Voter suppression undermines faith in government wherever it occurs. Thank goodness it isn’t happening here in Sonoma County.

Or is it?

In a Sonoma County case, the American Civil Liberties Union has filed suit to find out why as many as 45,000 California ballots weren’t counted in last November’s election. The issue raised in the lawsuit is the way our signatures are verified when we vote by mail.

“People should not be denied their right to vote because a government official doesn’t like their penmanship, but that’s exactly what is happening in California,” said Michael Risher, an ACLU staff attorney, in a written statement. Continue reading Was Your Vote Counted Last Election? →