August 22, 2006

"Two signatures may halt councilman's ballot efforts"

"Two signatures will be the focus of Councilman Dan Rodriguez's efforts to get his name on the November City Council election ballot.

On Aug. 15 Pomona City Clerk Marie Macias wrote Rodriguez that the nomination petition he submitted to run for re-election to his District 3 seat was insufficient because it had 18 valid signatures, two short of the minimum required.

Rodriguez said Monday his lawyers will file a suit today seeking to overrule the city clerk's decision.

At this point the focus of the case will be two young men who live in Rodriguez's district but whose signatures were not accepted by Macias.

One signature was not accepted because the person printed his name and didn't match the signature on the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters rolls. The other rejected signature involved a man whose address didn't match the one on the rolls."

The story is here.

Posted by Randy Riddle at August 22, 2006 04:28 PM