Today's the day.
The eight district judges of Cameron County will decide today who will act as interim Cameron County District Clerk.
Will it be - as many pundits are predicting - a toss up between current Chief Deputy Ricardo Cornejo or the chief deputy under former district clerk Aurora de la Garza?
Both have promised that they would not be candidates for the office in the upcoming March 3 Democratic Party primary elections. The need to appoint an interim director came about because of current District Clerk Eric Garza's announcement to run for Cameron County Sheriff against incumbent Omar Lucio.
The district judges - 103rd District Judge Janet L. Leal, 107th District Judge Benjamin Euresti Jr., 138th District Judge Arturo Cisneros Nelson, 197th District Judge Adolfo E. Cordova Jr., 357th District Judge Juan A. Magallanes, 404th District Judge Elia C. Lopez, 444th District Judge David Sanchez, and 445th District Judge Gloria Rincones - meet today to discuss the appointment.
The judges have said that they would not appoint someone who will run for the office during the March primaries so as not to give the individual an unfair advantage of incumbency over other potential candidates.
Brownsville Independent School District trustee and Cameron County Court-at-Law #3 court administrator Laura Perez-Reyes and district clerk office staffer Diego Alonso Hernandez have also announced they are candidates this March. BISD Record Manager Matin Arambula is also said to be interested in running.
The judges are under the gun to appoint someone unanimously - and if they can't - it will be left up to Gov. Greg Abbott to make the appointment, something the eight Democrats do not want to happen.
Ortiz ran for the position held by her former boss Aurora de la Garza and lost in a runoff election against Garza in May 2014. Garza was also a deputy district clerk under De la Garza. Garza drew 5,476 votes while Ortiz drew 4,958 votes, a 528 vote difference of the 10,434 votes cast.
Garza ran unopposed for the position in 2018 and garnered 11,318 votes.
But things have changed at the district clerk's office since Elvira was there with De la Garza. Garza has instituted numerous changes there and has used technology to make access to the records and case documents under this care easier to the public. De la Garza's maternal (de comadre) approach to managing the office is gone.
In other words, it ain't Comadre Aurora's district clerkship anymore!
Maintaining continuity would seem to favor Cornejo. But this is Cameron County, so anything goes.
Additionally, the interim district clerk will serve until the next election. That election is scheduled for March 3, 2020 and could be decided at the primary election since no Republicans have announced for the office.
Will the judges rely on Ortiz's political background, or appoint Cornejo as a caretaker director until the results of the district clerk race is decided (or if it results in a runoff, the subsequent runoff election) are decided?
Ortiz's husband, former elections director Roger Ortiz, was embroiled in the controversy over elections results in the race between Democrat John Wood and Republican Carlos Cascos in
November 2010.
Ortiz admitted there were mistakes.
At first, an apparent clerical error turned the county judge election upside down, with the results a moving target: Ortiz first called the contest for Republican incumbent Cascos, by 50 votes. Seven hours later, reports surfaced that the winner was actually Democrat John Wood, by just five votes.
But, in the end ballots for Brownsville Pct. 54 were recounted due to a tally sheet mishap. The votes were canvassed and Cascos was again declared the winner.
Brownsville Independent School District trustee and Cameron County Court-at-Law #3 court administrator Laura Perez-Reyes and district clerk office staffer Diego Alonso Hernandez have also announced they are candidates this March. BISD Record Manager Matin Arambula is also said to be interested in running.
The judges are under the gun to appoint someone unanimously - and if they can't - it will be left up to Gov. Greg Abbott to make the appointment, something the eight Democrats do not want to happen.
Ortiz ran for the position held by her former boss Aurora de la Garza and lost in a runoff election against Garza in May 2014. Garza was also a deputy district clerk under De la Garza. Garza drew 5,476 votes while Ortiz drew 4,958 votes, a 528 vote difference of the 10,434 votes cast.
Garza ran unopposed for the position in 2018 and garnered 11,318 votes.
But things have changed at the district clerk's office since Elvira was there with De la Garza. Garza has instituted numerous changes there and has used technology to make access to the records and case documents under this care easier to the public. De la Garza's maternal (de comadre) approach to managing the office is gone.
In other words, it ain't Comadre Aurora's district clerkship anymore!
Maintaining continuity would seem to favor Cornejo. But this is Cameron County, so anything goes.
Additionally, the interim district clerk will serve until the next election. That election is scheduled for March 3, 2020 and could be decided at the primary election since no Republicans have announced for the office.
Will the judges rely on Ortiz's political background, or appoint Cornejo as a caretaker director until the results of the district clerk race is decided (or if it results in a runoff, the subsequent runoff election) are decided?
Ortiz's husband, former elections director Roger Ortiz, was embroiled in the controversy over elections results in the race between Democrat John Wood and Republican Carlos Cascos in
November 2010.
Ortiz admitted there were mistakes.
At first, an apparent clerical error turned the county judge election upside down, with the results a moving target: Ortiz first called the contest for Republican incumbent Cascos, by 50 votes. Seven hours later, reports surfaced that the winner was actually Democrat John Wood, by just five votes.
But, in the end ballots for Brownsville Pct. 54 were recounted due to a tally sheet mishap. The votes were canvassed and Cascos was again declared the winner.
11 comments:
is that the same Elvira Ortiz who's son, an attorney, was jailed for not paying child support?
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Juan "Trey" Mendez is a disaster! He has NO IDEA!!! Talking comes easy for this shorty, but let's see some real action, Chapo!! Get out of those jeans you buy in the kid's department and get to work!!!
Is the Republican Party leadership either so naive about the process of how impeachment investigations are traditionally likened to the secrecy to a grand jury....or are they just grandstanding and whining because the news is so bad every time someone takes the stand? That is, government workers who are ignoring the Trump administration's efforts to prevent their testimony.
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No doubt the Judges are more loyal to the Democratic Party than to the citizens of Cameron County. We can surely expect a very partisan decision, without much regard for experience or qualifications for the job. The citizens of Cameron County don't seem to see that the Democratic Party is made up of selfish, corrupt politicians who like to spend tax payers' money.
HEB should have donated all those groceries to the local food banks after all the locals here spend millions buying their shit, but I blame the local elected official for not coming up with any ideas that help the local citizens. Always thinking how to line their pockets. But wait they just built a gazebo that cost millions JUST TO WATCH ROCKET LAUNCHES TO PLUTO AND BEYOND, what treat...
Esos de Rrun Rrun, se les olvido poner, "anuncio pagado." Rrun Rrun no se hace responsable.. Que porqueria de analista, siganle como van esos de Rrun Rrun, con estos "analistas" tan abyectos.
Cowboys players to be guests at McAllen parade and who do we have here?
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Did Eric have any say-so in the appointment of his replacement? If anyone knows who is qualified, it would be him. But knowing these judges who think that they are high and mighty and feel that no one should give them advise will stick to the good ole politics or maintaining nepotism in this county!
"analistas" tan abyectos." Must be a gringo! at:October 23, 2019 at 3:03 PM
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