Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 15:08:03 -0700
From: "Gwen Poindexter" <GPOINDE@ATTY.LACITY.ORG>
To: <halnet@pacbell.net>
Cc: "Darren Martinez" <DMartin@ATTY.LACITY.ORG>,
"Greg Nelson" <gnelson@mailbox.lacity.org>,
"Herman Barahona" <hbarahona@mailbox.lacity.org>
Subject: Re: Illegal aliens
Dear Mr. Netkin:
You have posed the following two questions to the City Attorney's Office:
1. May an illegal alien vote as a stakeholder in a neighborhood council election? Yes or No
2. May an illegal alien run for office as a board member in a neighborhood council election? Yes or No
Based on the current City Charter, which can be amended, the answer to both of your questions is, "yes."
If you have further questions regarding this matter, please direct those inquiries to me. Thank you for your patience in awaiting a response to this matter.
Gwen Poindexter
Office of the City Attorney
Managing Assistant
Neighborhood Council Advice Division
(213) 978-2236
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Oct 14, 2003
From: "Gwen Poindexter" <GPOINDE@ATTY.LACITY.ORG>
To: <halnet@pacbell.net>
Cc: "Darren Martinez" <DMartin@ATTY.LACITY.ORG>,
"Greg Nelson" <gnelson@mailbox.lacity.org>,
"Herman Barahona" <hbarahona@mailbox.lacity.org>
Dear Mr. Netkin
You have posed the following two questions:
A)1. May a felon who is a registered sex offender on parole vote as a stakeholder in a neighborhood council election? Yes or No.
A)2. May a felon who is a registered sex offender on parole run for office as a board member in a neighborhood council election? Yes or No.
As to your Questions A 1 and 2, based on the current City Charter, which can be amended, the answer to both of your questions is, "yes."
Gwen Poindexter
Office of the City Attorney
Managing Assistant
Neighborhood Council Advice Division
(213) 978-2236
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Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 15:37:15 -0800
To: <lawatchdog@pacbell.net>
From: "Gwen Poindexter" <GPOINDE@ATTY.LACITY.ORG>
Cc: "Greg Nelson" <gnelson@mailbox.lacity.org>
Subject: Re: Neighborhood Council voter or board member restrictions
Dear Mr. Netkin,
I am responding to the last of your series of questions relating to Neighborhood Council stakeholder voting as follows:
Questions:
1) Are there any restrictions which prevents a Neighborhood Council "stakeholder" from voting and/or running for board member other than not meeting the stakeholder definition that he/she Work, Live, or Own property in the neighborhood.
2) If yes to (1), what are the restrictions.
Answer: In response to your Question No.1, the City Charter does not identify any restrictions that prevent a Neighborhood Council stakeholder, as defined in Article IX, from voting and/or running for a board seat in Neighborhood Council elections.
Gwen Poindexter
Office of the City Attorney
Managing Assistant
Neighborhood Council Advice Division
(213) 978-2236
