Published February 8, 2012 | 
A detailed legal analysis of the recount process in California are on the legal blog.
| Registration & Turnout |
| 71,881 Voters |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Precinct Turnout | 12,192 | 16.96% |
| Total | 12,192 | 16.96% |
| City Clerk, City of San Bernardino |
| 170/170 100.00% |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| GEORGEANN ”GIGI” HANNA | 6,066 | 50.01% |
| AMELIA SANCHEZ-LOPEZ | 6,064 | 49.99% |
| Total | 12,130 | 100.00% |
Gigi Hanna won by a slimmer margin than 50.01 percent, the number was just rounded up from 50.000824402308326 percent of the vote. By contrast, Amelia Sanchez Lopez received .499917559761674 percent of the vote. In comparison, there were 12,108 votes in the final certified results of the Primary Municipal Election, which means that there were 22 more voters in this election than in the General Municipal Election.
There was a tie vote in the March 1979 vote for 7th Ward Council in San Bernardino between Robert McBay and the eventual winner, Jack Strickler. The vote was tied 1284 to 1284 before the Council broke the tie with a coin flip.
here was an election contest to the results of the General Election in May 1, 1979 between Ralph Hernandez, Luther Fair and one other candidate for the 3rd Ward seat. The initial election results were that Fair won, then the official canvass said t that Hernandez won by four votes, then the recount was 793 votes for Hernandez and 790 votes for Fair. Fair filed an election contest. Judge Patrick Morris decided that Hernandez received 796 votes, and Fair received 794 votes. The decision was reversed and remanded by the Fourth District Court of Appeal on March 12, 1981. After remand, Judge Morris found 791 votes for Hernandez and 783 votes for Fair. It went to the Fourth District Court of Appeal and the judgement confirming Hernandez’s election was upheld on December 23, 1982. As far as I can tell, though, Hernandez was sworn in before the first Common Council meeting in June in 1979.
Published February 7, 2012 | More tomorrow. See link to results in earlier post today.
Published January 18, 2012 | The San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters has the ballot and other election materials for those curious as to its contents.
Published November 23, 2011 | Over on the law blog, a look at AB 1344, the new laws to try to prevent City of Bell-like happenings.
Published November 8, 2011 | Welcome to viewers from my legal blog.
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Published November 8, 2011 | By Michael Reiter, Attorney at Law
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These are the seventh and eighth mailers (not including slate mailers) that I have seen from incumbent City Attorney Jim Penman. Both say they they were paid for by Jim Penman for City Attorney 2011, though one has a return address for Amelia Sanchez Lopez for San Bernardino City Clerk 2011.
The first of the two mailers is a black and white mailer with the Amelia Sanchez Lopez for San Bernardino City Clerk 2o11 return address on the back. The front says:
Candidate David McKenna joins the
Republican Assault
against Working Families!
ELECTION WARNING!
MORE LAYOFFS
Candidate David McKenna says he supports more layoffs for city workers.
Source: San Bernardino Sun – Sept. 28, 2011
UNFAIR BUDGET CUTS
Candidate David McKenna supports slashing retirement and other benefits for employees who have already been forced to accept furloughs and pay cuts. [Source: Press Enterprise Interview - Oct. 13, 2011]
“Mr. McKenna has betrayed local Democrats.
Please join the working families of the AFL-CIO, the Assoc. of Colton Educators, and the San Bernardino Public Employees Assoc. in Voting for Jim Penman on November 8th.”
~ Laurie Stalnaker, Executive Secretary/Treasurer
Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO of the San Bernardino and Riverside Counties.
To contact Jim Call (909) 882-8986 or
Email friendsopenman@yahoo.com.
The second column, taking up one quarter of the right side of the front of the mailer says:
City Attorney
Jim Penman
Fights For
Working Families!
Proudly Endorsed by
Labor and Democrats
- Central Labor Council-AFL-CIO
- San Bernardino Public Employees Assoc.
- Association of Colton Educators
- San Bernardino/Riverside Building Trades & Construction Workers
- San Bernardino Police Officers Assoc.
- Former Mayor Judith Valles
~ Partial List
The back of the mailer features a picture of City Clerk candidate Amelia Sanchez-Lopez. The copy says:
Amelia Sanchez Lopez
Our Democratic Choice for City Clerk!
Endorsed by:
The AFL-CIO Central Labor Council
Former Mayor Judith Valles
DemocratThe San Bernardino County Democratic Central Committee
Congressman Joe Baca
Democrat
To Contact Amelia Sanchez-Lopez call (909) 882-7085
On the front of the second of the two last-minute mailers is a letter:
Dear Fellow Citizen, [with pictures of Judith Valles, Tom Minor, and Evlyn Wilcox]
We were all honored to serve as your Mayor.
We love our community and want the best for San Bernardino’s future.
Today we are putting aside our personal political differences and joining together
in support of City Attorney Jim Penman.
Jim Penman is truly dedicated to the people of San Bernardino. He has spent his
entire adult life working to make our city a better place as a former Executive
Director of the Horne of Neighborly Service, as a firefighter, Police Commission
Chairperson, Civil Service Board member, Human Relations Commissioner,
Scout Master (Boy Scout Troop #21), PTA treasurer, as an active community
volunteer for four decades, and as our City Attorney.
Sometimes we agreed with Jim, sometimes we didn’t, but we have never doubted
his outstanding professional abilities or his sincere commitment to our
community. His office has always won the vast majority of lawsuits filed against
our City, saving taxpayers millions of dollars.
As Mayors, we worked well with the City Attorney’s office under Jim Penman’s
leadership. We appreciated his integrity and willingness to stand up for his
principles.
Jim has brought innovative leadership to his office through the use of
Administrative Civil Penalties against absentee landlords and his use of legal
injunctions to combat gang crime. Jim’s record and his close relationships with
many of our police chiefs, has earned Jim the endorsement of former Police Chief~
B. Warren Cocke and Ben Gonzales, Lee Dean and Dan Robbins, all of whom
worked closely with Jim when they headed our Police Department.
please join us in supporting City Attorney Jim Penman. He is the best choice for
San Bernardino’s future.
Judith Valles
Mayor (1993-1998)
Tom Minor
Mayor (1998-2006)
Evlyn Wilcox
Mayor (1985-1989)
The front concludes with “On NOV. 8th, RE-ELECT City Attorney Jim Penman.”
The back of the mailer reads, superimposed on a picture of a gavel:
Who do all
3 Former Mayors, 4 Police Chiefs (ret.) and
5 Superior Court J (ret.) unanimously endorse?
“Between the two candidates for City Attorney we choose Jim Penman, the
better choice, beyond a reasonable doubt. He brings competence,
integrity and commitment to
the City Attorney’s office.”
Craig S. Kamansky
Superior Court Judge (ret.)Stanley W. Hodge
Superior Court Judge (ret.)
John Wade
Superior Court Judge (ret.)
Paul Bryant
Superior Court Judge (ret.)Robert W. Fawke
Superior Court Judge (ret.)
Copyright 2011 Michael Reiter, Attorney at Law.
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