PNP comment: This may just be the tip of the iceburg! — Editor Liz Bowen

    By Loretta Kalb
lkalb@sacbee.com

The Sacramento County Elections office reported today that a member of its warehouse crew found 407 uncounted ballots cast in the Nov. 6 election sitting unopened in a sealed bag on a shelf.

Jill LaVine, registrar of voters for Sacramento County, said that 92 precincts were associated with the newly discovered ballots. The ballots were found Feb. 7 as workers were going through red supply bags in preparation for the next election.

LaVine said an analysis showed that the ballots – had they been counted – would not have changed the outcome of any of contest in the 92 affected precincts.

“Upon discovery, after my stomach dropped, we called County Counsel, I called the Secretary of State legal counsel, I alerted the board (of supervisors) and then we went through the ballots and put them in precincts” to determine if any could alter a close race, LaVine said.

Typically, ballots are delivered to the Elections Department in pink bags, LaVine said. But there were so many vote-by-mail ballots that a worker at the Natomas Community Center, one of the voting places, asked the driver of a nearby county elections supply truck for an additional bag.

Instead of receiving a bag designated for overflow ballots, she was given a red supply bag, which typically holds provisional envelopes, pens, registration cards and the like.

When the bags were delivered to Elections headquarters later for counting, the red bag was diverted to a supply shelf.

The 407 uncounted ballots are to remain sealed and will be stored for 22 months, as required by law, before they are shredded, LaVine said.

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2013/02/14/5191836/warehouse-worker-finds-sacramento.html#storylink=cpy

 Democrat Harrington a distant second

• By Jenny Espino, Joe Szydlowski

Redding.com

• Posted January 8, 2013 at 11:40 p.m., updated January 9, 2013

Republican
Jim Nielsen defeated Democrat Michael “Mickey” Harrington on Tuesday in a special election to fill the state Senate seat vacated last fall by
Doug LaMalfa, the north state’s newly seated congressman.

Nielsen carried a nearly a 2-1 vote lead throughout Senate District 4 as ballots were counted Tuesday night. With 100 percent of districtwide precincts reporting as of 12:16 a.m. today, Nielsen had 87,669 votes, or 66.7 percent, compared to Harrington’s 43,866 votes, or 33.3 percent, the secretary of state’s office reported.

Nielsen’s lead was even larger in Shasta County, among others.

“A lot of the counties are up near 70 percent,” Nielsen said just before 10 p.m. Tuesday. “The trend is overwhelming in all counties.”

Read more:

 http://www.redding.com/news/2013/jan/08/nielsen-has-strong-lead-over-harrington-for-4/?partner=newsletter_headlines

From Bill O’Reilly’s message board:

Most everyone suspected fraud, but these numbers prove it and our government and media refuse to do anything about it.

As each state reported their final election details, the evidence of voter fraud is astounding. Massive voter fraud has been reported in areas of OH and FL, with PA, WI and VA, all are deploying personnel to investigate election results.

Here are just a few examples of what has surfaced with much more to come.

* In 59 voting districts in the Philadelphia region, Obama
received 100% of the votes with not even a single vote recorded for
Romney. (A mathematical and statistical impossibility).

* In 21 districts in Wood County Ohio, Obama received 100% of
the votes where GOP inspectors were illegally removed from their
polling locations – and not one single vote was recorded for Romney.
(Another statistical impossibility).

* In Wood County Ohio, 106,258 voted in a county with only
98,213 eligible voters.

* In St. Lucie County, FL, there were 175,574 registered
eligible voters but 247,713 votes were cast.

* The National SEAL Museum , a polling location in St. Lucie
County, FL had a 158% voter turnout.

* Palm Beach County , FL had a 141% voter turnout.

* In Ohio County , Obama won by 108% of the total number of
eligible voters.

NOTE: Obama won in every state that did not require a Photo ID and lost in every state that did require a Photo ID in order to vote.

Imagine that!

SPECIAL ELECTION THIS Tuesday, January 8th!!!!!

CA State Senate – District 4

Your vote counts!

VOTING BY MAIL?

1) Mail your absentee (vote by mail) ballot today! (ballots must be received no later than Tuesday, January 8th)

or

2) Drop off ballot at ANY polling place or at the elections department up to the day of the election – Tuesday Jan. 8th (see polling locations below)

VOTING AT THE POLL?

Vote at your polling place this Tuesday Jan. 8th, 7 am to 8 pm

(Note: to reduce cost, polling places have been consolidated, check your sample ballot, you may not be voting where you typically do)

CANDIDATES for State Senate – District 4:

• JIM NIELSEN  – Republican

                WEBSITE: www.nielsenforsenate.com

                Also see:  http://www.kcra.com/news/Lawmaker-It-was-illegal-to-make-fire-fee-permanent/-/11797728/17666436/-/lexvv9z/-/index.html

                Rancher/Independent Businessman

• MICHAEL “MICKEY” HARRINGTON – Democratic

                  Labor Council President

January 8, 2013 Special General Election Update

The Special General Election to fill the vacancy in Senate District 4 is only four days away. The January 8, 2013 Special General Election has not generated a lot interest, according to Siskiyou County Clerk Colleen Setzer.  Ms. Setzer reports that of the 16,018 ballots that have been mailed out to voters, only 6,070 have been voted and returned.

Ms. Setzer reminds voters that poll locations throughout the county will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day. A list of polling locations can be found on the Elections website at www.sisqvotes.org.  She also reminds voters in the Edgewood Precinct that their poll location has moved to the Sons of Italy Hall, 155 Clay Street, Weed.

For those voting by mail, their ballot must reach the Clerk’s Office by 8 p.m. on Election Day.  Vote-by-mail voters can return their voted ballots to any poll location on January 8^th or drop them off at the County Clerk’s Office, 510 N. Main Street, Yreka.

The County Clerk’s Office will be open on Election Day from 7a.m. to 8p.m., to issue and receive ballots.  After 8 p.m., the Clerk’s Office will remain open, for the purpose of issuing election results and receiving election supplies and ballots from the polls.  Siskiyou County Election Results will be available after 8:30 p.m. at the Clerk’s Office or on line at www.sisqvotes.org.  District-wide election results will be posted on the California Secretary of State’s website, www.sos.ca.gov.

Any questions regarding the Special Election can be directed to the Siskiyou County Clerk’s Office, at 842-8084.

PNP comment: Oh, my goodness. Guess the First Lady believes if you tell a lie often enough and long enough it will be true. Don’t believe this one! But we better believe that her husband is doing exactly what she states. — Editor Liz Bowen

WND EXCLUSIVE

Radio appearance is opportunity to blast ‘not-truth telling’

World Net Daily.com

First Lady Michele Obama used an appearance on a radio program this week to accuse Republicans of rampant lying, vote suppression and other nefarious deeds, claiming her husband is “nowhere near finished” with his plans to change the U.S.

But officials with Judicial Watch, the famed Washington government watchdog organization, said if she has evidence of illegal activities, she needs to produce it.

“Mrs. Obama’s accusations about minority vote suppression are racially divisive and show a dangerous disregard for the truth,” said Tom Fitton, the organization’s president. “We are aware of no evidence of actual voter suppression.

“If Mrs. Obama has some, it should be disclosed.”

Her rant against Republicans and their illegal “voter suppression” came Thursday on the Tom Joyner Show.

“People have to stay focused on what’s going on, because it’s easy to get confused in all the back and forth that goes on, and there’s a whole lot of not-truth telling going on, if you know what I mean,” she said.

She continued by accusing Republicans of widespread vote suppression during the 2012 election.

“Voter suppression was in full force in so many states all over this country,” she charged.

The GOP’s strategy, she said, was “unprecedented amounts of money,” negative campaigning and trying to prevent voters from going to the polls.

“The fact is,” noted Fitton, “that early exit polls reflected a pro-Obama turnout by minorities that in some key states actually exceeded numbers seen during his historic election in 2008.”

He continued, “As MSNBC reported, ‘Non-white voters delivered a wake-up call to Republicans Tuesday night. Turning out in droves for Obama, Latino voters alone split 71 percent for Obama compared to Mitt Romney’s 27 percent. High voter turnout by minorities reflected a huge demographic shift that Republicans ignored at their own peril.’”

Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2012/12/you-wont-believe-whos-complaining-about-vote-fraud/#Bvx4v0Bl0wadevAs.99

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Newsmakers: Husband and wife team could bridge chambers gap

By Devan Schwartz

H&N Staff Reporter

December 14, 2012

Rep.-elect Gail Whitsett, R-Dist. 56, is no stranger to Salem, having served as chief of staff for her husband, State Sen. Doug Whitsett, R-Dist. 28. But becoming a state representative will be a big change.

“I’ll have staff now instead of being staff,” Whitsett said this week. She won a two-year term to replace retiring Republican State Rep. Bill Garrard in District 56.

Her priorities are private sector job growth, ensuring reliable delivery of water and properly connecting her constituents to available resources to improve their quality of life.

Whitsett said it’s interesting learning different protocols for legislators and staff. For example, staffers have a delineated path they must walk to get to their desks, whereas representatives and senators can cross the aisle and enter more freely.

With eight years experience as her husband’s chief of staff, Whitsett also notes differences in the two chambers. In the Senate, she said, there is a roll call by name for voting. But in the House, a general announcement is made and representatives must vote by pressing a buzzer, with only a 30-second window.

Called to Salem this week for a special session that convenes today, Whitsett has used her time to prepare for her new job while having one last hurrah as chief of staff.

“It’s been very good, enlightening,” Whitsett said, adding that it’s also been quite tiring. “I didn’t think there was that much I didn’t know — but I’m learning it now.”

Side Bars

Grounded and well-rounded

It may be an unlikely path to politics, but representative-elect Gail Whitsett draws on years of experience in geology and horse-breeding.

Blachelor’s and master’s degrees from Oregon State University led to her being recruited as a petroleum exploration geologist in a Rocky Mountain region called the Overthrust Belt.

Later, Whitsett became a petroleum consultant in North Dakota. This is the location of the Bakken Formation, an oil boom area through which the Keystone XL Pipeline is slated to run.

Also knowledgeable about horse-breeding and still the proud owner of five active mares, Whitsett’s life experiences have attuned her political expertise.

When committee assignments are given out for the upcoming session, Whitsett hopes for three committee assignments reflective of her expertise: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Transportation and Economic Development, and Energy, Environment and Water.

Government in her blood

When she was a student at Henley High School, young Gail Whitsett worked as a page for State Rep. Gary Wilhelms. She also took part in the YMCA Youth and Government Program, in which students run model governments. A prominent co-participant in the YMCA program was current Klamath County Circuit Court Judge Cameron Wogan.

And when Whitsett won a statewide Elks competition to visit our nation’s capitol, she ran into another future politician: Rep. Greg Walden (R-Dist. 2). She said they now joke about the photographs showing the congressman back when he had hair.

“I always had a real interest in government,” said Whitsett, who will be sworn in for her two-year term on Jan. 14. The session begins in February and will last about six months.

Husband and wife team

“You’re up here and you realize there haven’t been good relationships between the Senate and the House,” said Gail Whitsett, who will transition from chief of staff for her husband, State Sen. Doug Whitsett (R-Dist. 28), to a state representative of District 56.

Longtime legislators have told Whitsett they’re excited for her new position, and think she and her husband can build a bridge between the two chambers, which have been largely uncommunicative.

Whitsett has spent the last few days getting to know the “freshmen class” of incoming legislators, as well as existing colleagues from both the Republican and Democratic parties.

Husband and wife team

“You’re up here and you realize there haven’t been good relationships between the Senate and the House,” said Gail Whitsett, who will transition from chief of staff for her husband, State Sen. Doug Whitsett (R-Dist. 28), to a state representative of District 56.

Longtime legislators have told Whitsett they’re excited for her new position, and think she and her husband can build a bridge between the two chambers, which have been largely uncommunicative.

Whitsett has spent the last few days getting to know the “freshmen class” of incoming legislators, as well as existing colleagues from both the Republican and Democratic parties.

Legislative priorities

Though she won’t be sworn in until Jan. 14 and the next session doesn’t begin until February, Representative-elect Gail Whitsett is clear about her priorities.

Whitsett plans to first and foremost assist the private sector in job creation, especially in forestry and agriculture. This includes encouraging the development of sustainable logging.

Web exclusive: Former chief of staff finds new staff members

Gail Whitsett has eight years of experience as chief of staff for her husband, who must now find someone to fill her shoes as she makes the transition to State Representative.

State Sen. Doug Whitsett (R-Dist. 28) has hired Judy Trego, a former staffer for both himself and for Rep. Greg Walden (R-Dist. 2). With her experience and connections in federal politics, Gail Whitsett thinks Trego will make a great chief of staff.

For her own staff chief, the representative-elect has found Sarah Dressler, a UCLA graduate and computer expert. Dressler, who lives in Bend, will relocate to Salem during legislative sessions and other busy times involving meetings or other work.

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please visit today.

A special election will be held in Siskiyou County on

January 8, 2013,

to fill the vacancy in Senate District 4.

The special election is required because no candidate received a majority of all the votes cast in the special primary election held on November 6, 2012. Two candidates will be listed on the January 8^th special election ballot – Jim Nielsen and Michael “Mickey” Harrington.

Although statewide redistricting completed in 2011 moved Siskiyou County from Senate District 4 to Senate District 1, Siskiyou County voters will participate in this special election.  This is because Siskiyou County was in Senate District 4 at the time the office was originally voted on.  State law and court decisions require that all special elections to fill a legislative vacancy include the original district that voted on the position.

Sample ballot booklets are scheduled to be mailed to voters during the week of December 10^th.  This booklet will include useful information, such as the voter’s polling location, and an application for a vote- by-mail.

During that same week, vote-by-mail ballots will be mailed.

Although polling places will be open throughout the county on Election Day, January 8^th, Siskiyou County Clerk Colleen Setzer encourages voters to vote-by-mail, due to the possibility of adverse weather conditions.

Questions regarding this special general election can be directed to the Siskiyou County Clerk’s Office at 842-8084, or email Ms. Setzer at colleen@sisqvotes.org.

PNP comment: Redding Tea Party Patriots backed candidate Gary Cadd wins over Unions supporting Dick Dickerson. — Editor Liz Bowen

A few residents may have tried to vote twice

• By Jenny Espino

  Redding.com

• Posted November 29, 2012 at 11:44 p.m.

A recount for the Redding City Council race Thursday confirmed Gary Cadd’s slim margin of victory over
Dick Dickerson.

Election results certified on Nov. 19 declared Cadd the second-place finisher in the three-way race for two seats. He edged out Dickerson by a razor-thin 11-vote margin in that first count.

After the hand recount finished Thursday, three days after it was initiated by a group of Dickerson’s friends and supporters and more than three weeks after the Nov. 6 election, the difference was nine votes.

Meanwhile, the Shasta County elections office has referred the names of four people to the district attorney’s office on suspicion of attempting to vote twice in the election.

Observers said they counted 62 changes over the course of the recount process, but in the end, the result changed little.

“We win by nine votes,” said Cadd, expressing relief he now can give his full attention to the serious issues facing the city. “I have been meeting with the Redding staff. They invited me in. We’ve been going over different issues, so I’ve already hit the ground running.”

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