My Op-Ed on the San Diego Mayoral Controversy

The San Diego Union Tribune has posted my oped, "The Mayoral Election: Off to Court We Likely Go." Two snippets:

"Frye has a reasonable but by no means certain chance of prevailing in such a contest, but both candidates and the courts stand to lose legitimacy regardless of who becomes mayor."

"In a number of ways, the coming legal contest is a lower-stakes version of Bush v. Gore, the Florida litigation that ended the 2000 presidential election. Again, Democrats are asking for the intent of the voters to prevail and for courts to require elections officials to 'count every vote.' And Republicans are stressing compliance with the technical rules. They argue that fairness in elections requires that counting be done following the rules as written."

"Former Secretary of State Pushes for New Vote"

The Seattle Times offers this report, which begins: "Former Secretary of State Ralph Munro, a key supporter of Republican Dino Rossi during the contentious recounts in Washington's race for governor, says it may be time to toss out all of the votes and do the election over."

"Audit Says Shelley Mishandled Vote Funds"

The Los Angeles Times offers this front-page report. The Sacramento Bee offers this report. Dan Walter's column is Auditor confirms Shelley's money miscues, but will Legislature act?.

"G.O.P. Seeks to Block Newly Found Ballots in Washington State"

The New York Times offers this report.

"Advocacy Groups Spent Record Amount on 2004 Election"

The New York Times offers this report.

"Ohio Justice Throws Out Election Challenge"

A.P. offers this report. UPDATE: You can find the opinion here.

"N.C. Officials Resign Over Voting Problems"

A.P. offers this report. Thanks to Richard Winger for the tip.

California State Auditor Issues Report on California Secretary of State's HAVA Implementation

The report is here. "California Insider" Dan Weintraub calls the report "not pretty." See also this A.P. report.

Electionline.org Issues New Report on 2004 Election

The very interesting report has an executive summary on page 3 of the pdf.

Editorials on Election Controversies

The New York Times offers Puerto Rico's Disputed Election. The Los Angeles Times offers San Diego Soap Opera. The San Diego Union-Tribune offers Clouded Office.

"Washington Verifying 573 New Ballots"

A.P. offers this report.

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Rick Hasen
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