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Examination of ballots cast in race for California Democratic Party leader begins in Sacramento
Supporters of Kimberly Ellis, who lost her bid to lead the California Democratic Party by a razor-thin margin last weekend, started sifting through boxes of ballots at the state party headquarters in Sacramento on Tuesday to see if there were any voting irregularities.
Los Angeles County Democratic Party Chairman Eric Bauman was elected Saturday by party delegates to be the new state party chairman, beating Ellis by just more than 60 votes.
After the election, Ellis called for an audit of the ballots. Some of her supporters questioned whether all the votes came from credentialed party delegates.
On Tuesday morning, representatives from the Ellis and Bauman campaigns started reviewing the ballots, delegate credentialing records and other documents from the election. State party staff members also are in the room to monitor the process.
Neither side is allowed to copy or photograph the ballots, or remove any of the material from the room, said state party spokesman Steve Maviglio.
A spokesman for the Ellis campaign said it may take three or four days to examine all the records.
Ellis said Sunday that she will make a final statement after she has reviewed all the election material. She has not conceded.
She was the director of Emerge California, a Bay Area nonprofit organization that trains Democratic women to run for office.
Bauman officially took over as chairperson on Sunday and met on Monday with staff of outgoing chair John Burton to plan the transition...
In such a close election with such high stakes for the DNC's corporate puppetmasters, it'll be interesting to see what this uncovers.
Supporters of Kimberly Ellis, who lost her bid to lead the California Democratic Party by a razor-thin margin last weekend, started sifting through boxes of ballots at the state party headquarters in Sacramento on Tuesday to see if there were any voting irregularities.
Los Angeles County Democratic Party Chairman Eric Bauman was elected Saturday by party delegates to be the new state party chairman, beating Ellis by just more than 60 votes.
After the election, Ellis called for an audit of the ballots. Some of her supporters questioned whether all the votes came from credentialed party delegates.
On Tuesday morning, representatives from the Ellis and Bauman campaigns started reviewing the ballots, delegate credentialing records and other documents from the election. State party staff members also are in the room to monitor the process.
Neither side is allowed to copy or photograph the ballots, or remove any of the material from the room, said state party spokesman Steve Maviglio.
A spokesman for the Ellis campaign said it may take three or four days to examine all the records.
Ellis said Sunday that she will make a final statement after she has reviewed all the election material. She has not conceded.
She was the director of Emerge California, a Bay Area nonprofit organization that trains Democratic women to run for office.
Bauman officially took over as chairperson on Sunday and met on Monday with staff of outgoing chair John Burton to plan the transition...
In such a close election with such high stakes for the DNC's corporate puppetmasters, it'll be interesting to see what this uncovers.