Community Concern Over Lincoln Heights Neighborhood Council Elections This Week

Oh man, it's a long grievance that was filed by cell phone to Zuma Dogg this weekend regarding the upcoming Lincoln Heights Neighborhood Council elections.

First of all, y'all...why are kids allowed to vote in these elections? They are run by the City Clerk's election division. That should kinda signal that it should be 18 and over. Aren't things like liquor licences and zoning issues and adult issues being voted on? Should kids be able to vote about alcohol related issues (among others)? Don't give me that "it's good to get them to participate early on" softy B.S. There are other ways to accomplish youth participation. This is nuts!

Secondly, the polls are open from 1p-7p ON A SCHOOL CAMPUS. Gee, let's make it so the only people who can vote (beside the people the shady side are bussing in) are the kids. ARE YOU KIDDING ME. Then, the polls close at 7p, just in time for the adults. AND THIS JUST IN...ADULTS CAN'T GO ON THE CAMPUS/VOTING LOCATION UNTIL AFTER 3pm. Giving the actual adult stakeholders only the hours of 3p-7p to vote. And excuse me, won't most of these stakeholders be stuck in traffic trying to get to the polls after work during these hours?

I think I see what is going on here.

Also, the voting information/ballots were sent out late, and there is some shady B.S. about having to turn in your absentee ballot IN PERSON, since they were sent out too late.

And some of the voter information was only sent out in English. And some was only sent out in Spanish. And some of the mailing information only had the first half. And some mailers only had the second half. IT'S ALL SCREWED UP FROM WHAT I AM HEARING!

Clearly the City Clerks office is not ready and I think even THEY would like to have a "mulligan" on this first election that they are running. But City Council has put the pressure on to keep the election on schedule.

It's a shim-sham of a flim-flam. It's litigous, incidious, inciteful; not rightful. It's tragical, not magical. It's precocious, ferocious...it's supercalifraglistic, expialidocious. (To quote the legendary attorney, Jackie Childs.)

But this is no laughing matter, because speaking of "childs", that's mostly who will be voting in the upcoming LHNC elections based on the way they have the system gamed.

AND: Anyone can be considered a stakeholder. If you live in NYC and fly into Lincoln Heights once a year for Fourth of July fireworks you can be considered a stakeholder. If you drive through the free ways; if you eat in a restaurant; go to the park...it's a very wide qualification.

The shady side will be having their people show up to vote. So if you support Zuma Dogg's take on things...please try to get to the NC elections in BH and LH this Thursday June 12th and help

TAKE BACK THE CITY!!!

TAKE BACK THE CITY!!!

Stop and get gas along the way, and you will be a stakeholder according to their definitions!