Delgado for Moorpark council
IfI lived in Renee Delgado’s district, she would have both my husband’s vote and mine for Moorpark City Council, District 1. I want to tell you why.
I met Renee four years ago, and we discussed issues in Moorpark that were concerning to both of us. What impressed me most was her openness to discuss all issues, not just the ones she could personally have a hand in. She listened, which, having lived in Moorpark for over 30 years, I have found to be rare in people in the political arena.
Renee is also an amazing real estate agent who truly cares about finding the right home for her clients and takes every client to heart. But what I have seen goes far beyond her profession.
As a woman who is bilingual and can communicate with residents who speak Spanish
as well as English, she has shown throughout her term, and even before she was elected, that she loves Moorpark and cares deeply about the people she works for and with.
I have noticed that a lot of people casting their votes are concerned about who a candidate is endorsed by or what political party they belong to. If you know me, you know I’m a liberal Democrat. Some of the people I have voted for locally over the years have not been members of the party I am associated with. City council is a nonpartisan office. To me, what matters is whether someone will protect the interests of Moorpark residents and work to make our community a good place for families and businesses.
Renee is always there to listen, to help when she can, and to work for what she believes is right for Moorpark. She has shown that she is willing to put in the work and that she genuinely wants to do this job. She has the experience, integrity and care for this position.
Lisa Padilla, Moorpark
California needs Voter ID law
Re: Shirley Weber’s Sept. 16 guest column, “California’s vote by mail system works”:
Secretary of State Shirely Weber asserted in her column that voter fraud is rare, and universal vote by mail is secure. For the past three elections, I have observed voting centers, drop boxes, and the Election Division.
The persistent failure of Election Division workers and occasionally at voting centers to comply with their own procedures has been astonishing. Watching “signature verification” of four separate voters simultaneously take place in three to five seconds by stopwatch is the ultimate in “benefit of the doubt.” The Election Division’s Legal Compliance Officer has refused to provide even redacted reports of complaints submitted and the resolution of the same.
We have had no explanation for Ventura County vote totals announced and sent to Sacramento not matching the county’s vote totals certified by the Secretary of State. The state has refused outside review of voter rolls, even after many hundreds of thousands of voters were removed in L.A. County after a lawsuit. The registration process is rife with possible errors, especially the motor-voter method.
Thirteen-thousand state commercial driver’s licenses were revoked because the drivers were “non-domiciled.” How many had been registered to vote? Reuters just released data showing greater than 30,000 false voter registrations in 12 states, admitting that may be an underestimate, and that the motor-voter registration process is the main problem. “Minimal and rare” ineligible votes are not to be ignored. Many local races are decided by less than 100 votes.
The first order of business is to pass Proposition 39, the Voter ID initiative, supported by greater than 70% of those polled. The second order of business will be a detailed audit of the current voter rolls with immediate removal of those found ineligible.
Nicholas E. Bednarski, Camarillo
This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: Endorsement for Moorpark council, all for Voter ID law | Letters
