Paging AL FRANKEN: Pulido Poised to Protest Polling

Cerritos City Council runner-up Mark Pulido is looking for more votes to close the gap between himself and the re-elected Councilwoman Carol Chen.

Chen, defeated Pulido on Tuesday by 130 votes.  He finished behind Chen in the Special Election in June 2008 by more than 900 votes. 

On Wednesday, Pulido submitted a list of demands to Cerritos City Clerk Josie Triggs which included a review of "rejected" ballots, a copy of the Cerritos City Charter and to request and "official delay" the certification of the election results.

Pulido said that if the matter is beyond the jurisdiction of the City Clerk, then he would like to meet with the Cerritos City Attorney.

My thoughts:  The election process is not yet completed, and it should be allowed to take it's course.  Let's let the City Clerk do her job, and THEN dispute the outcome if that is indeed in order.

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Campaign Night in Cerritos: Stay Tuned for Election Results, but first, check out the Chinese Concert on TV 3

Election Night in Cerritos was full of "Victory Party's" "Election Night Gatherings" or in a few cases "Campaign Wakes."

Watching the returns on Cerritos TV 3 was a bit frustrating. 

Just when you thought you were going to "actually see" who was on top, and where the votes were reporting from, the City of Cerritos cut the coverage and began to air a Chinese Cultural Concert from the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts.

I don't want to watch Chinese Dancers on Election Night, I want to watch the ballots being counted on television from the City Council Chambers.

The community loves to watch the action of election night on Cerritos TV 3.  We need to rethink how City Hall "talks" to the community during vital events like these.  We can do better, and we must in the future.

SEEN ABOVE: Mark Pulido's Election Night Party at Goldilock's Restuarant in Cerritos.  Seen is Mark's campaign manager Jonathan Kraus reporting vote totals early in the night to Mark's many friends and family. SEEN BELOW:  Chinese singers belt out another tune on election night in Cerritos on TV 3.

Jim Edwards and Carol Chen WIN in CERRITOS!

Tonight the People of Cerritos returned Incumbents Jim Edwards and Carol Chen to the Cerritos City Council for four more years.

I want to congratulate both Jim and Carol on their victories.

I know that Cerritos faces lots of challenges. Tonight's election was close. Standing up for what's right is a must in our society. I hope that everyone can work TOGETHER to make Cerritos better and stronger.

Here are the Semi-Official Results, with all 11

Precincts Reporting:

Jim Edwards 3,868
Carol Chen 3,227

Mark Pulido 3,097

Cindy Yen Chen 2,056
Chris Fuentes 1,174
Michael Udomratsak 224

According to the City Clerk's Office, less than 100 late ballots still  need to be tallied, so the outcome of the election will not change. 
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Ready: The Diva of Democracy Get's Jiggy at Cerritos City Hall!

Tonight, everyone in Cerritos will be watching our very own "Diva of Democracy" in action as the vote results are announced on Cerritos TV 3 for two open Cerritos City Council positions.

City Clerk Josie Triggs is responsible for overseeing today's vital Cerritos City Council election.  Her team is ready.  They are ready to kick some ballot booty.

The Ballots will begin to be counted at 8 p.m.  Good Luck, Josie, the EYES of CERRITOS will be watching your EVERY MOVE tonight?  BTW, I just wonder "who" Josie will be wearing tonight?  Calvin Klein?  Halston?  St. John Knit?  Hummmm...

Randy Economy