February 21, 2007

Orange County Recount Begins

"Two recounts got under way today in the contested race for a seat on the Orange County Board of Supervisors, one funded by challenger Janet Nguyen and the other by a mysterious voter.

More than two dozen lawyers and observers crowded around tables at the Registrar of Voters Office on the first day of the second counting of ballots cast in the Feb. 6 special election to replace Supervisor Lou Correa.

Janet Nguyen is challenging the results that gave Trung Nguyen the win by just seven votes in a historic election that saw Vietnamese-American voters turn out in force. She asked for the recount last week and suggested possible voter fraud in more than 40 ballots cast in Westminster.

The motives behind a second request for a recount have been difficult to pin down. Gerald Feather, 67, a registered Republican in Garden Grove, asked for the second count and is being represented by Santa Monica attorney Fred Woocher. Trung Nguyen's campaign has accused Janet Nguyen of teaming up with union officials for the second request, which her campaign denies."

Posted by Randy Riddle at February 21, 2007 03:20 PM