Saturday, June 5, 2010
With just days left before Tuesday's primary election, San Mateo County
chief elections officer Warren Slocum knew he should have received his
official voter guide from the California secretary of state.
However, Slocum and an untold number of other San Mateo County
residents - including more than a dozen former and current elected
officials - are still waiting.
"We're getting calls and e-mails from voters who haven't received
the state's official voter guide of yet," said Slocum, whose own lack of
the pamphlet bolsters his belief that the slipup was widespread.
Consumer advocates such as Richard Holober of the Consumer Federation
of California are hopping mad about the delay, arguing that it has the
potential to impact the outcome of Tuesday's election, particularly when
it comes to ballot propositions.
"You start with a David and Goliath," said Holober, who is part of
the very David-like No on 16 campaign. This "takes away our slingshot."
The guides include summaries of the five statewide ballot
propositions on Tuesday's ballot, as well as impartial assessments of
their impacts, pro and con arguments from the campaigns and statements
from statewide candidates.
Submitted by Jim Alex
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