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Dave Rao  Secretary of State
I am running as a Green for Secretary of State.
State: West Virginia
Election Day: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Elected: No Results Yet
About Dave Rao
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| Born in Pittsburgh in 1949 to Frank and Ida Rao. Three brothers, two sisters. Attended Coraopolis High .. captain of the football and golf teams. Attended Washington and Jefferson College for two years then transferred to San Diego State for three more. No degree in my major of Political Science.
Was drafted out of college only to fail the physical. Began learning guitar building and repair at the American Dream in San Diego. After several years working in the collective of 12 other luthiers, Bob Taylor [of the now very successful Taylor Guitars] bought out the enterprise and I then opened my own shop at the original site of the first American Dream shop.
I took a year off from California and guitar building to live near Chicago where my sister's husband, former Pittsburgh Steeler John Powers was battling terminal lymphoma. After losing John, it was back to San Diego. Soon after my return, Paul Rothchild [producer of The Doors] hired me to be his west coast sales representitive for his new high line guitar company that sold the cream of professional guitars. The line included Taylor, Larrivee, Travis Bean, Augie Lo Prinzi, Bartolini and Alembic. I met and tried to close every music store from Mexico to Canada. Unfortunately, the market forced Paul to close shop and suggested I move to San Francisco to help Rick Turner at Alembic. Alembic was started by the Grateful Dead to construct their sound system and one of a kind guitars and basses. After two years of custom building, I returned to southern California hoping to escape sawdust and lacquer fumes that were killing my lungs. Stephen Stills had contacted me through a mutual friend. He needed his guitar collection inventoried, appraised, and repaired. After several months of living with his guitars, I moved to Venice to find a hole in the wall to set up a workshop. I didn't stay but a week before a better choice appeared.
At Westwood Music, the store of the stars, Fred Waleki urged me to go out on an extended tour with the Beach Boys taking care of Carl Wilsons guitars. Carl was simply the best in every way. During the next year, we toured little, but he insisted on paying me a retainer to be on call.
Stills contacted me again and brought me back into his employ. For the next four years I lived with him and his ten year old son Chris. After a solo album, two years were spent completing "Daylight Again" with partners Crosby and Nash.
Golf was our diversion and it soon became as important as the music. Golf guru, Count Yogi, never left us alone and forced our games beyond our expectations. Just before the "Daylight Again" tour was to begin, I was injured. A 'severe tire damage' parking lot spike found its was up my heel and crippled me for a few months, so I returned east to visit with family.
It was near Pittsburgh I found my future wife. We married and I brought her to LA. As a child was coming, we decided LA was not the place. We moved to the small West Virginia mountain town of Elkins. That was twenty years ago. My two sons are men now and looking back, I should'a stayed in LA. |
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| Why Vote For Me: |
| I will be on the ballot in November 2008 for the office of Secretary of State. A three way race between the Democrat, Republican and my Mountain Party should be interesting. My single issue is "Do we really need a Secretary of State?"
I say no. Our previous ones had no teeth. Fraud is rampant. In my small hometown, the last three municipal elections were rigged. More on that later.
Monday, February 25, 2008
RAO versus THE CITY OF ELKINS
This post is about a lawsuit that never happened. I attempted to become the mayor of the City of Elkins, a small town in the mountains of West Virginia. My filing was refused. They said I was too late. That's when things got interesting.
Here's my formal announcement for the office of Secretary of State delivered during the public comment period at an Elkins City Council meeting.
PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 8:03 am Post subject: Re: Announcement for Secretary of State Bid Reply with quote Edit/Delete this post
RAO wrote:
RAO wrote:
"Hello Council, Ms. Mayor, Chief Batdorf...My name is Dave Rao and I live in South Elkins. [turns to Anthony of the Intermountain], Did you bring your camera? Too bad.
I'm here tonight to make my formal announcement of my intention to become our next Secretary of State. I'll be in the Mountain Party slot. That's it. I wouldn't have been able or interested in the office had not the City of Elkins botched three elections in a row. I thank you for making me spend countless hours exposing your crafty methods. I am well prepared to be the chief election officer of the state.
Ms. Burford..it's so nice to see you sitting there. You don't look at all like someone who would subvert our precious Constitution. You seem so nice. But, Hazel, you can't fool anyone with your looks. Your actions tell otherwise. I have here in my hand the transcript of the 2003 Elkins City Election Contest. Those proceedings, held right here, detail all that was said that night that Council rejected Virgil Broughton's objection of Judy Guye's claim to the Mayor's chair. If you remember, Hazel, you, my wife and I attempted to file for offices but were refused. The City said we were late. You filed an action in Circuit Court to have your name added to the ballot. We believed a two week filing period was two weeks, not eight days. Three articles in the Intermountain reported the period ended on Monday, the day of our attempts. Just days before the Judge was to rule on the definition of two weeks, the City illegally opened up a second filing period [WV Code 8-5-11] that called for a short five day filing period where anyone could file for any office. You agreed to the settlement.
Hazel, as a council person, you are not permitted to ask or answer questions during OUR public comment period. Your facial expressions will do. During the night of the settlement, did you have knowledge that a new period was open and that any one could join your head to head contest with Harold Elbon? [shakes head no]. Of course, we all know now a third person joined the race and took 44 votes. You lost by just eight. Why you would agree to such a settlement is beyond me. Diluting the race was your downfall. Oh, I'm sorry Hazel, I forgot that you said you settled without that piece of information. Anyway. Do you recognize this piece of paper? It's the City of Elkins certificate of announcement that all candidates must file with their cash. [Nods yes]. Hazel, do you notice the back is blank? [Nods yes]. You're wondering where I'm going with this. Hazel, the City Election Code, old and new says that candidates must file a certificate of announcement "on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State". The WV code says the same.
[Pulls another piece of paper toward Hazel] Hazel, have you ever seen this? [Nods no]. I didn't think so. Hazel, this is the form that is required. It's easily obtained from the Secretary of State or the County Clerk. This form [turns it over so Hazel can see the back] has all the useful information any candidate might need. The filing dates, the withdrawal dates, the lottery drawing date, and the cash required are all there. Had you, my wife and I had a REAL certificate, we all would have marched ourselves into City Hall on Friday instead of Monday. [Hazel nods vigorously yes]. These certificates of announcement are more important than ballots in an election. They filter out the unqualified. Let's take an example. [Reading from the City of Elkins certificate]..and besides swearing that a candidate is a registered voter in the City of Elkins and legally resides at said ward, the candidate must sign and date it under the phrase...'and I swear and affirm that I believe I am qualified'. Sounds good. But, Hazel, let me read to you from the REAL certificate. "...and I swear and affirm I am a qualified. Hazel, now that you are chairwoman of Rules and Ordinance, would you please do me one simple favor? [Nods yes]. Please find out who took the Legislatures statutory wording and changed them. By the simple addition of those three small words...and, I believe...the entire spirit and meaning of the oath is changed. Also, Hazel, please make sure you have plenty of the REAL certificates on hand before the next election. [Nods disgustingly yes].
Thank you Ms. Burford, for not interrupting me. I got sidetracked there. Hazel, [holding the election contest transcript over my head] in this small 50 page booklet of the contest, you were painted as quite an obstructionist. A Constitutional hijacker. A no count of the lowest order. Have you read this? [Nods no]. You were there, I saw you and your lawyer sitting there [turns and points to the back bench on the right]. You didn't hear Judy's attorney blast you? He accused and blamed you for the entire episode. You forced council to do what they did. You sued the City.
Here's what John Busch said. "I say it again [he says it twice] there are technical--technical objections about what happened here that I find without merit, and I find the action of council on December 30th, 2002 as absolutely appropriate". Why didn't he say legal or lawful? He didn't because it wasn't. Their actions were criminal.
He goes on, Hazel...and he's talking about you here...this is good. "You were faced with an effort to set aside the election". Hazel, how dare you! [Nods no, no, no]. "...to set aside candidacy. That lawsuit gave you the right to make a change. That change could not be made within 100 days prior to the election because of the nature of the time limit." Is that rich, Haz? He's accusing you of stonewalling an election. I'm surprised they didn't throw you in jail. [Nods yes, while laughing her ass off]
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*********PART TWO***********
After I filed a criminal complaint, a Secretary of State complaint, and a request for a Grand Jury appearance, I came to council and told them I would not be satisfied until a few were dressed in prison orange. I wrote letters appealing to reason and the written law. No less than six visits to the back room for executive sessions to negotiate my ever growing list of demands. Months would pass and I would discover something new in John Busch's briefcase of case law.
Finally, I would like the citizens and press to know that this is the fourth council hearing this tired, old story. I won't read the letters I wrote to your predecessors or our sitting Mayor. I won't disclose some of the rude things that occurred in the seven or ten executive sessions. But I will disclose what all my bluster is about. The 2003 election was seriously rigged and meticulously fixed. Laws were broken. City, State, and Federal ones. The idea of techincal defects is absurd. There were no defects that made certain sections of the city code in conflict. John Busch saved the biggest deception for last. It was by far the loudest. He confidently broadcast that no state laws were broken and "yes, mistakes were made..but the will of the people..blah..blah."
He waved the flag so council could violate their oaths of office. No state laws broken, my kiester. I won't bore you with the citations. It's all in those complaints. Which makes me ask one more time. Just whatever happened to my duly presented criminal complaint. I know it's been back and forth from Charleston a dozen times in these four plus years. I'd just like to know what deep file cabinet it's now living in.
And lastly...I mean it this time..I'm almost done...I need to explain.."
******Part Three******
"And lastly....I mean it this time...I'm almost done....I need to explain the difference between statutory law and case law. When a law or ordinance is enacted by a legislative body [hence the term "Lawmakers"], it IS the law. Case law is a collection of opinions by judges and haven't been OVERTURNED by the highest court. The difference is huge. But as I've said too many times, I'm no lawyer....but I can read. Hopefully, so can you. [Holds up more papers] In addition to my missing in action complaint against this body, I have a dirty laundry list of actions coming soon. Here's another complaint for Betty Ireland to cope with. I doubt she'll ignore it. Another state criminal complaint. A federal complaint [civil rights violations under the color of law]. These here are requests for an opinion from Attorney General McGraw. A few writs of mandamus [the only way you can force an elected official to do their job]..and finally the most important ones [Waves four sheets of paper].
These are Petitions for Removal of Elected Officers. Breaking oaths is serious. Serious enough to lose your seat. Four of you are here because of your involvement in one or more of the last elections. I contend you should not remain as a member of this body for reasons minutely spelled out in each of you individual Petitions. I will ask the appointed three judge panel to consolidate them. They are as related as backwoods cousins.
[Points to Councilman Metheny]. Carmen, I have one for you..you never even got a vote, and was on the ballot twice before they caught it. The law says you weren't allowed to be on the ballot for any office. And one for you [points to Councilman Talbott] Duke, those three added words on you filing certificate...."and I believe"..didn't make you qualified to sign up. You weren't living in the city and weren't a registered voter of the city of Elkins. [Points to the City Attorney] One for you..[looks down at petition] man, this is a long one. [Points to Mayor Guye] And Ms. Mayor, one for you. You were unqualified from the start and had ample time to step down.
[Drops file]. All of this was your choice, not mine. This is just the tip. I'm sure, I'll see you later. Thank you for your time and the genuine looks of boredom."
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"MY HOMETOWN FIXED ELECTIONS...SO YOUR'S CAN'T"
ELECT A REAL NOBODY SECRETARY OF STATE.
NOBODY CARES ABOUT RIGGED ELECTIONS
DAVE RAO rao4sos@gmail.com
Of course, I was stonewalled and received not a drop of ink in the press. I'll write more about this later.
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