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            • VICA Calls for Consolidated Special Elections to Fill San Fernando Valley Vacancies

              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
              December 11, 2017
               
              Contact: 
              Stuart Waldman, President 
              Valley Industry and Commerce Association (VICA)
              Office: (818) 817-0545 / Cell: (818) 439-1983
              Stuart@vica.com 
               
              VICA Calls for Consolidated Special Elections to Fill San Fernando Valley Vacancies
               
              Van Nuys, Calif. – In light of recent resignations, San Fernando Valley voters will need to fill two vacancies in the State Assembly next year by special elections. In a letter today, VICA called for Governor Jerry Brown to concurrently schedule the special elections for Assembly Districts (AD) 39 and 45. 
               
              Governor Brown today announced that the special election for AD 39 would be on June 5, 2018, coinciding with the statewide elections, and a primary special election would be held on April 3, 2018.
               
              “Taxpayers bear the burden of special elections, which historically have low voter turnout,” said VICA President Stuart Waldman. “We are asking Governor Brown to minimize the impact of these special elections for Valley voters by strategically scheduling elections to save taxpayer funds and hopefully increase voter turnout.” 
               
              In 2018, the Valley could host up to six separate election days: four special elections to fill the vacancies in Assembly Districts 39 and 45, plus the two already-scheduled statewide elections in June and November. Special elections are costly at approximately $1 million per special election in Los Angeles County, and tend to have lower than usual voter turnout.  
               
              Scheduling the special elections concurrently and consolidating them with statewide elections would substantially decrease the operational and financial impacts, as well as encourage greater voter participation. Under VICA’s proposal, the Valley would only host three election days in 2018.   

               

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              The mission of the Valley Industry & Commerce Association (VICA) is to enhance the economic vitality of the greater San Fernando Valley region by advocating for a better business climate and quality of life. Visit www.vica.com for more information.

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