COUNCIL ELECTION DECIDED INCUMBENT, 2 NEWCOMERS WIN IN AGUA DULCE RECOUNT.Byline: Eugene Tong Staff Writer AGUA DULCE Agua Dulce is Spanish for "sweet water". It also refers to various locations: In Mexico:
Joining the five-member county advisory panel are returning council member James Hall James Hall may refer to: In politics and government:
``It's a full count, so it should reflect the wishes of the community,'' Hall said. ``We had to go though the extra step of validation, but I think everything worked out.'' The Town Council - an advisory body with no legislative powers - handled the Nov. 2 election independent of the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Registrar-Recorder's Office. The count was halted on election night when some 206 absentee ballots became suspect, and tensions flared among neighbors as some pressed to complete the tally despite suspicions of voter fraud. County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich Michael Dennis Antonovich (born 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representing the Fifth District, which covers northern Los Angeles County, the Antelope, Santa Clarita, Pasadena, and parts of the San Fernando and San - whose 5th District includes the town between the Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, and Antelope valleys - resolved the impasse by appointing an election review committee headed by former Los Angeles County District Attorney Robert Philibosian. The panel found no wrongdoing wrong·do·er n. One who does wrong, especially morally or ethically. wrong  do , but blamed vague rules and limited safeguards for questions that arose after the Nov. 2 election. It recommended that all ballots - including the absentee ballots - be verified and counted. The Town Council hired Donna Grindey, former city clerk In the United States, a City Clerk is an elected or appointed official who is responsible as the official keeper of the municipal records. In some places, the Clerk may be known as the "Village Clerk" or "Town Clerk". for Santa Clarita and Lancaster, to verify the absentee ballots by signature on record on the county voter rolls. Election committee chairman Jeff Gersh and two members recounted all the ballots Sunday. ``It went pretty well,'' Gersh said. ``We went ahead and followed the recommendations of the special blue ribbon panel. ... It was just real lengthy because we were recounting everything.'' Hall finished first with 487 votes, followed by Gonzales with 422 and Dyer with 412. Fried received 394 votes, Cangiano had 381 and Harnett 353. Of the total 928 ballots cast, 35 absentee ballots were rejected due to verification problems or because the voter failed to meet residency requirements, and three were disqualified dis·qual·i·fy tr.v. dis·qual·i·fied, dis·qual·i·fy·ing, dis·qual·i·fies 1. a. To render unqualified or unfit. b. To declare unqualified or ineligible. 2. because they were not signed. There was a 27-person discrepancy between ballots cast and the County Voter Index. Gersh and his committee attribute this to poll worker error. Eugene Tong, (661) 257-5253 eugene.tong(at)dailynews.com |
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