Supervisor Candidate's Statement Misprinted

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA — Due to a vendor error, the first three lines of a Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors candidate's statement were omitted in the county's voter information guide, according to the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. Former Campbell Mayor Jason Baker, one of six candidates for the
District 4 seat on the Board of Supervisors, is the candidate whose full statement was not printed in the guide, according to the registrar's office.

The 174,000 voters in the affected district will be mailed a notice describing the error, the county agency said. A notice will also be placed on the office's website and posted at each polling place in District 4 and all Early Voting Centers.

The Registrar of Voters office said in a statement that only the information guides, not the official ballots, have this error. Candidate statements are not on official ballots, county officials said.

Controversy has already stormed the supervisors' race, as sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior allegations have surfaced about former candidate Dominic Caserta and local law enforcement figures have called for Pierluigi Oliverio's withdrawal from the race in light of 2014 harassment allegations against him.

Caserta resigned from his Santa Clara City Council seat and withdrew from the race this morning after he said that his employer Santa Clara Unified School District leaked his personnel file causing "irreparable
harm" to him and his family.

Besides Baker, candidates for the District 4 seat are San Jose City Councilman Don Rocha, San Jose Unified School District Trustee Susan Ellenberg and political newcomers Mike Alvarado and Maria Hernandez.

Those who would like to request more information or ask questions about the error should call the Registrar of Voters at 408-299-8683, their toll-free number of 866-430-8683 or visit Sccvote.org.

By Bay City News Service

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