OT: looking for a lawyer who's also geeky...

[Jim March]

On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 10:37 AM, Lisa Kachold <lisakachold at obnosis.com>wrote:

>
> On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 10:45 PM, Joshua Zeidner <jjzeidner at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>  You're better off seeking support from political groups, they will
>> take care of legal fees.  I suggest you write a page on your case,
>> including what evidence you have... and maybe I can refer you to
>> someone in state politics.  If you have a solid case there is no doubt
>> that someone will pick it up.
>>
>>  -jmz
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 8:57 AM, Jim March <1.jim.march at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > We need to sue Maricopa County over a whole slew of outright violations
>> of
>> > the election code they want to commit during this election cycle.  We
>> have
>> > cash :).  We can actually work with most specialties; trial experience
>> is
>> > necessary but beyond that, grasping the tech issues quickly would be a
>> huge
>> > help.
>> >
>> > This is a simple injunction order with no discovery - we have years of
>> > evidence on this agency.
>> >
>> > Anybody with contacts, sing out!
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Jim
>>
>
> Let's use the source:
>
>
> http://www.scribd.com/doc/17758202/Petition-to-Investigate-California-Election-Code-Violations-by-Contra-Costa-GOP
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> Arizona history:  http://www.azsos.gov/releases/2006/pressrelease01.htm
>
> Arizona Laws:  http://law.justia.com/arizona/codes/title16/title16.html
>
> In any election for state office, members of the legislature, justices of
> the supreme court, judges of the court of appeals or statewide initiative or
> referendum the attorney general may enforce the provisions of this title
> through civil and criminal actions. In any election for county, city or town
> office, community college district governing board, judge or a county, city
> or town initiative or referendum, the appropriate county, city or town
> attorney may enforce the provisions of this title through civil and criminal
> actions. In any special district election, the county attorney of any county
> in which the district or a portion of the district is located or the
> attorney general may enforce the laws governing such election.
>
> I believe this is a civil matter that must first be set forth for action to
> the Arizona Attorney Generals Office:
>
> http://www.azag.gov/
>
> Contact them for more information on how to file a petition or complaint,
> which must be set forth in an appropriate manner that applies to the statues
> (referenced above) and meets evidenciary and due process legal statutes.
>
> This is doable without an attorney.
>
> Examples exist publicly for other pleadings.
>

We've been down that road with Terry Goddard, and it only ends in tears.
Trust me, the solution doesn't lie there.

Jim
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