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Election Integrity Project submits 60,000 voter list
irregularities to LA County Registrar
County has twice the rate of suspected illegitimate
registrations of other counties.
Election Integrity Project submits 60,000 voter list
irregularities to LA County Registrar
County has twice the rate of suspected illegitimate
registrations of other counties.
SANTA CLARITA, CA. January 30, 2014 - Election Integrity Project (EIP), an independent, non-partisan citizen organization, today sent its third set of registration irregularities to Los Angeles County Registrar Dean Logan for investigation. The third submittal brings the total reported irregularities to 60,352. Previous reports were sent on September 13, 2013 and December 12, 2013.
The suspected irregularities include 37,675 registrants that appear to be registered more than once in the county, 14,958 suspected deceased registrants, and 5,330 registrants that appear to be registered in both LA and San Diego counties. EIP has also submitted 2,389 registrants that appear to have double voted in an election or voted after date of death.
The Registrar’s office has only responded to the initial September 13 report, stating that it had conducted a review to authenticate the integrity of the information EIP provided and was referring it to their voter records staff to update their registration information accordingly. The Registrar’s office has not denied the validity of any of the reported irregularities, yet EIP’s December 12 request for a meeting to discuss the findings has gone unanswered.
About the reports of unlawful voting, the Registrar’s office said it will “refer any irregularities identified and/or confirmed to the appropriate law enforcement authorities.” EIP’s request for a copy of each law enforcement referral has also gone unanswered.
“LA County is large, so one would expect larger numbers of irregularities than other counties. What’s troubling is that LA County has more than double the irregularities on a per-registrant basis than other large counties such as San Diego and Riverside,” said EIP President Linda Paine. “A reasonable question is why?”
Election Integrity Project seeks to answer this question, its goal being to improve voter confidence in California’s elections. One step in attaining this goal is to request feedback from county entities about their compliance with Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act. Section 8 requires state and local officials to maintain voter lists in an accurate and timely manner and to inactivate or cancel records when legally indicated, such as when a registrant moves out of county or dies. In the case of LA County, the question remains unanswered.
To learn more about Election Integrity Project, visit www.electionintegrityproject.com
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Contact:
Linda Paine, President
linda@electionintegrityproject.com
Ellen Swensen, Chief Analyst
ellen@electionintegrityproject.com
The suspected irregularities include 37,675 registrants that appear to be registered more than once in the county, 14,958 suspected deceased registrants, and 5,330 registrants that appear to be registered in both LA and San Diego counties. EIP has also submitted 2,389 registrants that appear to have double voted in an election or voted after date of death.
The Registrar’s office has only responded to the initial September 13 report, stating that it had conducted a review to authenticate the integrity of the information EIP provided and was referring it to their voter records staff to update their registration information accordingly. The Registrar’s office has not denied the validity of any of the reported irregularities, yet EIP’s December 12 request for a meeting to discuss the findings has gone unanswered.
About the reports of unlawful voting, the Registrar’s office said it will “refer any irregularities identified and/or confirmed to the appropriate law enforcement authorities.” EIP’s request for a copy of each law enforcement referral has also gone unanswered.
“LA County is large, so one would expect larger numbers of irregularities than other counties. What’s troubling is that LA County has more than double the irregularities on a per-registrant basis than other large counties such as San Diego and Riverside,” said EIP President Linda Paine. “A reasonable question is why?”
Election Integrity Project seeks to answer this question, its goal being to improve voter confidence in California’s elections. One step in attaining this goal is to request feedback from county entities about their compliance with Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act. Section 8 requires state and local officials to maintain voter lists in an accurate and timely manner and to inactivate or cancel records when legally indicated, such as when a registrant moves out of county or dies. In the case of LA County, the question remains unanswered.
To learn more about Election Integrity Project, visit www.electionintegrityproject.com
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Contact:
Linda Paine, President
linda@electionintegrityproject.com
Ellen Swensen, Chief Analyst
ellen@electionintegrityproject.com
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