Dear 2UrbanGirls,
There are three seats up for election on the Lynwood city council but you wouldn’t know it because it’s not listed on the city’s website, you have to call the clerk’s office to find this out.
You may recall a criminal search warrant turned up in the city of Artesia earlier this year related to their elections and their city clerk filed a lawsuit against the city and councilmembers which is still weaving its way through the courts.
Please look into this. Lynwood doesn’t have the right to deprive residents of their constitutional right to pull nomination forms. Is it now too late?
Concerned Lynwood resident
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Certified candidates to run for Lynwood City Council in November 8, 2022 election are:
* Lorraine Avila Moore
* Gabriela Camacho (Lynwood City Treasurer)
* Jorge Casanova
* Juan Munoz-Guevara
* Marisela Santana (Lynwood Councilmember)
* Jose Luis Solache (Lynwood Councilmember)
Don’t take this too harshly, but you must have not been paying attention to the special election on June 7, 2022 where Measure R was passed at 60.98% (under 4,000 of the 25,742 registered Lynwood voters actually voted). Measure R now means elected can serve 3 consecutive 4-year terms and it supersedes previous term limits. This measure was championed by Councilmember Jose Solache as he was due to be termed out in November 2022. He has been on City Council since 2013 and with Measure R passing, he could potentially be on council until 2032 as he has no place to go. Remember Solache tried leaving Lynwood in March 2019 when he ran and lost the CA State Senate District 33 Special Election seat that was won by Lena Gonzalez. He won’t try running for either the CA Assembly or Congressional seat as he doesn’t have a prayer against either Anthony Rendon or Nanette Barragan. That’s why Solache needed Measure R to pass so he can stick around Lynwood for 12 more years.
Just a thought but if someone truly wants to run for office, it’s not the City of Lynwood’s responsibility to hold your hands. You need to be proactive and either contact the California Secretary of State or the Los Angeles County Registrars Office as they will give you everything you need to put yourself in the path of running for office.
Hold hands? It’s the city clerk’s duty to notify the public about elections.