EMPOWER LA NEiGHi3ORHOOD EMPOWERMENT 200 N. Spring Street, 20® FL, Los Angeles, CA 90012 » (213) 978-1551 or TolLFree 3-4-1 E-mail: NCSupport@lacity.org — wirw.E:mpowerl A.ory a Election Challenge Panel Determination Challenger Name: General Jeff Page Neighborhood Counells: Forming Skid Row Neighborhood Council Downtown Los’Angeles Neighborhood Council Challenge Number: 103 Challenge Basis: Explicit Use of City lngo(s) for Campaign Materials by Candidate(s) — including LA City ‘ogo, EmpowerLA logo, Neighborhood Council logo, and any other City department logo Date of Review: May 3, 2017 SRE Election Challenge Panel Members Vote Carlos Ferreya, Greater Valley Glen Council Sustain David Greene, Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council ‘Sustain Pamela Thorton, Harbor Gateway North Neighborhood Council Sustain Person filing challenge Department of Neighborhood Empowerment Report General Jeff Page Grayce Liu, General Manager Person(s) challenged present Patricia Berman, Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Robert Newman, Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council ‘Amara Ononiwu, Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Determination Fxplicit Use of City logo(s) for Campaign Materials by Candidate(s) — including LA City logo, EmpowerLA logo, Neighborhood Council logo, and any other City department logo X Sustained 0 Dismissed After General Joff Page's presentation, the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council (DLANC) board ‘members’ testimonies, the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (Department) report, and over 50 public comments, the Election Challenge Panel unanimously found that the use of the DLANC logo by the Unite DTLA “Vote No" email and DLANC's failure to take substantial action to provide clarification that this ‘email was not from DLANC supported the election challenge. [The Panelists agreed that there were two candidates in this race: the yes side and the no side. Therefore, the NNo side used the DLANC logo in violation of the Neighborhood Council Subdivision Election Manual, In Getermining a remedy, the Panelists agreed that because this was an email and because online voting accounted for approximately 80% of the vote, a majority of the votes were affected, which allowed them to {Consider the remedy for throwing out the results and having a new election. They chose not to diequally any No votes without further evidence that people who received the Unite DTLA “Vote No” were affected by the use cf the DLANC logo. They further found that online voting favored those outside of the forming Skid Row Neighborhood Council boundaries,‘The Election Challenge Panel's remedy to the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment ‘The Election Challenge Panel combined the remedies for challenges #103, 104, and 105 to: Within 60 days, there shall be an independent investigation to determine if any laws were broken and how many votes were affected; if the number of votes affected is greater than the vote difference in the election, then the election result shall be averlumed. Within 90 days, if the election result is not changed after the investigation above, then the election shall be held again, without online voting. ‘The Election Challenge Panel recommendation will now be reviewed by the Department for a final determination on the matter.EMPOWER LA NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT 200 N. Spring Street, 20° FL, Los Angeles, CA 90012 « (213) 978-1554 or Toll-Free 3-1 E-mail: NCSupport@lacity.org — ynw.EmpowerlA.org Election Challenge Panel Determination Challenger Name: General Jeff Page Forming Skid Row Neighborhood Counci! Neighborhood Council Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Challenge Number: 104 Challenge Basis: Neighborhood Council Board Endorsement Date of Review: May 3, 2017 SSS Election Challenge Panel Members Vote Carlos Ferreya, Greater Valley Glen Council Sustain David Greene, Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council Sustai Pamela Thornton, Harbor Gateway North Neighborhood Council Sustain Person filing challenge Department of Neighborhood Empowerment Report General Jeff Page Grayce Liu, General Manager Person(s) challenged present Patricia Berman, Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Robert Newman, Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council ‘Amara Ononiwu, Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Determination Neighborhood Council Board Endorsement X Sustained Dismissed ‘Aier General Jeff Page's presentation, the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council (DLANC) board members’ testimonies, the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (Department) report, and over $0 public comments, the Election Challenge Panel unanimously found that DLANC's failure to take action by Sencing an email to thei voter database to clarify thatthe Unite DTLA “Vote No" email using the DLANC.fogo TR LAST DLANC indicated implicit Neighborhood Council board endorsement ofthat position even though {he DLANC never took a position on the Skid Row Neighborhood Council subdivision. This failure to provide Clarification created voter confusion in violation of the Neighborhood Council Subdivision Election Manuel ‘The Election Challenge Panel's remedy to the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment is: thee Election Challenge Panel combined the remedies for challengos #103, 104, and 105 fo: Within 60 days, rere shall be an independent investigation to determine if any laws were broken and how many votes wors affected; ifthe number of votes affected is greater than the vote difference in the election, then the election Traut shall be overtumed. Within 90 days, ifthe election result is not changed after the investigation above, then the election shall be held again, without oniine voting The Election Challenge Panel recommendation will now be reviewed by the Department for a final determination on the matter.EMPOWER LA NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT 200 N. Spring Street, 20" FL, Los Angeles, CA 90012 « (213) 978-1551 or TolkFroe 3-1-1 Ermalt NCSupport@iacy.org — www.mpowerLs.org a Election Challenge Panel Determination Challenger Name: General Jeff Page Neighborhood Councils: Forming Skid Row Neighborhood Council Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Challenge Number: 105 Challenge Basis: Electioneering by Applicants Date of Review: May 3, 2017 Snes Election Challenge Panel Members Vote Carlos Ferreya, Greater Valley Glen Neighborhood Council Sustain David Greene, Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council Dismiss Pamela Thomton, Harbor Gateway North Neighborhood Council Sustain Person filing challenge Department of Neighborhood Empowerment Report General Jeff Page Grayce Liu, General Manager Person(s) challenged present Patricia Berman, Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Robert Newman, Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Couneil ‘Amara Ononiwu, Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Determination Electioneering by Applicants X Sustained Dismissed comments, a majority of the Election Challenge Panel determined that there was electioneering by the epplent because they thought the word “applicant” applied to DLANC. The majorly ofthe Election Challenge Panel found thatthe Unite DTLA ‘Vote No" ema to an unknown and undetermined number of voters qualifies 88 electioneering in violation of the Neighborhood Council Subdivision Election Manual The Election Challenge Panel's remedy to the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment is: phe Election Challenge Panel combined the remedies for challenges #103, 104, and 108 to: Within 60 days, srare, Shall be an independent investigation to determine if any laws ware broken and how many voles wen, affected the number of votes affected is greater than the vote diference in the election, then the clacton The Election Challenge Panel recommendation will now be reviewed by the Department fora final determination on the matter.