Los Angeles County Democratic Party Urgent Voter Fraud Alert – Lynwood City Recall Election
Candidates Edward R. Jacinto and Jim Morton falsely claimed Democratic Party endorsement

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Democratic Party (LACDP) today learned that two Lynwood City Council candidates running in the Lynwood City Special Recall Election on Tuesday, September 25, 2007, have falsely claimed the endorsement of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party.

Candidates Edward R. Jacinto, running to replace City Councilmember Fernando Pedroza and Jim Morton, running to replace City Councilmember Leticia Vasquez, have falsely claimed the endorsement on their campaign literature and at public events.

The Los Angeles County Democratic Party has not endorsed any candidates running in the Lynwood City Special Recall Election.

Jacinto and Morton have been sent official cease-and-desist letters by LACDP’s legal counsel. Additional actions against them may be taken to ensure the voters of Lynwood are not further misled.

“By falsely claiming the endorsement of the Democratic Party, these candidates have damaged the integrity of the election process and have misled voters. We are outraged and do not condone their behavior in misleading voters in the name of the Democratic Party. This type of fraudulent behavior will not be tolerated,” said Eric C. Bauman, Chair of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party.

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