District two candidate files offical complaint with Department of Justice; polling(Medrano Elementary)Dallas.4/8/11

ubj: Official Polling Location Complaint, Dallas City Council District 2, Precinct 3007, Medrano Elementary School



I am a candidate for Dallas City Council in District 2 and this is a formal complaint in regards to the polling location in Dallas City Council Precinct 3007.



When you approved the polling location in March you were not properly notified that the polling place is named after my opponents late Mother who is a well known and respected Civil Rights leader. My opponent is current Dallas City Councilwoman and Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Pauline Medrano, her mother is Mother Esperanza Hope Medrano, and the polling location is Medrano Elementary. This location gives my opponent an unfair advantage in this precinct.



When you were given the name of the polling location to approveyou were also not informed the that Councilwomen Medrano herself voted to re-approve the polling location and did not remove herself from the vote. Today I am formally requesting that you take the appropriate steps to move the 3007 General Election Polling location from Medrano Elementary ******* *School to Sam Houston Elementary School less than 1 mile from the existing location.



The election is May 14th and even if the Dallas City Council votes to move the location there will not be enough time to send out post cards to notify residents of the move. If the Dallas City Council decides to move the location April 27th I believe the civil rights of local voters would be violated by the lack of proper notice. It is my belief that my own civil rights will be violated and that I cannot receive a fair election in Precinct 3007 if the polling location remains at my opponents Mother's Elementary school. In a neighborhood where my opponent owns 69 rental properties within the neighborhood and the entire block across the street from the school my opponent has a distinct advantage by having the polling location remain at this location



Precinct 3007 has been singled out in published news articles as one where accusations of irregularities have occurred. No less than two independent grand jury investigations are underway about this very same subject involving members of the Medrano family. A grand jury is convened as we speak in Rockwall and Texas Attorney General Gregg Abbot has called another grand jury in McKinney to investigate whether members of this same family were involved directly in voter fraud.



You have the power to eliminate any and all appearances of impropriety and I am asking for immediate action on your part. Last Monday a grand jury handed down a felony indictment on a member of the Medrano Family for voter fraud emanating from this precinct specifically and my opponents family owns 69 rental properties within the neighborhood where the school is located. You have it within your purview to move the location prior to the Dallas City Council vote April 27th.



I am formerly requesting that you immediately take the appropriate steps to force the City of Dallas to move the polling location to Sam Houston Elementary School less than one mile away and that you make your decision prior to the April 27th hearing in front of Dallas City Council.



Please inform me of any decision as soon as it is made.



Thank you in advance and thank you for your service.



Sincerely,

Billy MacLeod, Candidate

Dallas City Council District 2

3100 Main Street, # 68

Dallas, Texas 75226