Writ of Mandate Hearing for CUSD Trustees
News brief

Neal Kelley, Orange County Registrar of Voters, announced in December 2005 that 35 percent of more than 177,000 signatures submitted to recall the Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees were invalid. A watchdog group, Capo for Better Representation, reviewed the invalidated signatures and documented numerous errors on the part of the Registrar's office. If these errors had not been made, the group contends the recall election would have been certified. An ex parte demurrer before an Orange County Superior Court Judge was held to review the findings on June 27. A writ of mandate hearing is scheduled for Tues., July 11, in Department C20 in Santa Ana. Judge Michael Brennar will hear the case.