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Hye Votes Calls On LA County Registrar To Launch Investigation On Double Ballots
asbarez
Friday, October 19th, 2012
Hye Votes
GLENDALE - The Armenian National Committee of America, Western Region's
Hye Votes Campaign submitted a letter Thursday to the Los Angeles
County Registrar, Dean Logan, calling for an investigation on what
could be a system error in the registered voter database resulting in
potential voter fraud and disenfranchisement.
`It is clear that there are errors within the Registrar's voter rolls
and database system that are causing individuals to receive more than
one ballot. We are confident that Mr. Logan and his office will take
the appropriate and necessary steps to resolve this matter without
delay,` stated Hye Votes Campaign Director Elen Asatryan. `In the past
several months, the Hye Votes Campaign alone has registered thousands
of Armenian-Americans to vote and in the coming days, we hope to work
with the Registrar's office to ensure that voters, and especially
first time voters, don't lose confidence in the electoral process
because of such errors,' added Asatryan.
On Monday, October 15, the Hye Votes office was notified by 5
permanent absentee voters that they had received 2 ballots with
different ballots numbers for the November 6, 2012 General Elections.
Given the repercussions of double voting, Hye Votes demanded in
today's letter that immediate action be taken and an investigation be
launched to alleviate any potential complications voters, and the
registrar, may encounter.
Hye Votes also requested a meeting with Logan to discuss how his
office plans to resolve this matter in a timely fashion, and how they
plan to communicate to voters who have received duplicate ballots.
The Hye Votes Campaign was launched by the Armenian National Committee
of America-Western Region in 2012, as a region wide, non-partisan
initiative to engage community members in the electoral process. The
Hye Votes efforts in coalition with a network of non-profit
organizations, student groups, and community members, are intended to
register and encourage the community to vote in the November 6th
General Elections while also serving as a source for voter
information.
The Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region is the
largest and most influential Armenian American grassroots advocacy
organization in the Western United States. Working in coordination
with a network of offices, chapters, and supporters throughout the
Western United States and affiliated organizations around the country,
the ANCA-WR advances the concerns of the Armenian American community
on a broad range of issues.
asbarez
Friday, October 19th, 2012
Hye Votes
GLENDALE - The Armenian National Committee of America, Western Region's
Hye Votes Campaign submitted a letter Thursday to the Los Angeles
County Registrar, Dean Logan, calling for an investigation on what
could be a system error in the registered voter database resulting in
potential voter fraud and disenfranchisement.
`It is clear that there are errors within the Registrar's voter rolls
and database system that are causing individuals to receive more than
one ballot. We are confident that Mr. Logan and his office will take
the appropriate and necessary steps to resolve this matter without
delay,` stated Hye Votes Campaign Director Elen Asatryan. `In the past
several months, the Hye Votes Campaign alone has registered thousands
of Armenian-Americans to vote and in the coming days, we hope to work
with the Registrar's office to ensure that voters, and especially
first time voters, don't lose confidence in the electoral process
because of such errors,' added Asatryan.
On Monday, October 15, the Hye Votes office was notified by 5
permanent absentee voters that they had received 2 ballots with
different ballots numbers for the November 6, 2012 General Elections.
Given the repercussions of double voting, Hye Votes demanded in
today's letter that immediate action be taken and an investigation be
launched to alleviate any potential complications voters, and the
registrar, may encounter.
Hye Votes also requested a meeting with Logan to discuss how his
office plans to resolve this matter in a timely fashion, and how they
plan to communicate to voters who have received duplicate ballots.
The Hye Votes Campaign was launched by the Armenian National Committee
of America-Western Region in 2012, as a region wide, non-partisan
initiative to engage community members in the electoral process. The
Hye Votes efforts in coalition with a network of non-profit
organizations, student groups, and community members, are intended to
register and encourage the community to vote in the November 6th
General Elections while also serving as a source for voter
information.
The Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region is the
largest and most influential Armenian American grassroots advocacy
organization in the Western United States. Working in coordination
with a network of offices, chapters, and supporters throughout the
Western United States and affiliated organizations around the country,
the ANCA-WR advances the concerns of the Armenian American community
on a broad range of issues.