San Diegans Protest Voting Machines and Registrar.
On a tuesday night, when much of America was watching 'American Idol', a large group of protesters turned a Supervisors meeting chaotic. The past two months have seen Walt Ekard, Chief Administrative Officer, hire a veritable rogues gallery of election officials. His choices have stirred incredulousness and outrage among a diverse group of voting rights advocates. His first hire was Michael Vu, who was registrar of voters in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Mr. Vu, it may be recalled, presided over two assistants who were convicted of vote tampering in the 2004 election. They refused to testify against Vu, who subsequently stepped down, declaring that it was just time for new leadership. In order to get to the bottom of the strange happenings in Cuyahoga County, a bi-partisan panel was established by the Elections Board.
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