City of Camarillo
Public Comments
Wednesday, July 10, 2024 02:48 PMPUBLIC COMMENTS
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Meeting Date Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Agency City Council
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Comments The Voters Choice Act was passed to support open, free and fair elections. Any proposal to remove ballot boxes, lessen early voting opportunities, or requiring additional I.D. proof is intended to suppress the vote, not encourage an open
democracy. Having lived and served in this county for decades, I have never heard or experienced voter fraud. If it isn't broken, what is to fix? Where is the evidence of fraud. I know the County Elections office has moved to improve and secure the vote and they are the experts. If you chose to make or recommend any changes, I would ask that you put an item on the agenda, do a full report and allow for public engagement. Also take a look at the Board of Supervisors meeting last month where this same attack on voting took place. The 8-page report from County Counsel clearly spells out the legality and legal challenges.
Worth your time and certainly in the best interest of us voters/residents to take no action in response to false allegations. I have included comments submitted by
AAUW/Camarillo on this subject. Thank you.
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Name Kathy Long
Address 220 Calle Converse
Camarillo, CA, 93010
Telephone (805) 388-9564
Email [email protected]
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2 AAUW
Camarillo Branch
June 18, 2024
Ventura County Board of Supervisors
Agenda Item #93. Time Certain 11:30
Dear Board of Supervisors,
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) Camarillo Branch advocates for social justice and public education for all residents of our county. We have been doing so for 60 years; building on community programs, scholarships, and research. One of our basic tenets is supporting voting access for all; providing more, not less, opportunities for voters to express their desires for representation. We have worked many polling centers, trusting a system that has served us well for decades.
Before your Board today is an agenda item to possibly change our long- standing voting system; a system not broken and without any proof of fraudulent actions. V oting is a protected right in this country, one that ensures a fair election and an accurate and efficient voting system. The suggestions to create a Fraud Hotline and Election Inspector; a citizen’s Election Oversight Commission; limiting voting to one day (which violates the Federal V oters’ Choice Act); hand counting of ballots; and prohibitions on scanning ballots until election day; all imply the decades long system here in our county is broken. Where is the evidence of that? What will be the cost for these changes? More importantly, what is the impact to our voters by limiting their access and convenience of voting that exist with the current practices?
Good government requires more engagement of residents, strong leaders who embrace the public voice; and transparency in all policies that impact the public. Our election system is not broken, has never shown fraudulent practices, and has withstood the tests over the years. We applaud the decades of integrity in our elections, overseen by Phil Schmit, Richard Dean, Mark Lund and now Michelle Asencion. These leaders trusted the voters.
The full report before you today by County Counsel clearly addresses all those issues raised by Restore the V ote Ventura, and clearly notes your limited authority under the laws. Registrar of V oters Michelle Ascencion definitively described her departments roles and responsibilities in a prior meeting, and solidly supports the integrity of the operations. We concur with County Counsel’s report and the Registrar’s and ask that you do the same.
Sincerely,
AAUW Camarillo Branch
Cathy Trevino, President