April 12, 2006

Vernon officials refuse to tally election votes

"City officials are refusing to count the votes from the first municipal election in 25 years, prolonging a soap opera that began in January when a trio of newcomers filed papers to challenge three longtime incumbents.

After the polls closed Tuesday, City Clerk Bruce Malkenhorst Jr. said the ballot box would remain locked until pending litigation over the election is settled. The tiny city south of downtown Los Angeles has 86 registered voters - mostly city employees and relatives of the employees and elected officials.

The challengers are trying to unseat Mayor Leonis Malburg, Mayor Pro Tem Thomas A. Ybarra, and Councilman W. Michael McCormick, and have filed a lawsuit that seeks to disqualify most residents from voting."

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Posted by Randy Riddle at April 12, 2006 08:30 AM