VOTERS CHOOSE ADVISORY PANEL EARLIER ELECTION BITTERLY CONTESTED.Byline: Rachel Uranga Staff Writer After two years of bitter disputes and allegations of a tainted taint v. taint·ed, taint·ing, taints v.tr. 1. To affect with or as if with a disease. 2. To affect with decay or putrefaction; spoil. See Synonyms at contaminate. 3. election, the Van Nuys Neighborhood Council emerged anew a·new adv. 1. Once more; again. 2. In a new and different way, form, or manner. [Middle English : a, of (from Old English of; see of) + new Saturday after elections replaced nearly all the existing board. ``We feel we are launched and on our way. We really worked hard to keep this council alive,'' said Lydia Mather, election manager for the council, a 20-member city advisory panel representing 90,000 Van Nuys residents, workers and property owners. Only two members who sat on the panel during the rancorous ran·cor n. Bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will. See Synonyms at enmity. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin, rancid smell, from Latin years that almost cost the council its certification remained after Saturday's vote - Victoria Davidson Castillo and James Cordaro. Held in the Van Nuys state office building between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday, an official from the League of Women Voters League of Women Voters, voluntary public service organization of U.S. citizens. Organized in 1920 in Chicago as an outgrowth of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, it had as its original nucleus the leaders of the latter organization. oversaw o·ver·saw v. Past tense of oversee. the election. ``This election went smoothly thanks, quite frankly, to all the volunteers and people of the community re-examining their election procedures,'' said Jerry Kvasnicka, election manager for the league. Two years ago, League officials found irregularities in the election and declared it invalid. This year, the City Council made several changes to neighborhood elections as did the advisory panel, which eliminated absentee voting Participation in an election by qualified voters who are permitted to mail in their ballots. The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C.A. § 1973 ff et seq. and strengthened voter verification. Saturday's election drew 246 voters, many who hadn't voted in the previous election. ``We just wanted to come out and support our neighborhood,'' said Johanna Solorzaon, a 19-year-old Van Nuys resident who came with her parents and sister to vote. Rachel Uranga, (805) 583-7604 rachel.uranga(at)dailynews.com |
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