12/11/22, 10:31 AM David Shepard Releases Statement on Latest SD 16 Election Results

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December 10th, 2022 ryan@strategyinsightshq.com

David Shepard Releases Statement on Latest

SD 16 Election Results
Porterville, CA --  David Shepard, Republican candidate for State Senate,
has released the following statement in response to the latest election results,
revealing a 20 vote margin out of over 136,000 votes cast:
 
“This election is historically close with only 20 votes separating the difference.
With such a small margin, we must be especially vigilant in making sure every
single legally cast ballot is counted. Several members of my team were
personally told by employees of the Fresno Registrar of Voters that the
deadline to cure ballots had been extended. Our team continued to cure ballots
until the provided deadline and they were accepted by the Fresno ROV,
therefore we fully expect the Fresno ROV to count those ballot cures. Until this
matter is further clarified from Fresno County, my resolve will remain the same. 

Furthermore, Kern County Elections misreported to the Secretary of State that

they were in possession of 10,000 fewer ballots than what they ended up
counting. This raises questions about the procedures Kern County Elections
chooses to implement. Ensuring the ability of the Kern County Elections Office
to accurately count and report results should be a bipartisan issue. Our team is
closely assessing whether a recount will be the next step. Given the 136,894
ballots cast, the small margin, unaccounted cured ballots, and clear procedural
issues in Kern, even the slightest of errors could be consequential.

My team and I are closely monitoring these situations and will be working with

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the elections offices in all four SD 16 counties to make sure all ballots are
counted. The very foundation of our government is based off of the principle of
honest elections, therefore accuracy and integrity should be of the utmost
importance to everyone. Until we discover the answers to these critical
questions, we will continue to push on toward the truth.”

David Shepard works as a supervisor at his family ranch, outside of Terra Bella
and Porterville, where he manages table grape operations and assists with the
almond and pistachio orchards. He was born in Visalia, attended junior college
at Porterville College, and was a first-generation college graduate from UCLA.
David's great-grandfather emigrated from Guanajuato, Mexico settling in the
outskirts of Bakersfield as a migrant farm worker. David’s other great-
grandfather farmed honeydew melons in Arvin, California in the early 1940's
and purchased land which is still farmed by David and his family.

David is running to represent State Senate District 16, including the Tulare

County communities of Porterville, Dinuba, Pixley, Lindsay, Woodlake, parts of
Visalia and Tulare; and the Kern County communities of Delano, McFarland,
Wasco, Shafter, South Bakersfield, and Lamont; Kingsburg in Fresno County;
and all of Kings County.

David, along with his wife, Christine, and their two children, Liv and Zion, attend
church in Springville and live along the edge of Porterville. 

For more information, please visit www.ShepardforSenate.com.

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