{"id":44735,"date":"2013-10-22T16:39:13","date_gmt":"2013-10-22T23:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=44735"},"modified":"2013-10-27T13:52:10","modified_gmt":"2013-10-27T20:52:10","slug":"palmdale-to-residents-all-elections-are-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2013\/10\/22\/palmdale-to-residents-all-elections-are-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Palmdale to residents: All elections are on!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"2013<\/a>PALMDALE \u2013- The city of Palmdale has a message for local voters who may still be confused about the status of the Nov. 5 elections: \u201cAll elections are on!\u201d<\/p>\n

In a press release issued Tuesday, city officials addressed the issue:<\/p>\n

The City of Palmdale is reminding its residents that ALL the elections slated for Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013 are on as scheduled, thanks to a California Court of Appeals ruling and denial from an LA Superior Court judge which soundly rejected the attempts of\u00a0 plaintiff\u2019s attorneys Kevin Shenkman and Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris to halt them.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are still getting phone calls and inquiries from residents, candidates and the media asking whether the election is on or not,\u201d said Palmdale\u2019s Communications Manager John Mlynar. \u201cDespite the many unsuccessful attempts to stop our election and create mass confusion with our residents, we are taking every opportunity we have to let people know that this election is on and that the Constitutional rights of our residents have been preserved.\u201d<\/p>\n

The plaintiffs were unsuccessful in court on Oct. 16 in their latest attempt to stop Palmdale\u2019s election, when the judge denied their request for a clarification of the Court of Appeal\u2019s ruling on Oct. 15.<\/p>\n

The election includes races for Mayor, City Council, Palmdale School District, Westside School District, Antelope Valley Union High School District, Antelope Valley Community College District and Palmdale Water District.<\/p>\n

The City of Palmdale\u2019s election has been underway and absentee ballots have been mailed out and returned. A series of candidate debates has been going on for over a month and candidates have spent large sums of money on their campaigns.<\/p>\n

\u201cParris continues trying to create chaos and mayhem over an election issue that has been settled — Palmdale\u2019s election is on,\u201d said Palmdale City Attorney Matthew Ditzhazy. \u201cHe and Shenkman are maintaining their efforts to deny the Constitutional rights of 68,000 voters and are working hard to prevent the guaranteed election of at least one, possibly two, minority candidates to the Palmdale City Council.\u201d<\/p>\n

As indicated in the Court of Appeals ruling, Palmdale\u2019s voting and tabulation will go forward, and the Certification issue remains to be decided on direct appeal. The Court of Appeals is prepared to decide the certification issue on a priority basis.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis continued effort to cause confusion and discord in a city where neither of them live is the latest attempt to keep their legal meter running and milk the taxpayers out of their hard earned money,\u201d said Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford. \u201cTheir actions show that they care less about black, white or brown—their only concern is green.\u201d<\/p>\n

No further court appearances are scheduled.\u00a0 Plaintiffs and the City will be filing closing briefs on the remedy issues simultaneously on Oct. 25; then each side will file simultaneous replies on Oct.\u00a0 31.\u00a0 The judge will issue a final judgment sometime after the 31st.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile the judge is considering a district plan for Palmdale, why doesn\u2019t the City of Lancaster take this opportunity to adopt Parris\u2019 proposed remedy for Palmdale—5 districts with the mayor\u2019s position annually rotating amongst the council?\u201d asked Ditzhazy.\u00a0 \u201cLancaster has plenty of time to do that before the April 2014 election.\u00a0 His accomplice, Shenkman, is suing a wide swath of Lancaster (the Lancaster School District) alleging \u2018racially polarized voting\u2019 and Parris\u2019 own trial expert said that racially polarized voting had occurred in the United States at every election at every level since the late 1800\u2019s.\u00a0\u00a0 So unless Lancaster is some sort of \u2018immaculate\u2019 city there is racially polarized voting, as defined by these two attorneys, going on at every election.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Previous related stories:<\/p>\n

Appellate court clears way for Palmdale city council election<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

California Voting Rights Act Violation<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Candidate files motion to reinstate Palmdale city elections<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Palmdale to appeal judge\u2019s decision to cancel council election<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Shenkman\/Parris file injunction to halt Palmdale election<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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