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Possible Voter Suppression Concerns U.S. Attorney, Local Officials Terry MILLER tmiller@beaconmedianews.com
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n recent weeks and months there has been a huge amount of attention on possible voter suppression for the upcoming general election Nov 3. In the emergence of the Trump administration falsely suggesting that mail-in voting is rife with fraud, reports of intimidation at early voting centers, and fires at official ballot boxes, federal prosecutors are taking a serious look at potential 2020 voter suppression. United States Attorney Nicola T. Hanna announced last Thursday that Assistant United States Attorneys Lindsey Greer Dotson and Thomas F. Rybarczyk will serve as election officers for the central district of California during this year’s general
election period, which culminates on Election Day on Nov. 3. In their capacity, Dotson and Rybarczyk will oversee the handling of complaints related to election fraud and voting rights concerns occurring in the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo. If complaints are received, Dotson and Rybarczyk will coordinate with the FBI field office in Los Angeles to investigate them and will consult with the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. Federal law prohibits crimes such as intimidating or bribing voters, buying and selling votes, impersonating voters, altering vote tallies, stuffing ballot boxes, and marking ballots for voters against their wishes or without their input. It also
contains special protections for the rights of voters and provides that they can vote free from acts that intimidate or harass them. For example, actions designed to interrupt or intimidate voters at polling places by questioning or challenging them, or by photographing or videotaping them, under the pretext that these are actions to uncover illegal voting may violate federal voting rights law. The FBI will have special agents available across the country to receive allegations of election fraud and other election abuses on Election Day. Agents at the FBI’s Los Angeles field office, which serves the same seven counties as the U.S. attorSEE VOTER SUPPRESSION PAGE 15
Early voters cast their ballots at the Los Angeles County Arboretum Monday afternoon. | Photo by Terry Miller / Beacon Media News
Facing COVID-19 Fines, Some Restaurants Say the Punishment Does Not Fit the Crime L.A. county health department officials descend upon Monrovia restaurants seeking code violations Terry MILLER tmiller@beaconmedianews.com
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n what is already an extraordinarily difficult and unprecedented time for restaurants, county health officials made what some feel was a sneak attack on restaurants on Myrtle Avenue, last Thursday afternoon. As with so many aspects
of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a learning curve for Los Angeles restaurants. However, some restaurant owners have found it difficult to keep track of the way county and state mandates change. First it was complete closure. Then takeout only with restrictions. And now, outdoor and sidewalk dining with restrictions and mandates. The list of
protocol appendix for restaurants, breweries and wineries is several pages long and have resulted in costly modifications for many businesses. Thousands of restaurants have closed permanently as a direct result of the pandemic. Coronavirus has contributed to extraordiSEE FINES PAGE 15
Rudy Castrellon has been in Monrovia since 1994 and has never experienced anything like this year’s business protocols during COVID-19. | Photo by Terry Miller / Beacon Media News