Three mayoral candidates in Oakland say they've been left off the ballot, all due to incorrect information given by the clerk's office. 'I was almost in tears.' Here's what happened:
Three mayoral candidates in Oakland say they've been left off the ballot, all due to incorrect information given by the clerk's office.Three mayoral candidates in Oakland say they've been left off the ballot, all due to incorrect information given by the clerk's office.
Derrick Soo, Monesha "MJ" Carter and Allyssa Victory each say they were given the wrong deadline for filing their paperwork.But on August 12, five days before that deadline, each candidate got a call from the Oakland city clerk's office, saying the deadline had changed to 5 p.m. that evening.Carter says she had to leave her teaching job early to turn everything in.The following Monday, the clerk's office told her that her signatures were insufficient.
Oakland native and civil rights attorney Allyssa Victory was able to get everything turned in at the final hour. Even current City Council President Pro Tem and mayoral candidate, Sheng Thao says she was given the wrong date, but was able to correctly file in the nick of time."It's very frustrating, I understand that people make mistakes, I do understand that, but in this case, it's a big mistake and we must rectify it," Thao said. "It's just disheartening. Again, it's about democracy.
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