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 Recount...was no recount by Robert Castillo - EPalumni.Com Web Posted: 03/08/2010 5:00 pm CST EAGLE PASS - What many thought was a court-ordered recount of the recent democratic primary election in Maverick county turns out to be a routine procedural measure being carried out all over the state in accordance with State law. Randall Dillard, Director of Communications for the office of the Secretary of State confirmed that the request for a manual count of ballots was nothing more than a routine quality check aimed at testing the computer totals with the actual manual count. According to Maverick County election administrator, Roy Schmerber, the count was done only in Precinct 1B, 3A and 3B and only involved votes in the Governor's race in accordance with directives from the office of Secretary of State. This information was made public as early as February 19, 2010 when the State posted a memo detailing the specifics of the state mandated count. Related memo: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/laws/2010primpartial.shtml  MARCH IS RED CROSS MONTH WHAT: New volunteer orientation - Free WHEN: Saturday, March 20, 2010 WHERE: IBC Bank across from Maverick County Lake on Main St. TIME: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. WHY: Know what to do in case a disaster happens in our neighborhoods. We want to help the community prevent, prepare for, and respond in case of an emergency. CALL: For additional information, contact Teresa Vieths at Seco Mines Community Center at 773-5588. This orientation is free of charge. Be prepared, be Red Cross ready, and help save lives.   Oscar Rodriguez resigns as Demo
Party Chairmanby Robert Castillo - EPalumni.Com Web Posted: 03/04/2010 9:34 am CST EAGLE PASS - A few candidates and many voters have voiced their concern and uncertainty about what will transpire in light of the recent and some say expected resignation of Maverick County's Democratic Chairman, Oscar Rodriguez. As reported Rodriguez was recently hospitalized and announced that he had submitted his resignation as Democratic Party Chairman to County Judge Jose Aranda. Judge Aranda has clarified that for all practical purposes, Rodriguez is still considered Chairman for several reasons. According to State regulations the process may require initial consideration from the County Democratic Executive Committee which Maverick County does not have. Its also known that Maverick County does not even have Precinct Chairmen who would also play an integral part in considering Rodriguez's resignation. In addition, since the position of Party Chairman is an elected position, the decision to accept his resignation can not be left up to the County Judge. Efforts by the County Judge's office are underway to consult with State officials as to how to proceed with the vacancy and more importantly, how to replace Rodriguez. Some have suggested that serious consideration be given to newly elected Victor Perry as an interim replacement however the State needs to be consulted so the process of replacing Rodriguez is done legally and in accordance with all state regulations. With regards to the financing of the upcoming run-off elections , its reported that enough funds are in the Democratic Party coffers to finance the cost of the run-off set for April 13th, 2010. More details as they develop. Related Link; Precinct Chairman information Donations help Democrats fund digital voting Web Posted: 02/28/2010 12:00 CST By Guillermo Contreras - Express-News Votes cast in Maverick County will be counted electronically for Tuesday's primary after some Democrats, including some candidates, pitched in to help the local party pay off a $10,500 debt and avoid a hand-counting of the ballots. U.S. Rep. Ciro Rodriguez learned Friday that the Democratic party of Maverick County had not paid its bill from the previous primary to the Nebraska company that provides the software for the electronic machines, according to Luis Vera Jr., Rodriguez's close friend and adviser. Rodriguez, of San Antonio, lost the 2004 primary for the District 28 seat to Henry Cuellar of Laredo in a controversial race that featured hand counts and cries of vote tampering and illegal ballots in Webb and Zapata counties. After the Supreme Court ruled in 2006 that district boundaries had to be redrawn because they violated the Voting Rights Act, Rodriguez won election to Congress in a special election in the 23rd District, defeating Republican Henry Bonilla in January 2007. Rodriguez faces San Antonio personal injury attorney and Army veteran Miguel Ortiz in the primary. MORE  Lionel Jimenez fights in SA
EPalumni.com by Robert Castillo The Eagle Pass Boxing Club was invited to participate in the San Antonio Regional Golden Gloves Tournament this week. According to Skip Wilson, event director, the four day event which ends on Saturday, has as many as 154 bouts. Eagle Pass Boxing Club had two competitors scheduled for Wednesday night. Twenty four year old, Lionel Jimenez moved to Eagle Pass three months ago from Oklahoma where he attended the University of Central Oklahoma seeking a degree in Kinesiology. Lionel started training as a boxer twelve months ago which brought him to Wednesday's event. His sporting abilities were recognized in Oklahoma as a high school football player after scoring the most touchdowns in his senior year. At Wednesday's night fight, he was not as lucky. "It was close, I think I should have won because I had a good second and third rounds," he said. "But I am not really familiar with the scoring system yet, but all I know is that he was running from me for the entire fight and I just need to learn how to capitalize when I am open and not really overthrow as much," he added. Lionel lost the fight to Richard Howell from Randazzo Brothers Boxing Club in the novice welter weight category. Lionel adds that he will be having his next fight in Eagle Pass on March 20 as an amateur fighter. Eagle Pass Boxing Club's second fighter was Jorge Vargas, scheduled to fight Frankie Garcia also from Randazzo Brothers Boxing Club. Vargas was disqualified for being late to the scheduled weigh in. Photo by EPalumni.Com  Election
continues despite major errorEPalumni.Com Updated: Feb 17, 2010 11:26 am EAGLE PASS - Early voting continues as scheduled despite previous plans to postpone the start of early voting due to a ballot error, which omitted the names of Cynthia Muniz and Amado Abascal whom are both vying for the position of District Judge. According to sources, Oscar Rodriguez, the Democratic Party Chairman for Maverick County suggested the postponement of the election until corrected ballots could be printed. Plans to locally print the corrected ballot was also discussed but it was determined that these ballots required a specific printing process which will allow the ballot counting equipment to read the voter's election choices correctly. Election Systems & Software was the company that printed the ballots and according to their company spokesperson, Kimberly Gurzick, their procedure is to submit the final draft for review and or corrections to the client and only after that review takes place will the ballots be printed. She also confirmed that they have a specific printing process in order to avoid illegal printing. Its reported that voting will continue using the defective ballots until corrected ones arrive. E.S.& S did not have any information regarding any additional cost as a result of the error. 
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