SOME ABSENTEE BALLOTS REPLACED.Byline: Rick Orlov Staff Writer In another embarrassment for the City Clerk's Office, officials on Wednesday confirmed they were forced to mail out 1,100 new 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 ballots last weekend when a page listing candidates for a community college district board seat had been omitted from the voter VOTER. One entitled to a vote; an elector. pamphlet pamphlet, short unbound or paper-bound book of from 64 to 96 pages. The pamphlet gained popularity as an instrument of religious or political controversy, giving the author and reader full benefit of freedom of the press. . ``As soon as we heard about the problem, we checked the ballots and found that this batch didn't get the full ballot pamphlet,'' election supervisor Kris Heffron said. ``We heard about it last Friday afternoon and, by Saturday, had new corrected pamphlets and an information sheet in the mail to be received by voters last Monday. We didn't get any absentee ballots in until Tuesday, so we hope we caught all the mistakes.'' However, one of the candidates affected, Nancy Pearlman, said she questions whether that assurance is enough. ``This is simply awful,'' Pearlman said. ``I know how important absentee ballots are. I lost an election by 249 votes (in 1997) because of absentee ballots.'' Pearlman said she is concerned that a corrected ballot went to one of her neighbors whose original ballot had no problems. ``I'm just not sure if I can trust the city,'' Pearlman said. The problem came with the printing of the same page twice in a batch of the pamphlets, and new ballots were sent to all who could have been affected, Heffron said. The ballot page was for the race for Office No. 6 of the Los Angeles Community College District The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is the community college district serving Los Angeles, California and some of its neighboring cities. In addition to typical college aged students, the LACCD also serves adults of all ages. Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. . The other candidates on it include university professor Deborah LeBlanc Deborah LeBlanc is an American Horror author. LeBlanc was born in Lafayette, Louisiana, the oldest of three children. She grew up in Scott, a small town west of Lafayette, where she learned to love reading and writing at an early age. , legislative deputy Samuel J. Hill and producer Mark Gonzaga. Two years ago, 1.4 million supplemental ballot pamphlets had to be mailed out because the pamphlet failed to include details of a city bond proposal. Heffron said anyone with questions should contact the City Clerk's Office at (213) 485-4615. |
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