“A hearing officer Monday concluded that voter fraud occurred in Vernon’s June City Council election, throwing out seven of the 64 ballots cast in the race and declaring a new winner. Yang ruled that five of the voters in question were not residents of the city. Two others, she said, did not properly submit their ballots. Yang’s ruling, if approved by the City Council, would tilt the race in favor of candidate Luz Martinez, who had trailed 34 votes to 30.”
In tiny Vernon, California, a handful of fraudulent votes changes the outcome of an election:
In a small town, a little fraud goes a long way
“A hearing officer Monday concluded that voter fraud occurred in Vernon’s June City Council election, throwing out seven of the 64 ballots cast in the race and declaring a new winner. Yang ruled that five of the voters in question were not residents of the city. Two others, she said, did not properly submit their ballots. Yang’s ruling, if approved by the City Council, would tilt the race in favor of candidate Luz Martinez, who had trailed 34 votes to 30.”
In tiny Vernon, California, a handful of fraudulent votes changes the outcome of an election: