked to complete the self-affirmation form, which included their MCWCC Zone affiliation. The voters then entered the site and were allowed to pick any zone form to complete. As a result, there was a high likelihood of votes being cast by individuals who did not qualify as eligible stakeholders in MCWCC zone-specific races (which according to the bylaws must be individuals that affirm residence in the zone at the time of the election).
• Many individuals were encouraged to vote in the election even though they did not hold stakeholder status. These individuals were encouraged by proponents of the “Progressive Slate” identified in the attached flyer which was being passed out at the election site. These include current MCWCC Board leadership, which appeared to have endorsed this slate. (See Statement; Progressive Slate Flyer; and MCWCC Board Leadership facebook page.)
• During the Candidate statement day (5/29/2019), one of the individuals endorsed on this slate (that was elected to the board) admitted to me that while not technically within the boundaries the candidate was “encouraged” to run for a board seat based on some tenuous connection to MCWCC boundaries.
• With respect to Zone 5, the individual that endorsed on this slate, David Sobol, never issued a candidate statement on the Clerk’s website and never presented any statement on Candidate statement day (5/29/2019).
• Based on the unofficial voting results released this past Tuesday, there appears to have been at least 77 voter ballots that did not include any Zone vote at all.
• Based on the unofficial voting results released this past Tuesday, there appears to be a disproportionately high number of votes in Zone 5 (94 votes, significantly higher than any other Zone including more densely populated zones). These included 53 votes for David Sobol, the candidate endorsed by the “Progressive Slate.”
• The Progressive Slate promoted individuals who are not MCWCC stakeholders to run for MCWCC Board, encouraged such individuals vote in the MCWCC elections, and was endorsed by current MCWCC Board leadership. This effected the ultimate results from the MCWCC elections.
I request that there be a review and reconciliation of the self-affirmation sheets reflecting stakeholder status in Zone 5, and the Zone 5 ballots cast to confirm whether there were 94 stakeholders that validly voted in Zone 5, and even whether there were more than 94 stakeholders that could have validly voted in Zone 5 (to determine if people were given an incorrect zone ballot
Witness Information
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Witness 1 Contact Information
Rosalie
Wayne
Witness 2 Contact Information
Indira
CameronBanks
Witness 3 Contact Information
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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.
Indira CameronBanks
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