Posted on 12/01/2004 5:10:18 PM PST by SmithL
SAN DIEGO -- A city councilwoman said Wednesday she would not be deterred by the messy legal battle surrounding her write-in bid for San Diego mayor, suggesting that a long fight may lie ahead.
Donna Frye said that she is weighing "about 30" legal strategies and may be willing to pay for a recount.
"Patience is power," she told reporters. "In a democratic society, things take time and things sometimes become uncomfortable for people. It's nice to have the easy solution, the happy ending, for everything to go quickly and easily, but it doesn't always work out that way."
Frye spoke after the council certified the Nov. 2 election for city attorney, a city councilman and several ballot measures, including one that gives more power to the mayor -- whomever that might be. On Tuesday, California's 4th District Court of Appeal stopped the county registrar from certifying the mayoral election in one of three lawsuits that have been filed over Frye's candidacy.
The lawsuit says the city violated its own charter by allowing Frye to run as a write-in and should have limited the field to the top two finishers in the March primary -- incumbent Dick Murphy and San Diego County Supervisor Ron Roberts. A state judge has rejected that argument, saying that any complaints should have been filed before the election.
The lawsuit was filed by San Diego attorney John Howard, a Roberts supporter. After the election, Roberts criticized the city for allowing Frye to run but has stopped short of joining the lawsuit.
Roberts, who finished third in his third try for the job, rejected renewed calls by Murphy and Frye to denounce the legal challenge.
"The city never should have never been put in this position," Roberts said Wednesday.
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I think the odds are extremely thin she can pull a win out of this. Even if she did, Two thirds voted republican and she is alienating people with this nonsense. There is no way she would be a popular mayor or come close to being re-elected. She is literally a nutjob from the pothead section of town.
Typical RAT strategy..."If we can't win honestly at the ballot box, we'll steal the election or wear you out with lawsuits." Stupid skank.
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