{"id":3157,"date":"2011-11-07T20:33:51","date_gmt":"2011-11-08T04:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/?p=3157"},"modified":"2017-08-17T19:12:42","modified_gmt":"2017-08-18T03:12:42","slug":"secretary-of-state-dispatches-election-observers-to-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/3157\/secretary-of-state-dispatches-election-observers-to-san-francisco\/","title":{"rendered":"Secretary of State Dispatches Election Observers <br>to San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/cdp_convention_060429\/mw2w4390_std.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">California Secretary of State Debra Bowen. File photo by Luke Thomas.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/author\/luke\/\">Luke Thomas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>November 7, 2011<\/p>\n<p>California Secretary of State Debra Bowen announced today she has ordered election monitors to oversee tomorrow&#8217;s\u00a0election in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>The decision appears to have been made in response to calls for election oversight following <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/3141\/second-money-laundering-charge-sinks-lee-campaign\/\">multiple reports of alleged ballot tampering<\/a> in October by an independent group supporting interim mayor Ed Lee.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->The\u00a0voter fraud allegation has triggered a preliminary investigation by District Attorney George Gasc\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>Five mayoral candidates &#8211; Senator Leland Yee, City Attorney Dennis Herrera, Public Defender Jeff Adachi, Michela Alioto-Pier and Joanna Rees &#8211; penned a <a href=\"sftp:\/\/sfs@pepper.he.net\/home\/sfs\/public_html\/docs\/USDOJ-CASOS-LETTER-1.pdf\">letter<\/a> Thursday calling on Bowen and the US Department of Justice to investigate and oversee the election.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3160\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3160\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3160\" title=\"mw2w8642_std\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/plugins\/2011\/11\/mw2w8642_std1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/plugins\/2011\/11\/mw2w8642_std1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/plugins\/2011\/11\/mw2w8642_std1-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3160\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Public Defender Jeff Adachi, Michela Alioto-Pier, Senator Leland Yee, Joanna Rees and City Attorney Dennis Herrera held a press conference Thursday, 11\/3\/11, reiterating  a call for election observers to monitor the election in San Francisco.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe Secretary of State has generally heard from a variety of San Franciscans concerns that have been raised about tomorrow\u2019s election,\u201d Bowen spokesperson\u00a0 Nicole Winger told the BayCitizen. \u201cThey will serve as extra eyes and ears on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Responding to Bowen&#8217;s decision, Herrera spokesperson Matt Dorsey said in a statement: \u201cSerious questions have been raised about electioneering activities in the Mayor\u2019s race, and we\u2019re grateful\u00a0to\u00a0Secretary of State Bowen for recognizing that oversight is needed. \u00a0San Franciscans deserve to have confidence in the legitimacy of their elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Senator Yee, added, \u201cI am very pleased to hear that the Secretary of State has decided to send state election monitors in response to the irresponsible and illegal activities by those supporting Ed Lee. San Franciscans deserve to have a fair and legitimate election, and these monitors will help protect the integrity of the vote.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear if Federal authorities will also monitor the\u00a0election.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The decision appears to have been made in response to calls for election oversight following multiple reports of alleged ballot tampering in October by an independent group supporting interim mayor Ed Lee.  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