A transparent election process is critical to our democratic process, so it was very encouraging to see San Diego Registrar Deborah Seiler discuss this process at this month’s Republican Central Committee meeting.
Ms. Seiler—in an appropriate and non-partisan manner—explained to the audience the role of the Registrar of Voters, its various administrative processes, its efforts to maintain a clean voter roll, and its encouragement of third-party oversight. Even strident party activists often don’t fully understand the Registrar’s operations, so I thought Ms. Seiler’s presentation was practical and instructive. Therefore, like other Rostra pundits before me, I would like to thank and congratulate Ms. Seiler for her efforts.
That being said, voter fraud remains a real threat to our electoral process, as John Fund elaborately documents in his new book, Who’s Counting? Indeed, documentarian James O’Keefe recently captured undercover footage showing a DNC employee and other Obama activists tacitly encouraging voter fraud.
Our state needs to implement common-sense reforms—such as requiring voters to show a photo ID—to safeguard our elections. In the meantime, we need vigilant, trained volunteers to look out for voter fraud. The San Diego Republican Lawyers are assembling a team of law students and legal professionals to bolster the integrity of the upcoming election. Contact sdrepublicanlawyers@gmail.com if you would like to volunteer or learn more.
Ryan T. Darby is a civil attorney and the president of the San Diego Republican Lawyers.