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eceiving 664 votes, and Contestee, John J. Rizzo, receiving 667 votes. Contestee Rizzo was declared the winner of said primary election. VOTING IRREGULARITIES 33. That there were several eyewitnesses who personally observed multiple violations of election laws and multiple irregularities in one or more precincts with respect to handling ballots, signing voter registration records and certificates, voting by ---------individnals-not-authorized to vote, directirtgi}thers-how-to--vote;etioneering-inc------- prohibited areas within the polling places, and in the general conduct of elections, including, but not limited to ward 11, precincts 3, 4 and 8, at the Garfield Elementary School polling place, as well as ward 11 precinct 5 at the Kansas City Museum. KANSAS CITY MUSEUM 34. On information and belief, at the polling place for Ward 11, precinct 5, an adult Somali male escorted a group of approximately three or four Somalis into the polling place. None of the adult Somalis were able to communicate with election officials about voting procedures or which ballot they wanted to cast in the primary election. 35. On information and belief, the adult male, seeing that the Somalis were unable to determine for whom to vote, exited the polling place and returned momentarily with a "Rizzo" yard sign. He stood directly in front of the Election Judge's table, pointed to the sign and publically advised the other adult Somalis to vote for "this one, this one." 36. On information and belief, the "Rizzo" yard sign was then propped up against the Judge's table for at least 10 to 15 minutes in full view of every voter who entered the polling place. 37. On information and belief, this action was reported to the supervising Judge of that 8
precinct, who took no action to remove the sign. 38. On information and belief, the Somali adult male accompanied the voters to a table where they sat to vote, stood over the voters while they voted, continually talked to them and pointed at specific things on the ballot and instructed the voters how to cast their vote and for whom to vote. GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL -------~39;_Bn_information_and_betief_,__a_Somali-male-who-represented-himself-as-an-"-tnterpreteIF,,'------ entered the polling location at Garfield Elementary School accompanied by groups of 4 to 8 Somali individual voters at a time. 40. On information and belief, the adult male who accompanied the Somalis assisted them in voting by handling the ballots of the voters, completing some of the ballots, instructing others to cast a "vote for Rizzo" and personally placing multiple ballots into the voting machine. 41. On information and belief, the election Judge at the precinct challenged the Judge's supervisor about what was going on and the supervisor instructed the Judge to continue to allow the interpreter to "do what he was doing." 42. On information and belief, the Somali interpreter was confronted by an election Judge from another precinct and asked about his credentials. The interpreter advised that the Somalis for which he was casting votes were "blind and could not speak." 43. On information and belief, there were approximately 25 people from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. who voted more than once at the ward 11, Garfield Elementary School polling place. 9
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