Evan Low’s presumptive allies seek to mislead voters about former San Jose mayor in District 16 Congressional race.
As the former chair of the Federal Election Commission under President Barack Obama, I’ve seen how bad actors can manipulate our elections regulatory process for political gain.
Their charge is spurious. The recount was conducted legally, and it found missing ballots that secured Low a place in the general election. People might think it outrageous that the state of California did not pay for a recount. Low and his associates considered it outrageous that anyone paid for it.that put political objectives ahead of an accurate vote tally” in a piece by the opinion editor., Low attacked the recount because he feared an accurate count might put him out of the running.
The first complainant, Max Zarzana, leads the powerful special interest organization, the Government Attorneys Association, and has repeatedly fundraised and spent money against Liccardo and in support of Low . The second complainant, Brian J. O’Grady, focuses his legal practice on “The complaints allege illicit coordination between Liccardo and the outside group that paid for the recount. But they offered no evidence of that coordination.
The complaints against Liccardo could be calculated, in part, to obfuscate Low’s own, more substantiated legal troubles complying with campaign finance law. The California Fair Practices Political Commission openedThe FEC exists to hold elected officials accountable for genuine wrongdoing. The complaints against Liccardo, filed with absolutely no evidence, are a crass political ploy to mislead voters.
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