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Archive for February 7th, 2008

07 Feb

URGENT - Los Angeles Refuses Hand Count - Please sign petition

Some bad news from the Courage Campaign:
The bad news?
In what the media is now calling “Double Bubble Trouble,” 94,000 “Decline-to-State” v otes in Los Angeles County — 50% of the total DTS ballots cast — are being rejected due to a ballot design flaw, despite the Courage Campaign’s discovery of the “double bubble” problem [...]

07 Feb

UPDATE: California Disgrace - the latest

Important: All ‘decline to state’ voters in Los Angeles, please hold onto your receipts for the time being.
Also, the Courage Campaign now has a registration site up for ‘decline to state’ voters in Los Angeles. You will need to enter your contact information and voting receipt number. Once it’s recorded, the campaign’s lawyer will [...]

07 Feb

Megan Williams assailant worried about what the children might think

The first Hate Crime indictment has been handed down in the Megan Williams case, and the accused, Karen Burton, 46, is “relieved:”
Karen Burton was “a little surprised” by the hate crime charge but was relieved that an earlier sexual assault count was not included in the indictment, said her attorney, Betty Gregory.
“She didn’t want her [...]