Mike Netter(@nettermike):🚨🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨🚨 ANOTHER ELECTION FRAUD CONVICTION IN CALIFORNIA. Former Arroyo Grande mayoral candidate Gaea Powell has been convicted on NINE election-related counts — eight felonies and one misdemeanor — including fraudulent voting in three separate elections. And here’s the bigger problem: This wasn’t stopped before she ran. It wasn’t stopped before she voted. It wasn’t stopped before she ran again. Our election system cannot earn public confidence if residency and eligibility problems are discovered only after the ballots are cast. We need to verify who is running for office, who is voting, and where they legally reside — BEFORE the election, not prosecute the mess afterward.

2026.09.23 03:14

🚨🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨🚨 ANOTHER ELECTION FRAUD CONVICTION IN CALIFORNIA. Former Arroyo Grande mayoral candidate Gaea Powell has been convicted on NINE election-related counts — eight felonies and one misdemeanor — including fraudulent voting in three separate elections. And here’s the bigger problem: This wasn’t stopped before she ran. It wasn’t stopped before she voted. It wasn’t stopped before she ran again. Our election system cannot earn public confidence if residency and eligibility problems are discovered only after the ballots are cast. We need to verify who is running for office, who is voting, and where they legally reside — BEFORE the election, not prosecute the mess afterward.