Election Justice USA
Files Lawsuit to Stop
the Certification of
California’s Primary
Results
Files Lawsuit to Stop
the Certification of
California’s Primary
Results
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - June 29th, 2016:
Attorney Bill Simpich of Election Justice USA, with
plaintiff Citizens Oversight under the direction of
Ray Lutz, filed a complaint for injunctive and
declaratory relief against the state of California
intended to stop the certification of the June 7, 2016
Presidential primary results. The defendants in
the case are Alex Padilla, Secretary of State of the
State of California; Michael Vu, San Diego County
Registrar of Voters; Helen N. Robbins-Meyer,
San Diego County Chief Administrative Officer;
and San Diego County, a municipality.
plaintiff Citizens Oversight under the direction of
Ray Lutz, filed a complaint for injunctive and
declaratory relief against the state of California
intended to stop the certification of the June 7, 2016
Presidential primary results. The defendants in
the case are Alex Padilla, Secretary of State of the
State of California; Michael Vu, San Diego County
Registrar of Voters; Helen N. Robbins-Meyer,
San Diego County Chief Administrative Officer;
and San Diego County, a municipality.
The filing indicates several issues with the large
number of vote-by-mail (VBM) and provisional
ballots and cites the Registrar of Voters office’s
failure to adhere to the Voter Bill of Rights
(Elections Code Section 2300), which protects
citizens’ rights to proper observation of all aspects
of the voting process, as well as ballot counting
procedures.
number of vote-by-mail (VBM) and provisional
ballots and cites the Registrar of Voters office’s
failure to adhere to the Voter Bill of Rights
(Elections Code Section 2300), which protects
citizens’ rights to proper observation of all aspects
of the voting process, as well as ballot counting
procedures.
The primary cause of action is based on the violation
of the right to vote. The intent of the voter was
compromised when voters were not given proper
ballots by which to exercise intent. Because of this,
high numbers of write-in and provisional ballots
have been removed from the counting process.
In addition, the plaintiff alleges that the ballots
cast for the Democratic presidential candidates have
not been fully counted by either Defendant Vu or
the county registrars.
of the right to vote. The intent of the voter was
compromised when voters were not given proper
ballots by which to exercise intent. Because of this,
high numbers of write-in and provisional ballots
have been removed from the counting process.
In addition, the plaintiff alleges that the ballots
cast for the Democratic presidential candidates have
not been fully counted by either Defendant Vu or
the county registrars.
The suit seeks to stop the certification of the results.
The election code states that a 1% manual tally must be
performed in two parts: one including 1% of all ballots
cast at precincts (including provisional ballots and
ballots removed) and one including 1% of all VBM
ballots cast (including the VBM ballots already
processed as well as those still in the queue to be
processed). The filing states the registrar’s refusal
to allow observation of the ballot handling process
was widespread and seeks relief until these
deficiencies are fully addressed.
The election code states that a 1% manual tally must be
performed in two parts: one including 1% of all ballots
cast at precincts (including provisional ballots and
ballots removed) and one including 1% of all VBM
ballots cast (including the VBM ballots already
processed as well as those still in the queue to be
processed). The filing states the registrar’s refusal
to allow observation of the ballot handling process
was widespread and seeks relief until these
deficiencies are fully addressed.
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About Election Justice USA: Election Justice USA
(EJUSA) is a national coalition of seasoned election
integrity experts, statisticians, attorneys, journalists,
and activists whose mission is to ensure each vote is
counted accurately within the electoral processes of
the United States. The organization strives to educate
and mobilize the voting public; collect and analyze
individual testimonies, physical evidence, and voting
statistics; file cases in state and federal court; and
lead the movement for election reform. The 2016
Presidential primaries’ most prominent issues include:
voter suppression, registration tampering, mass
voter purging, vote by mail (VBM) and other ballot
issues, poll closings, and inaccurate electronic
voting machine (EVM) counts. In cooperation with
like-minded organizations such as TrustVote.org and
DemocracyCounts.org, EJUSA is forming a broad
coalition to bring awareness, foster activism and
oversight, and spearhead reform efforts while
fighting the necessary battles in the courtroom.
(EJUSA) is a national coalition of seasoned election
integrity experts, statisticians, attorneys, journalists,
and activists whose mission is to ensure each vote is
counted accurately within the electoral processes of
the United States. The organization strives to educate
and mobilize the voting public; collect and analyze
individual testimonies, physical evidence, and voting
statistics; file cases in state and federal court; and
lead the movement for election reform. The 2016
Presidential primaries’ most prominent issues include:
voter suppression, registration tampering, mass
voter purging, vote by mail (VBM) and other ballot
issues, poll closings, and inaccurate electronic
voting machine (EVM) counts. In cooperation with
like-minded organizations such as TrustVote.org and
DemocracyCounts.org, EJUSA is forming a broad
coalition to bring awareness, foster activism and
oversight, and spearhead reform efforts while
fighting the necessary battles in the courtroom.
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