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Photo: FLLewis/Media City G -- City Clerk Margarita Campos at city council meeting Tuesday, April 5, 2011

The recount: Second recount request withdrawn

By on Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Another major setback for the recount supporters. Late yesterday, Judy Alter of the election watchdog group, Protect California Ballots, notified Burbank City Clerk, Margarita Campos, that the second recount request for the city council run-off of April 12, 2011 was being withdrawn. If you’re keeping score, that’s two wins for the city insiders and zip for the concerned citizens of Burbank . Alter admits she erred in her reasoning for the second recount request. It was based on her interpretation of  section 15620 of the California... Read More →

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Photo: FLLewis/Media City G -- Burbank resident Kevin Muldoon spoke in support of the city council run-off recount at the city council meeting Tuesday, April 26, 2011

The recount: The City Clerk’s denial and a second recount request

By on Monday, May 2, 2011

The Burbank City Council’s big reorganization meeting is set for this morning at 10 a.m. Last Tuesday, at the city council meeting there was a showdown over the recount request for  the April 12 city council run-off election. The city won the major and decisive points in this showdown.  Meanwhile, as preparations move ahead for the swearing-in of re-elected Council Member Gary Bric and newly elected Council Member Emily Gabel-Luddy — a second recount request is causing some buzz in B-town. First the showdown. Burbank resident Kevin Muldoon joined Judy Alter, director of election... Read More →

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Burbank City Clerk corrects mistake in election numbers

By on Thursday, April 28, 2011

Folks have been talking about the odd anomaly in the final results for the Burbank General Election since those numbers were released on Friday, April 15, 2011. The 95 vote difference between the city council contenders, Emily Gabel-Luddy and Bob Frutos,  got most of the attention, however, some have been curious about the sudden increase of more than 450 votes for “Yes” on Measure U. Burbank resident Kevin Muldoon asked about the big jump in votes for “Yes” on Measure U, last Tuesday at the city council meeting. Another B-town resident, Eric Michael Cap, followed-up... Read More →

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Photo: FLLewis/Media City G -- City Clerk Margarita Campos answered questions for reporters at city hall in Burbank April 12, 2011

The recount: My rejection letter from the Burbank City Clerk

By on Thursday, April 28, 2011

A postal carrier knocked on my door yesterday. The reason: I needed to sign for a certified letter from the Burbank City Clerk’s Office. The letter is the official rejection  of my offer to replace Burbank resident George Marciniw in the recount request process. Here’s the letter.   April 26, 2011 Fronnie Lewis XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX Dear Ms. Lewis, This communication is in response to your letter dated April 21, 2011, in which you acknowledge Mr. Marciniw’s withdrawal of his request for a recount of the ballots cast for the office of City... Read More →

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Photo: FLLewis/Media City G -- Burbank City Hall at 275 East Olive Avenue.

My letter to the Burbank City Clerk offering to join the recount request

By on Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Thursday, April 21, 2011 was full of surprises.  Suddenly, Burbank resident George Marciniw made a run for the hills; just a day after filing a labor intensive and all important recount request with the election watchdog group, Protect California Ballots, at the City Clerk’s Office. The organization’s founder, Judy Alter, remained true to the cause of reviewing the entire city council run-off to see how the Burbank mail-in ballot system had worked or failed. Alter didn’t bail out or run from this difficult process. It was an extraordinary opportunity to learn... Read More →

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Photo: FLLewis/Media City G -- The ballot processing and counting in the General Municipal Election in the basement of Burbank City Hall April 12, 2011 One of only two media photos of this process on election night.

The recount drama: George Marciniw’s letter

By on Wednesday, April 27, 2011

A lot of developments in the recount drama surrounding the Burbank city council run-off of 2011. First, I think it is important to post here George Marciniw’s personal withdrawal letter from the recount process. The April 21 letter has been debated and probably will continue to produce heated discussion all over B-town for a long time. Thursday, April 21, 2011 The Office of the City Clerk Margarita Compos 275 East Olive Avenue Burbank, CA 91502 Dear Margarita, After speaking with Mr. Frutos and per his request, I feel that it would... Read More →

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The recount: Why I support it and what will it cost

By on Monday, April 25, 2011

Once again an issue has divided B-town. This time it’s the city council run-off recount. Some folks figured out quickly that this recount is a good way to have a public review of Burbank’s controversial mail-in ballot election system. I agree with this point of view. Last Thursday when Burbank resident, George Marciniw, abruptly withdrew from the recount process, putting it in jeopardy, I was one of the voters who stepped up to keep it alive. The other two are Kevin and Linda Muldoon. Readers of... Read More →

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Photo: FLLewis/Media City G -- Group of volunteers involved in the various stages of the ballot processing and counting for the General Municipal Election in the basement of Burbank City Hall April 12, 2011. One of only two media photos of this process on election night.

Update on the Burbank election recount drama

By on Saturday, April 23, 2011

What went down in the basement of Burbank City Hall on the night of  the Municipal General Election, Tuesday, April 12, 2011? Inquiring minds want to know. The recount request for the City Council race in that election has B-town buzzing and even folks in Sacramento talking, Oh, City Hall officials are  apparently worried about something and are trying to sink the recount at every turn. Here’s the latest on the election recount drama. The recount request was filed jointly by Burbank resident George Marciniw and the election watchdog group,  Protect California... Read More →

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Photo: FLLewis/Media City G -- Campaign signs for Bob Frutos and Emily Gabel-Luddy, candidates in a run-off for a seat on the Burbank City Council. The General Election April 12, 2011

More on the recount of the Burbank City Council run-off

By on Thursday, April 21, 2011

The parties behind the recount of one of the tightest races in Burbank election history — had to jump through a number of hoops tossed up by City Hall officials — not all of them legal. Burbank resident George Marciniw and Judy Alter of  Protect California Ballots, an election watchdog group, were first told by Burbank officials that all of the fee for the recount would have to be paid up front — when the request was made. Burbank City Clerk, Margarita Campos, explained to Alter that the full fee... Read More →

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News Alert: Recount in Burbank City Council race

By on Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Hold on!  The 2011 Burbank General Election is not quite a done deal just yet. Today a statewide election watchdog organization, Protect California Ballots , joined with Burbank resident, George Marciniw, in sending a letter to Burbank City Clerk, Margarita Campos, requesting a recount in that oh-so close city council run-off between City Planning Board Member, Emily Gabel-Luddy, and Police Commissioner, Bob Frutos. You’re reading about it first on this blog.  Last Friday, Campos announced the final results showing Gabel-Luddy edged out... Read More →

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