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To: Sean Bahrami
Cc: reston@connectionnewspapers.com; Observer lwtter to the editor
Sent: Tue, Feb 16, 2010 11:00 am
Subject: the election committee: regarding improprieties regarding the Reston Association sending out possibly unauthorized emails having the effect of endorsing specific candidates
Election Committee: If I understand it correctly the Reston Association Email list was used to enlist snow shoveller and imply that it was the brain child of three separate citizens
who also happened to be running for three separate races in the current Reston election. The notice which I think was great had already gone out to parents of school children by Fairfax county so sending it on the RA list had the effect, though it was said to be unofficial of putting the three in a good light coming as it did from the RA with Reston citizens
I question if Reston resources should be used in this way. Also candidates are extremely limited. Reston candidates are extremely limited by the RA and practicality from contacting citizens. Most citizens do not vote, those on the list probably do.
I would like a investigation on how this could happen. I would also like a explanation of how it happened sent out to the list and all the candidates in the current election. And could the remaining five candidates who are not in effect endorsed also be allowed to use the list for a charity of their choosing or good works so as to balance the effect of this out before the current election is over?
-Rod Koozmin
Candidate for the at Large Seat of the Reston Association
703 945 0171 cell
