Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Jimmy Nguyen and His End Game

With the second recount or  known as voter's initiated recount over, Jimmy Nguyen lost the SJC Council District 8 to Sylvia Arenas by 74 votes (17,254 to 17,180).   At the beginning of the recount, he was behind by 98 votes.  

 Last Friday, he filed a lawsuit claiming negligence by the ROV.   He claimed that misconduct and errors by the ROV costed him the election.   He is asking the judge to set aside Arena's election.

Meanwhile, Manh Nguyen is still waiting for the forensic test for his lawsuit against the ROV.  The lab has the IR result of the ink but not the chemical analysis.

Meanwhile, both Lan Diep and Sylvia Arenas are well on their way to start their new job.   What is the chance of a judge setting aside the election and declare a new election?   Only time will tell.


Slow Voter Turnout in Santa Clara County for Midterm Election?

  Mirroring the voting trends in California, the voters in Santa Clara County have not returned their mail-in ballots as expected.   With ...