Teachers Union Running Massive, Illegal, Deceptive Campaign
• Union Leadership and Candidates are Illegally
Coordinating Campaign Efforts
•
Union Trying to Buy the Election with $72,797.49
Spent So Far
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA. The Teachers Union PAC is
the largest special interest group involved in the
CUSD local school board races -- and they are trying
to buy the election using deceptive and illegal
tactics. To date, the Teachers Union PAC has already
spent
$72,297.49 on behalf of candidates
Duane Stiff, Erin Kutnick and Andrea Kooiman!
Here is a link to the California Secretary of State’s
website disclosing the Teachers Union PAC filings:
http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Campaign/Committees/Detail.aspx?id=1043314&view=electronic&session=2007
Illegal and Deceptive Tactics.
The Teachers
Union PAC, as well as the three candidates they are
supporting for School Board, have engaged in illegal
and deceptive campaign practices, including without
limitation the following:
Court Strikes Illegal Campaign Statements “in their entirety”
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA. An Orange County Superior Court has stricken “in their entirety” the 200-word candidate statements filed by recall targets Marlene Draper and Sheila Benecke, two trustees of the Capistrano Unified School District. A copy of the court order is attached hereto.
The court’s action ensured Draper and Benecke’s illegal campaign statements will not be published in the sample ballots to be sent to all voters prior to the June 24 special election.
Leaders of the CUSD Recall Committee filed the lawsuit seeking court intervention to strike numerous “false, misleading and illegal statements” made by Draper and Benecke in their optional “Candidate Statement of Qualifications.” Read More...
CUSD Recall Court Hearing Set For Monday
Lawsuit Asks Court To Sanction Trustees Draper and Benecke for Illegal Campaign Statements
Recall
Committee leaders and lawsuit petitioners Jennifer
Beall and Tom Russell
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA.
On Monday,
April 28, 2008, a superior court judge will hear the
lawsuit brought by members of the CUSD Recall
Committee asking the court to strike numerous false,
misleading and illegal statements contained in
candidate statements filed by recall targets Marlene
Draper and Sheila Benecke, two trustees of the
Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD). The matter
has been scheduled for hearing before Judge Steven L.
Perk on:
Monday, April 28, 2008, at 8:30 a.m., in Department
C32 of the Superior Court of California, County of
Orange, at 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA
92701.
Recall Targets Sued Over Illegal Campaign Statements
CUSD Recall Committee Members Ask Superior Court To Sanction Trustees Draper and Benecke
Recall Committee leaders Jennifer Beall and Tom Russell
See copy of complaint and press release.
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA. Yesterday, leaders of the CUSD Recall Committee filed a legal action in Orange County Superior Court against Marlene Draper and Sheila Benecke, two trustees of the Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD).
The legal action seeks expedited court intervention to strike numerous false, misleading and illegal statements made by Draper and Benecke in the optional “Candidate Statement of Qualifications” each filed with the Orange County Registrar of Voters on April 12th. Any final approved Candidate Statement of Qualifications will be published in the sample ballot sent to all voters prior to the special election. Read More...
1990-1991 Grand Jury Report exposes the deep roots of, and players behind the CUSD culture of corruption
CUSD Trustees and Superintendent engage in improper coercion, intimidation and fear
• Specific Examples of Coercion, Intimidation and Fear
• We call upon the District Attorney to conduct a full and complete investigation
Parents Declare War on School Board
CUSD Trustees Engaged In A Conspiracy to Violate Election Laws
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