There has been a challenge to the GGPNC Elections held on June 21, 2008.
The challenge, filed by GGPNC Board Member Cheryl Johnson, is based on her claim that she and others mailed requests for Vote-By-Mail Ballots in a timely manner, but never received their ballots. Since they were out of the city on election day, they were therefor denied their right to vote in the election. They seek to right to cast their votes and have them counted in the official results.
Below (white background) is a copy of the challenge documents available on the City Clerk's website on 7/10/08
http://cityclerk.lacity.org/election/ncdocs/GGPNC%20Challenge_Cheryl%20Johnson.pdf
Below that is additional communications from Cheryl Johnson not yet posted on the city clerk website
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 1:18 PM
Subject: Re: Re: Challenge to the GGPNC Election

Dear Stella:
  
     One of the GGPNC candidates is again contacting my employer concerning my Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council  election challenge, indicating that he and possibly others believe that  my employer is somehow involved in my individual challenge.  This challenge was filed only in my individual capacity, and has nothing to do with the California Office of the Attorney General. 
 
   It has come to my attention that my office signature indicating my employment was inadvertently attached to one of my emails to you, and I regret any confusion or inference that may have caused.   I would like to again clarify for all that the challenge was filed in my individual capacity only, and has nothing to do with the California Office of the Attorney General, who has no stake in this matter, takes  absolutely no position in this matter, and will exercise no influence in this matter.  
 
  Because of the multiple calls being received, I would greatly apprecite it if you could  immediately post this email on the  City's election website in which any emails on this topic are posted and forward to anyone who you believe may be interested in this information.
 
By copy of this email, I am also requesting that the Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council post this email on its website.
 
Again my apologies for the inconvenience.
 
Cheryl Johnson
 
 


----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 2:00 PM
Subject: Re: Challenge to the GGPNC Election

Stella-

Thank you.

Wouldn’t the correct procedure be for current election challenge be OFFICIALLY WITHDRAWN and re-filed as a challenge of behalf of an individual stakeholder?  Also, I concur with Cheryl Johnson this updated information should be immediately REPUBLISHED on the L.A. City Clerk’s website so the public is advised that this IS NOT A DOJ CHALLENGE.  I believe this detail to be of vital importance, as numerous stakeholders, members of the media, and ordinary citizens still believe that the challenge is filed under the auspices of the California Department of Justice.

All best, and thanks again.

Humbly.


- Mark Mauceri