HomeMy WebLinkAboutPackets - Council Packets (49) Mayor Hiremath and Councilmembers,
The State of Arizona's Attorney General and Secretary of State as well as Pima County Board of
Supervisors and the City of Tucson have all agreed that a verification of the votes cast in the
November 3, 2015 election is legal. Yet in spite of all these confirmations and support for
verification,the staff of Oro Valley has recommended that The Town of Oro Valley not allow a
verification of the accuracy of the recall election.
The obvious explanation for the unique Oro Valley legal opinion is one that supports the
desired outcome of staff and Council. Any challenge of this legal opinion and council action to
accept this opinion will be moot as the election will have already occurred.
If Council believes verification of an election is a crime, than accept the legal opinion. However,
you are under no obligation to accept this opinion. In fact the overwhelming evidence is that
there is no valid legal justification for not approving verification.
One of many election issues is lack of transparency. Hiding behind a questionable legal opinion
and rejecting vote verification clearly supports the claim that some members of the current
council do not conduct the Town's business openly and transparently.
There are ongoing discussions regarding vote manipulation in Oro Valley elections. Refusing to
join with others and allow a verification process tends to support this belief. No amount of
denial will overcome this belief if you reject verification.
Do the right thing and approve a verification sampling of Oro Valley votes by the Pima County
Election Commission.
Thank you,
Donald Bristow
Oro Valley concerned citizen