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San Luis Obispo County attempts to rectify voter guide error

May 13, 2026

SLO County Clerk Recorder Elaina Cano

By KAREN VELIE

The San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorders Office on Tuesday mailed out a list of endorsed candidates it wrongly omitted from voter guide pages to all registered voters in an attempt to correct its error.

California law allows the six approved parties – Democrat, Republican, American Independent, Green, Libertarian and Peace and Freedom – to have their endorsements in voter guides in all counties. Even though SLO County received the American Independent Party’s endorsement list, county staff failed to include the list in the voter guide.

After noticing the error, American Independent Party State Chairman Vic Marani asked Clerk-Recorder Elaina Cano to rectify the omission.

Initially, Cano’s plan was to put all six party endorsements on social media and on the county website as a remedy.

After discovering her plan was not sufficient, Cano agreed to mail out a postcard to all registered voters in the county with the American Independent Party endorsement list, according to the clerk-recorders Facebook page.

Clerk-recorder office staffers then argued on the office’s social media account that the omission was not Cano’s fault, leading to another allegation Cano’s employees violated rules against using public resources to promote a candidate.

It is unlawful in California “for any elected state or local officer, including any state or local appointee, employee, or consultant, to use or permit others to use public resources for a campaign activity.”

 


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I can see how this happening, could be interpreted as egregious and manipulative.


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I really don’t care. I don’t rely on endorsements to make voting decisions. However, I want accountability and not activism at the clerk/recorder’s office and would like to see the Dominon voting machines gone.


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How many times do you need to be hit over the head with the fact that Elaina Cano is NOT the right person for the job?


/rhetorical ?


She is NOT ignorant, she IS simply a useful tool of the forever TRAITORS amongst us in the DemoNcrat party. Her chosen conniving master.


SOLUTION: Vote for VANESSA ROZO as OUR new San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder in 2026.


VANESSA ROZO is the name you need to remember!


We need to remove the current DemoNcrat shill (Elaina Cano) that continues to destroy our belief in fair elections through the instruction of her DemoNcrat machine masters.


#SaveSLOCounty

#VoteRepublican2026


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Clerk recorder Cano has been an activist for a number of years, we all know this!!!! She needs to be replaced and indicted for her actions!!!!


We need an honest law abiding county clerk recorder to replace this activist P.O.S. that holds this position in in our county!!!!


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This is staggering incompetence.

Is there no review process before voting materials are sent out? Was a review done? This is not rocket science people. The simplist jobs can’t be accomplished. It’s too hard.

Seems like people in government are typically unskilled, low IQ, bottom of the barrel types.


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100%


All of us are seeing the race to the bottom in the intelligence quotient at every turn.


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Who cares about the American Independent Party?


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Just another reason that we need to elect a competent county clerk.


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And who might that be in your opinion?


Say the name.


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The Clerk-Recorder is an important position that requires competent leadership. The current incumbent needs to be replaced. The voters have an opportunity to bring in a competent individual. Ms Cano Ned’s to be removed from office.


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The Clerk Recorder’s Office is totally inept. (and/or corrupt) They need to clean house. It’s never been the same since Julie Rodewald left.


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