Republican Club
At the Republican Club’s last Zoom meeting, the group discussed the Election Integrity Project, California (EIPCa), a nonprofit, nonpartisan group working to make sure that “every lawfully cast vote (is) accurately counted.”
In December 2017, EIPca filed a civil lawsuit, in partnership with Judicial Watch, charging that the California Secretary of State and the Registrar in LA County were not updating voter lists as required by the National Voter Registration Act. The lawsuit alleged that Los Angeles County has a voter registration rate equal to 112 percent of the adult population, and the rate was about 101 percent for California as a whole. The lawsuit also alleged that 11 of California’s 58 counties had more registered voters than adult citizens.
In January 2019, California and Los Angeles County entered into a settlement agreement saying it would remove upward of 1.2 million voters from registration rolls.
Focusing on what it means for Leisure World, the Republican Club president said, “As far as the past election is concerned, I think we should just move on. The election is over, that’s it. The issues going forward are the recall and HR1. This bill would remove most of the safeguards that are currently in place to prevent voter fraud and would override the current election laws in every state.”
He continued, “Proponents argue that HR1 will allow disenfranchised voters to participate by requiring that every registered voter be required to receive a ballot in the mail and removing impediments such as voters having to register beforehand or, in some states, submit voter ID.”
••• During the club’s next meeting on April 21, second vice president Brian Harmon will briefly report on racial and political tolerance, the reasons for the recall of Gov. Newsom, HR1, and suggestions for books that club members can read to become more politically informed.
One reason for the recall that Harmon will address is unemployment. He said that California’s unemployment rate, which was at 8.5 percent in February according to the State of California Employment Department, is second in the nation, referring to the latest numbers provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), part of the U.S. Department of Labor. “The No. 1 spot is held by Hawaii, at 10 percent,” he said.
Harmon mentioned that 10 of the top 10 states in unemployment are blue, if you count D.C. as a state, as the DLS does. If not, they constitute only the nine highest. “Ten of the 15 states with the lowest unemployment rates are red,” he added.
••• It is free to join the LW Republican Club. To be added to our membership roster, email dharlow50@ aol.com or call Harmon at (714) 928-1950. Zoom meetings are held the third Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. A link will be sent out to the email list.
