August 30, 2005

"Felton man pushing to nullify vote"

"Felton resident Patrick Dugan wants a judge to throw out the results of Measure W, the July 26 special election on Felton's waterworks.

An $11 million bond for a public buyout from California American was approved by 74 percent, but Dugan contends county officials made two mistakes big enough to nullify the 130-vote victory margin.

In a lawsuit filed Thursday in Superior Court, Dugan challenged the boundaries of the 2,526-voter district, contending people, who are not Cal Am customers were allowed to cast ballots.

"At least a few hundred, perhaps well over 1,000, were balloted on Measure W who should not have been," the suit alleges.

Dugan also claimed the county "corrupted the electoral process" by offering to exempt voters whose water comes from private wells rather than Cal Am.

A hearing date has not been set, and the case may not be resolved before tax bills are mailed in mid-October."

You can read the story here.

Posted by Randy Riddle at August 30, 2005 08:42 PM