SIMI CHALLENGER LEADS IN SCHOOL RACE : ABSENTEE TALLYING PLACES DI FATTA 88 VOTES AHEAD OF SANDLAND.Byline: Michael Coit Daily News Staff Writer A challenger moved ahead of an incumbent in the Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. school board race and the Moorpark City Council contest widened following the absentee One who has left, either temporarily or permanently, his or her domicile or usual place of residence or business. A person beyond the geographical borders of a state who has not authorized an agent to represent him or her in legal proceedings that may be commenced against him or her ballot count for last week's general election, Ventura County officials said Tuesday. While voting trends did not change races significantly following the final tally of more than 63,000 absentee ballots, the count pushed Janice Di Fatta from 40 votes behind to 88 votes ahead of incumbent Debbie Sandland for the final Simi Valley school board seat. Debbie Teasley increased her lead from 61 votes to 103 votes over incumbent Eloise Brown for the final Moorpark Council seat. ``I'm very delighted to be where I'm at. I'm comfortable,'' said Di Fatta of her prospects for winning a seat on the Simi Valley Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. . Sandland said she was still ``hoping for the best'' despite falling behind in her bid to win re-election to a four-year term. ``It's taking a long time. We're a week away and now they're saying it will be another week. It makes it very tough,'' she said of the election count. ``I love what I'm doing and being a school board member.'' Elections officials said the official results won't be known until after a hand count of ballots from sample voting precincts pre·cinct n. 1. a. A subdivision or district of a city or town under the jurisdiction of or patrolled by a specific unit of its police force. b. and the tally of some 4,800 provisional ballots A provisional ballot is used to record a vote when there is some question in regards to a given voter's eligibility. A provisional ballot would be cast when:
Final results likely will be submitted to the county Board of Supervisors The examples and perspective in this article or section may represent an unduly geographically limited view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. The Board of Supervisors is the body governing counties in the U.S. on Nov. 26, said Bruce Bradley, assistant registrar See domain name registrar. of voters. ``I personally don't think there's enough votes in the provisionals to make a large difference. They're probably going to be in the same proportion,'' he said. The count has been slower than in any previous general election because a record number of absentee ballots were cast and there are three times the normal number of provisional ballots. Bradley said voters increasingly are taking advantage of the convenience of absentee ballots. He also said changes in federal election laws make it easier to cast provisional ballots, particularly for voters who have moved within a county and are allowed to register on Election Day. In the closely watched Simi Valley school board contest, challenger Caesar Caesar (sē`zər), ancient Roman patrician family of the Julian gens. There are separate articles on its two most distinguished members, Julius Caesar and Augustus. Julian and incumbent Diane Collins continued to lead in votes for the first two seats. Di Fatta, who lost in her first attempt to win a school board seat two years ago, aligned herself with Julian and that might have helped her move past Sandland. ``It's been a tough week, to sit so close where it can literally go in either direction,'' Di Fatta said. The race for two council seats in Moorpark had been close with fewer than 450 votes separating the top three candidates following the Election Day count. But challenger Chris Evans has increased his lead in remaining at the top and Teasley moved further ahead of incumbent Brown for the final seat. Teasley had been cautious about her position following last week's count. Brown said she was not surprised voters might choose a challenger and was prepared to step down after completing an unexpired term on the council. |
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