Santa Ana , CA January 28, 2008 – The CUSD Recall Committee delivered recall petitions to the Registrar of Voters today in an effort to force a recall election against trustees Sheila Benecke and Marlene Draper from the Capistrano Unified School District Board. By the group's estimation they have received approximately 62,000 signatures.

The committee needs 20,493 signatures per trustee to force a recall election.

The Registrar of Voters has 30 business days to verify the signatures. The deadline to complete signature verification is March 12, 2008.

“We take great care to ensure that every valid signature on a petition is accounted for,” said Neal Kelley, Registrar of Voters. “Everyone involved can rest assured that we will act with the utmost professionalism and integrity,” he continued.

 

We will begin the certification process today, which will include a raw count of the signatures submitted.  The Registrar of Voters will not be providing updates or communicating with the proponents, school district or public once the certification process begins.  Registrar of Voters Neal Kelley has directed that a 100% examination of the petitions take place.  Information will be provided through a press release once the Registrar has certified the results.

 

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