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Letter to County Clerk
by Onzelo Markum
October 30, 2006

Dear Mary Ann,

A situation has come to the attention of the Albert Choate campaign which requires your immediate action concerning the ballots at precinct #331 and potentially all of the ballots in Precinct 3.

Today we were informed by Geraldine Sam and Arthur Gilmore, both of whom reside in precinct 331, that they both saw the names of Albert Choate and Bryan Lamb who are Precinct Two candidates on their Precinct Three ballots; they both voted today at the Nessler Center. Arthur is a Republican Precinct Chair for 331 and Geraldine is a Republican activist so they are both aware of which County Commissioner precinct they reside in.

A check of their voter registration numbers (0000295160 for Arthur, 0000231314 for Geraldine) confirms that they are registered at 2412 STONEWALL ST ,LA MARQUE ,TX which is in voting precinct #331 and County Commissioner Precinct Three.

As you are aware, there is no County Commissioner Precinct Three race on the ballot this year and neither of the County Commissioner Precinct Two candidates should have shown up on the ballots fro voting precinct #331.

On behalf of the Choate campaign, I am requesting that you do the following:

Investigate the ballots at the Nessler Center and all early voting locations, including any mail-in ballots, for Precinct #331 and if the problem exists, correct it tomorrow morning before early voting begins on October 31st.
Perform a full audit of the ballots from Pct #331, including any mail-in ballots, to confirm whether or not the Precinct Two County Commissioner candidates, Mr. Choate and Mr. Lamb, appeared on the ballot from Oct 23 until Oct 30 and whether there have been any inadvertent votes cast for Mr. Choate or Mr. Lamb. If there have been inadvertent votes, I would like them removed from the vote totals and I would like an updated sheet e-mailed to me with the corrected vote totals.
Audit the ballots for all of the remaining voting precincts in precinct 3 to confirm that the ballots do not list Mr. Choate or Mr. Lamb.
Respond back to me with your findings.

Thank you in advance for your prompt attention to this matter.

Regards,

Onzelo Markum III
Choate for County Commissioner Campaign
Political Director

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