It’s nearly a week since the primary election and voters are still awaiting an explanation from the Board of Elections and Ethics as to how the recorded vote count fluctuated by about 3,000 listed candidate votes and 1,500 write-ins, and how these votes were removed by the Board. Here’s a table drafted by Dave Mallof that shows how the numbers moved over the course of Tuesday evening.
The Board will add absentee votes to the tally some time after COB on Friday, September 19. Soon after, it is likely to certify the election results. At that point, candidates have the option of requesting a recount.
Will the Board provide assurance that its numbers are accurate?
I have not yet received a response to my letter to the Board and the Board has apparently gone silent to the media as well. I hope members of the Board agree that transparency is absolutely essential in our elections process.
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If you’ve been walking or driving around town lately, you’ve probably noticed the red-and-white signs hanging from nearly every lamppost. On some stretches, you’ll find 8, 12, even 15 on a single block. Here’s what the DC Board of Elections and Ethics website says:
Even though candidates for political office in the District are allowed to place SIGNS, POSTERS AND PLACARDS throughout the city, there are restrictions within the law that you and your campaign supporters should know about and follow.
The following excerpts from the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR) Title 24 provide specifics of the law that pertain to posting and removal of campaign materials in public space.
By following these regulations, you will ensure that your campaign signs will serve their intended purpose -as civic reminders of the importance of exercising the right to vote- rather than as unfortunate signs of environmental blight and potential litter…
108.10 No more than three versions or copies of each sign, advertisement, or poster shall be affixed on one side of a street within one block.
There’s really no excuse. My opponent pays thousands of dollars to individuals to put up those signs around your neighborhood. I am very careful to educate my volunteers to ensure that they place no more than what is permitted by law. And if you wonder why we have no enforcement in this city, look no further than to our own officials who don’t follow the law.
To report a violation, contact Marlene Pheney in the Office of the Clean City Coordinator at (202) 724-8967 or marlene.pheney@dc.gov. Provide the address of the block and the approximate number of signs. Take a photo with your cell phone camera and send it in, just don’t do it while driving!
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