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Voters report alleged misconduct by poll workers in San Luis Obispo

November 8, 2022

By KAREN VELIE

After poll workers at multiple polling places in San Luis Obispo County refused to provide ballots to voters, several voters contacted both the SLO County Clerk Recorder and the FBI regarding the workers’ failures to follow election laws.

Voters are permitted to vote at the polls, and many exchange their mail-in ballots for poll ballots. However, multiple poll workers are telling voters to fill in their mail-in ballots and drop them in the box without the envelope, which disqualifies their votes.

Voters are required to use poll ballots at the polling places, unless they place their mail-in ballot in the envelope provided, which then must be signature approved at the clerk recorder’s office, and will not be counted on election night.

Laura Mordaunt attempted to turn her mail-in ballot and vote at Los Ranchos Elementary School in SLO. The poll workers argued that there was no reason to give her another ballot and told her to fill out the mail-in ballot and drop it in a box without the envelope, which would invalidate her vote.

Mordaunt then called County Clerk Recorder Elaina Cano who agreed that mail-in ballots dropped without envelopes at polling places would be disqualified. Cano said she would resolve the issue, Mordaunt said.

“The people who are coming to the polls want their votes counted tonight,” Mordaunt said. “All poll ballots will be counted tonight.”

It is unclear how Cano can remedy the issue. Cano has not responded to questions from CalCoastNews.

“We hope that this problem is resolved and that people who dropped their ballots into the box without an envelope go back to the polling place to seek a resolution,” Mordaunt said. “I want to thank Elaina Cano for addressing this issue promptly.”


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Dropped my ballot off at the court house Saturday, online statues reports “Your ballot has been mailed! Your ballot is at the Post Office and is making its way to you. Look for your ballot in your mailbox soon!” WTH?


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Obviously they have not officially counted your ballot as received and your online status simply reflects that your ballot was mailed to you a few weeks ago. I’m sure if you check back in a few days it will tell you your ballot has been received and counted. If not, contact the clerk.


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Be sure to help get bigger budget so they can scan that ballot the second it arrives 3 days before…….smh


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Voter suppression!


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Should the title read “A Voter Reports” or “Voters Report? I only see one complaint cited in this article. May be a typo!


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“several voters contacted both both the SLO County Clerk Recorder and the FBI”


Sounds like someone organized some “voters”.


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Why would you try and vote in such an obtuse way. Just drop the ballot in a post box or fill out a new one at the polls, sheesh. It’s like these meddlsome democrats are looking for trouble by voting in the weirdest way possible. Thankfully the Country workers lead by our BoS reacted so quickly, a dozen ballots at most may need fixing and it’s early in the day so it’s good the wrinkles have been ironed out so quickly.


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“looking for trouble by voting in the weirdest way possible”


Let the claims of voter fraud and bs stolen things begin!


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It’s like these meddlsome democrats are looking for trouble by voting in the weirdest way possible.


Oh so now it’s the democrats fault? The amusing reality is it was a republican this time according to the comments below.


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“Let the games begin”


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And so it begins. Because of one bitter politician, Americans are now seeing the bogeyman manipulate their vote in even the most mundane of elections. I’ve been alive now for 76 years and only in the last two, have I ever heard of widespread voter fraud in this nation.


Obviously there have been election issues in the past. In 1960, Richard Nixon could have called foul on the results in West Virginia. Likewise, in 2000, Al Gore could have called foul on the results in Florida. But both men, having some modicum of principles and a love for the U.S. saw that it would tear the country apart if they pursued their claims.


But not Donald Trump. He was quite willing to take the Constitution, voting rights, and the actual process of voting and toss them on the fire for his own self satisfaction.


I believe that civil servants bear an oath when they take office to be unbiased and strict on their enforcement of laws and process. If we have now come to the point that we can’t trust these folks to carry out their jobs in a fair manner, then this nation is lost.


I await the headlines from Arizona where some unfortunate voter ran afoul of the “poll watchers” carrying guns and is shot to death just for following through on their civic duty.


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That’s quite a stretch. Poll Workers in SLO fail to follow the law and it’s Trumps fault. Sheesh.


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And by the way, Gore did call foul.


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Yes, and he had a good reason, but he bowed out graciously and conceded when the time came. Unlike Mr. Trump who is still running around the country saying he should be the president. I remember no such conduct from Mr. Gore.


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There was nothing gracious about how Gore did anything. He took the election all the way to SCTOUS. There were accusations of partisanship with numerous mouthpieces for Gore hurling unfounded accusations against the FLC, Justice Rehnquist, Justice O’Connor and Clarence Thomas. Is that not every bit as dangerous as Jan 6 2020? Do citizens not have a right to protest every bit as much as political hacks?


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Gore “took the election all the way to SCTOUS?” Fake news. Bush went to SCOTUS to get the Florida vote count stopped. Gore just got screwed by Justice O’Connor making up law. Hey, but I guess we must have had different history textbooks.


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Really, a court case where lawyers dress in suits and ties and enter a building to make a decision is the same as a rabble breaking into the Capitol Building to forcefully overturn an election. Please.


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And by the way Gore quit without inviting mobs to DC to pressure Congress to spark a constitutional crisis. What’s more likely, a vast conspiracy of which there is no real evidence, or an unpopular president lost and would rather lie than lose face.


Adam is right. Democracy depends on citizens trusting institutions which have sworn to protect the law and republic, more than they trust a single person or party.


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Laura Mordaunt You mean this Laura Mordaunt?


“Executive and Technical Director, Laura Mordaunt • techdirector @ rpsloc”


It’s not funny that CCN pretends the SLO County gop Technical Director is a housewife or a retired teacher that just randomly had a issue voting. What other claims and voting bs will follow?


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And the problem with that is what? She’s testing the system. If she wasn’t well aware of the regs her vote would have been discarded. How many unaware people followed the improper directions?


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Attempting to suppress the Conservative votes. The majority of those wanting to vote in this manner are overwhelmingly Republican voters. Don’t tell me these pole workers aren’t aware of this.


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Those damn “poles,” they’re always looking to spoil an election. Just look what happened to Lech Walesa.


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I don’t agree with much of what you post, but, that’s pretty good.


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I don’t know about “pole workers” but I am a POLL worker and please explain to everyone how we are “aware”, or know in any way, that “the overwhelming Republican voters” vote “in this manner”?


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How election fraud begins. Poll workers must be democrats. Funny how democrats are exempt from the law.


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Politics 2022, just make stuff up and see what sticks?


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