San Diego Mayoral Election Update
How long does it take to count the votes for San Diego mayor?
The election was two weeks ago and yet, here we are, still counting.
And we're counting even though the top vote getter is an illegal candidate. City Council member Donna Frye announced her candicacy for mayor AFTER the San Diego primary election--a violation of the city charter--but a retired federal judge ruled on Monday that he will not block the vote count because the other two candidates didn't contest the legality of Frye's candidacy until after the general election.
What about the law? And what about the two other legal candidates, incumbent Mayor Dick Murphy and County Supervisor Ron Roberts? Who is standing up for their rights?
Yesterday Judge Irma Gonzalez ruled that there was no immediate need to halt the vote count. She apparently wants the city to complete the vote count and certify a winner by the end of this week. BUT and it's a big but, Judge Gonzalez also wants to hold a hearing addressing the claims of supporters of Roberts who claim Frye's presence in the race nullified their votes.
What a mess. And I ask again. What about the law?
Putting aside the fact that neither Murphy or Roberts, two very weak candidates I might add, didn't challenge Frye when she announced her candidacy back on September 30, how can the city not enforce it's own charter? How can the city honor 40,000 votes when they were cast for an illegal candidate? The logical answer is that they can't.
I sincerely hope this election is declared null and void. A new election should be held featuring only Murphy and Roberts, with the winner of that contest becoming Mayor.
If not, and Frye becomes Mayor of San Diego, I'm moving to Canada.
The election was two weeks ago and yet, here we are, still counting.
And we're counting even though the top vote getter is an illegal candidate. City Council member Donna Frye announced her candicacy for mayor AFTER the San Diego primary election--a violation of the city charter--but a retired federal judge ruled on Monday that he will not block the vote count because the other two candidates didn't contest the legality of Frye's candidacy until after the general election.
What about the law? And what about the two other legal candidates, incumbent Mayor Dick Murphy and County Supervisor Ron Roberts? Who is standing up for their rights?
Yesterday Judge Irma Gonzalez ruled that there was no immediate need to halt the vote count. She apparently wants the city to complete the vote count and certify a winner by the end of this week. BUT and it's a big but, Judge Gonzalez also wants to hold a hearing addressing the claims of supporters of Roberts who claim Frye's presence in the race nullified their votes.
What a mess. And I ask again. What about the law?
Putting aside the fact that neither Murphy or Roberts, two very weak candidates I might add, didn't challenge Frye when she announced her candidacy back on September 30, how can the city not enforce it's own charter? How can the city honor 40,000 votes when they were cast for an illegal candidate? The logical answer is that they can't.
I sincerely hope this election is declared null and void. A new election should be held featuring only Murphy and Roberts, with the winner of that contest becoming Mayor.
If not, and Frye becomes Mayor of San Diego, I'm moving to Canada.
posted by Kent at 1:54 PM
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