The Standard-Examiner reports this morning that Boss Godfrey will be meeting today with lawyers from the ACLU, in connection with their probe of alleged 2007 Emerald City municipal election irregularities. From this morning's Ace Reporter Schwebke story:
OGDEN — Representatives from the American Civil Liberties Union plan to meet with Mayor Matthew Godfrey today as part of their investigation into complaints about the city’s Nov. 6 mayoral election.Translation: "I've never been sued or indicted."
Marina Lowe, staff attorney for the ACLU of Utah, based in Salt Lake City, declined to disclose what will be discussed with Godfrey.
However, she said, the meeting is necessary before the organization can finalize a report detailing its findings regarding voter complaints about the election.
The ACLU launched its investigation after receiving at least 20 complaints of inappropriate use of voter challenges, denial of provisional ballots, intimidation of voters and electioneering at polling places.
Godfrey said he doesn’t know what the ACLU intends to ask him, but believes the meeting will center on how the election was handled by Weber County officials.
The mayor said he hasn’t received formal complaints from anyone about electioneering conducted on his behalf at polling places.
“I never heard anything about any problem,” he said. [Emphasis added]
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