Romero reacts to double bubble trouble

The day after the Board of Supervisors voted to carry out an investigation, Gloria Romero has weighed in, in a letter to County Clerk Dean Logan, demanding the following.

1. A full review of any Democratic ballots cast by DTS voters in the February 5, 2008 Presidential Primary.

2. Your review should determine if any ballots were voided due to Los Angeles County’s burdensome and unnecessary requirement that at DTS voters mark an additional “Democratic Party” bubble located on their ballot.

3. Your review should determine how many ballots were voided due to Los Angeles County’s burdensome and unnecessary requirement that at DTS voters mark an additional “Democratic Party” bubble located on their ballot.

4. If your office determines that ballots from DTS voters were voided because the "Democratic Party” bubble was not marked, your office should take immediate corrective action to ensure that these votes are accurately counted.

5. In addition to your review and corrective action, I would like a full written explanation as to why you approved such a flawed ballot design that led to widespread confusion and possible disenfranchisement of voters on Election Day.

Most of this fits in with the county's investigation, except for number 5.  The ballot in question has existed since 2002, and the County Supervisors might not be so eager to explain why the county has not seen the problem with the ballot since that time.  During their meeting, in fact, they suggested that the same ballot would likely appear in the June 3 election.