Furious Voters Headed to Pete Aguilar's House to Protest

REDLANDS, Calif. - Nov. 5, 2014 - PRLog -- San Bernardino Citizens for Public Integrity (SBCPI) will lead hundreds of angry voters, fed up with fraud and corruption in San Bernardino County, to Pete Aguilar's house on Thursday morning to voice their anger over Aguilar's attempt to steal the election in California's 31st congressional district.

Earlier today, Aguilar had reached a lead of just over 1,600 votes against opponent Paul Chabot. Aguilar declared victory.

What voters didn't know was that the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters had failed to disclose to the public that 63,000 ballots cast by county residents were sitting in its offices, not counted. Of those 63,000 ballots, around 16,000 were cast by residents of the 31st congressional district.

Poll watchers leaked the information, and by the end of the day, local media reported the uncounted ballots on Twitter. Additionally, sources say that election officials attempted to convince Chabot aides that counting the ballots was not worth the effort because "Aguilar will still win."

The San Bernardino County Elections Office is led by our Registrar of Voters, Michael J. Scarpello. Aguilar and Scarpello are politically connected.

"This is the most disgusting, arrogant, fraudulent attempt to steal an election that we've seen in San Bernardino," SBCPI said in a statement. "Pete Aguilar will not steal this election. We are tired of corruption. If Pete thinks he can inoculate himself through spokesmen, emails, and the comfort of his private home, he is wrong. We are taking our voices to his front door."