Pugliese for School Board

Daily News, MSNBC, CBS Refuse to Call Outcome Yet

"... with thousands of votes still to be counted, it may be a while before a victor becomes clear in the race for district 6..." - Daily News

http://www.dailynews.com/politics/ci_11834201

"The final results of the election may not be known for days, or possibly up to three weeks, as the City Clerk's Office tallies thousands of late vote-by-mail ballots, provisional ballots, write-in votes and questioned ballots." - MSNBC, CBS News

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29502058/

http://cbs2.com/local/LAUSD.election.monica.2.949948.html

Judge Rules in Pugliese LAUSD Election Challenge

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact Louis Pugliese (818) 893-3238
 
Judge Rules in Pugliese LAUSD Election Challenge
 
Los Angeles- Stating that he assumed the listing of Nury Martinez "....as an educator is false" for the March 3 election ballot, Superior Court Judge James Chalfant on Thursday went on to rule that reprinting ballots would be too costly, and refused to order the city clerk to change the wording.  The city had argued that since some parts of the ballot had already been printed, it was too late to correct any errors that may have been made.
 
During the proceedings, the Judge suggested that Pugliese might pay for the reprinting himself.
 
Louis Pugliese, a long-time teacher, had complained to the city clerk in writing on November 10 to protest his opponent's ballot description as an educator, but was told by the city that they would not review the matter, and that a court ruling was his only option. Ms. Martinez is the mayor of the city of San Fernando.
 
Pugliese's attorney Philip Koebel argued that by not reviewing the accuracy of filing documents, the city should rightfully assume the costs for reprinting the ballots. In addressing the issue of how much it would cost to reprint the LAUSD district 6 ballots, Koebel said, "The cost of misleading the voters is incalculable."
 
 
(NOTE- COURT TRANSCRIPT AT www.lausd2009.com/transcript.doc )

LAUSD Candidate Pugliese Challenges Opponent's Job Description as Misleading

December 23, 2008

 

For Immediate Release

 

(Los Angeles) Teacher Louis Pugliese, candidate for Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education, has announced that he will mount a legal challenge to block his opponent's use of the term "educator" on the proposed ballot for the upcoming March, 2009 election. Nury Martinez, who is the Mayor of San Fernando and the executive director of a non-profit environmental advocacy group, has chosen the ballot title "Mayor/Environmental Educator" as her occupational designation. The City Clerk refused to review the designation after Pugliese complained that it was misleading.

 

"For voters, candidate ballot descriptions carry a lot of weight." Pugliese said. "Since this is an election for the Board of Education, the term 'educator' should be backed with genuine experience as such. An accurate job description will help voters make an informed decision, especially in light of recent questions about the qualifications of top district leadership."

 

A hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, December 24th, at 8:30 AM in the Superior Court, 111 N Hill Street.

 

Questions regarding this legal action can be directed to Pugliese's attorney Philip Koebel at (626) 625-6915.

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