CA: Rethug SoS Passes the Buck to Legislature over Voter Reg. Problems.

[nicknameless]

http://www.sacbee.com/content/opinion/story/14242751p-15061790c.html

Editorial: Voter registration woes
McPherson, lawmakers need to fix trouble

Published 2:15 am PDT Thursday, April 13, 2006
Story appeared in Editorials section, Page B6

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Here's the problem: Twenty-six percent of all new voter registrations or re-registrations submitted by county registrars to the statewide voter lists now required under federal law have been rejected. So far, the rejections apply to more than 52,000 California residents who since the start of the year either registered to vote for the first time or moved, married and changed their names, or changed party affiliations and attempted to update their voter registration information.

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Beginning last Friday, McPherson belatedly but appropriately updated his own procedures to allow the state to review the record and, where birth dates and DMV numbers match exactly, to validate the registration.

However, he says, state law does not allow officials to fill in missing driver's license numbers, which account for 60 percent of the rejected applications. In those cases, county registrars are required to call or mail voters to get that information, a significant burden for county elections officials rushing to prepare for the June primary.

Even if they can be reached, many voter applicants refuse to give out their driver's license number to a person who calls them for fear of identity theft.

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With the primary election just 55 days away, this is no time for debate. Officials should stop squabbling. McPherson should change the regulation and allow registrars to fill in the missing driver's license numbers. The Legislature should also pass urgency legislation - effective the minute it's signed - to validate the regulatory change.

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McPherson, scumbag that he is, could change the regulation himself, but has passed the buck to the Legislature.

:grr:

[FogerRox]

1. Scum, yes, KNR

[EFerrari]

2. Maybe we should have a call-in day for Mr. Scum.

:hi:

I'll do it.

[nicknameless]

3. Maybe we should. And also call our Assembly members & Senators.

:hi:

Have you noticed? McPherson acts as though he can't be voted out of office :grr:

[Wilms]

4. Considering that most of those troubled reggies probably are Dems.

Perhaps he can't be voted out of office.

[nicknameless]

6. I think I misunderstood what you meant.

You're saying that those who are being rejected by the new database are mostly Dems?
Agreed.

[Wilms]

7. Yep. That's my guess about the demographic groups mentioned in the OP.

And then, if you break it down by counties, you may find the same thing. And given it's 50K voters, I'll bet there are certain candidates on a more local level who'll benefit.

I'm guessing (cause I don't know any of the players) Orange and Riverside Counties.

[sadjonny]

11. Throw Bruce in JAIL

Enough is enough people.

It's its'... oh hell with it.
Why waste my fucking breath.
I am done with this shit.

DO YOU HEAR ME!? DONE!

Bury my blog threads, don't listen to me.
Do you understand how much life has been taken from me from the stress?

To hell with *Andy* I am dieing too now! ala CANCER. I got no medical.

I am sick and tired of the fucking squabling in DU.
Allow your stupid fucking half-measures to be passed. e.g. 550
I tell you now, with the CURRENT ELECTRONICS, DIGITIZED DATA, AND NETWORKS - It's gonna be a cracked election in 2008.
When they start drafting your kids *I have none* , they raise interest rates, the GAS goes to 10, then you'll finally get it.


I know what I am going to do.
I hope you know what you are going to do.
Maybe you won't be that far behind me when the missiles start to fly.

EVEN THE NAVAJO'S KNOW MORE THAN YOU!
BLESED BE.

[Wilms]

12. Last I checked, that would require a warrant.

But don't let me hold you back. Rant on. You're in good company.

[EFerrari]

5. Yes -- he holds public hearings with no public and doesn't

bother to attend.

YES, I NOTICED THAT!

AND I'M NOT SITTING STILL FOR THAT!

:nuke:

[nicknameless]

9. AND he refuses to turn over documents, which have been formally

requested by Senator Bowen.

He's pulling a Cheney on Californians.

[Amaryllis]

15. Since when did you ever sit still for anything you thought was unjust? :)

[roody]

8. He is getting the electronic voting systems in place

to make that a fact.

[nicknameless]

10. Exactly.

[EFerrari]

13. If he can fix it and won't, isn't that a violation of his oath of office

and couldn't we ask the state attorney general that question?

I mean, there's a pattern of abuses here.

No public public hearings,

Certifying machines that aren't ceritifiable.

Imposing a database that actually excludes voters.

Not bothering to fix any of these problems.

What else?

/certifiable spellin'

[EFerrari]

14. kick for feed back on this question.

[nicknameless]

16. Check these out:

Here's just a partial list of McBastard's transgressions re: Diebold. That's some timeline!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=203&topic_id=415129&mesg_id=415129

Add to your list: Refusing to turn over formally requested documents to the Senate.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x412223

Refusing to appear at Senate hearings.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x412921

Could we get Lockyer to do anything?

:shrug:

[EFerrari]

17. Lockyer seems to me to be a good guy.

Should we post a thread in GD raising this question?

I mean, really, they're not even TRYING to hide what they're doing.

I'm having a "bad people" day, so my judgment may be off.

But, can't we at least raise the shic90=-3^Y^T%%$#^*)ing question?

I really want to know.

[nicknameless]

18. I guess anything is worth a try.

(I'm still not over Lockyer's voting for Ahhnold.)

Who *can* hold Mc@#$%& accountable? :shrug:
At least he is being sued for recertifying Diebold.

[EFerrari]

19. In reality, what these guys understand is a filing.

Not phone calls or emails.

They take seriously lawsuits filed against them.

That's what would need to happen.

/typos

[nicknameless]

20. Yes.

:thumbsup: