Mary Souza’s Newsletter
Don’t get mad at me…I’m not the one that said it. The city’s own legal counsel said it at Friday’s hearing about the Election Contest. I couldn’t believe it.
Attorney Mike Haman, representing the City of CdA, was dancing fast as he tried to answer a question by Judge Hosack about the City Council’s role in the City election. Mike Haman argued that the City should not be added back into the election lawsuit, saying the City played absolutely no part in the election; that they contracted everything out to the County.
Seasoned Judge Hosack showed his experience and wisdom when he responded to Attorney Haman. The judge calmly asked about the role of the City Council when they acted as the “Board of Canvass”. (This is their official role at a Council meeting six days after the election, where they not only ACCEPTED the election tallies produced by the County, which have since been shown to be inaccurate, but the City Council CERTIFIED the results of the election with a unanimous vote.) It was the lawyer’s answer to the judge’s question that prompted my headline.
Attorney Haman, obviously caught off guard by the judge’s astute question, tried to downplay both the function of the City Council and their responsibility for the CITY election. He said, basically, yes, they were the Board of Canvass and yes they certified the vote tallies but, Attorney Haman said, the City Council was just a “RUBBER STAMP”.
Yes, he actually said that. I think he said it twice. And I agree. (more…)
