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May 10 2013
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Voter fraud plagues LA district City Council race
Prosecutors have launched an investigation into allegations that fraud
tainted the election at a Los Angeles City Council district, where two
contestants are vying with each other to become mayor.
They are looking into a number of irregularities and indications that
supporters of one candidate illegally filled out mail-in ballots for
dozens of voters in Little Armenia.
In a letter of complaint submitted to the office of Los Angeles County
District Attorney Jackie Lacey, an attorney for candidate John Choi
protested against `widespread voter fraud and illegal electioneering
activities.'
The complaint alleges that backers of Choi's opponent, Mitch
O'Farrell, filled out voters' ballots for their contender while
telling voters that they were voting for Sam Kbushyan -- a candidate
of Armenian descent who ran and was out during the primary election.
Kbushyan's name is not on the list of candidates, but he and many of
his former campaign workers are now siding with O'Farrell.
The O'Farrell campaign strongly rejects the allegations, arguing that
it was Choi backers who unlawfully filled out and took ballots from
voters.
"These are Choi people who are doing this," O'Farrell spokeswoman
Renee Nahum said.
Nahum said the campaign plans to lodge its own complaint with the
district attorney's office.
She added that the motion will include testimony from voters, who said
they gave their ballots to Choi campaign workers who falsely claimed
that they were representing Kbushyan.
Raffik Hambardzumyan, 82, said an Armenian-speaking woman showed up at
his residence, and helped him and his wife fill out their vote-by-mail
ballots about a week ago.
The senior citizen said the woman told them they were voting for Kbushyan.
Hambardzumyan was later taken aback when he discovered Kbushyan wasn't
on the ballot.
`Why, what happened that he can't get elected ?' he said.
Sixty-five-year-old Galust Khachatryan said he was recently visited by
the same young man and woman, who stopped by his home on behalf of
Kbushyan in the primary campaign.
Khachatryan said they didn't help him vote, but took his ballot.
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http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/05/10/302764/la-district-election-tainted-by-fraud/
May 10 2013
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Voter fraud plagues LA district City Council race
Prosecutors have launched an investigation into allegations that fraud
tainted the election at a Los Angeles City Council district, where two
contestants are vying with each other to become mayor.
They are looking into a number of irregularities and indications that
supporters of one candidate illegally filled out mail-in ballots for
dozens of voters in Little Armenia.
In a letter of complaint submitted to the office of Los Angeles County
District Attorney Jackie Lacey, an attorney for candidate John Choi
protested against `widespread voter fraud and illegal electioneering
activities.'
The complaint alleges that backers of Choi's opponent, Mitch
O'Farrell, filled out voters' ballots for their contender while
telling voters that they were voting for Sam Kbushyan -- a candidate
of Armenian descent who ran and was out during the primary election.
Kbushyan's name is not on the list of candidates, but he and many of
his former campaign workers are now siding with O'Farrell.
The O'Farrell campaign strongly rejects the allegations, arguing that
it was Choi backers who unlawfully filled out and took ballots from
voters.
"These are Choi people who are doing this," O'Farrell spokeswoman
Renee Nahum said.
Nahum said the campaign plans to lodge its own complaint with the
district attorney's office.
She added that the motion will include testimony from voters, who said
they gave their ballots to Choi campaign workers who falsely claimed
that they were representing Kbushyan.
Raffik Hambardzumyan, 82, said an Armenian-speaking woman showed up at
his residence, and helped him and his wife fill out their vote-by-mail
ballots about a week ago.
The senior citizen said the woman told them they were voting for Kbushyan.
Hambardzumyan was later taken aback when he discovered Kbushyan wasn't
on the ballot.
`Why, what happened that he can't get elected ?' he said.
Sixty-five-year-old Galust Khachatryan said he was recently visited by
the same young man and woman, who stopped by his home on behalf of
Kbushyan in the primary campaign.
Khachatryan said they didn't help him vote, but took his ballot.
MP/NN
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/05/10/302764/la-district-election-tainted-by-fraud/