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Possible Elections Fraud by District 4 City Council Member

The Watsonville City Charter, section 403, regarding the Eligibility of Council Memebers says that a person nominated or appointed to the office of Council Member must be a resident and registered qualified voter of the city, as well as the District they seek to represent. I was told by a highly credible source yesterday that alledgedly Council Member Eduardo Montesino no longer resides in District 4 (and hasn't for some time) yet he is seeking re-election in that District. According to the same source, Staff at the County Elections Dept confirmed that Mr. Montesino voted in the June 2014 Primary Election from an address on Vista Point in District 1. Hopefully an investigation will determine whether or not Mr. Montesino is eligible to represent District 4 and/or whether he should resign. It's a sad, sad commentary that our own elected officials do not know which Districts they reside in.







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