{"id":8933,"date":"2022-10-05T16:40:36","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T23:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=8933"},"modified":"2022-10-05T16:40:36","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T23:40:36","slug":"allegations-of-perjury-swirl-around-judicial-candidate-peter-singer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=8933","title":{"rendered":"Allegations of Perjury Swirl Around Judicial Candidate Peter Singer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As first reported by Roger M. Grace in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Metropolitan News<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Peter Singer, in a run-off for San Diego Superior Court Office No. 36, has potentially committed perjury.\u00a0 The trouble for Singer began when he challenged Registrar of Voters Cynthia L. Paes\u2019 decision with respect to his ballot statement.\u00a0 In his written response, Singer, under penalty of perjury, states \u201cI am not a member of the Democratic Party (or any of its affiliates), nor engaged in any partisan activities of any political organization.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This statement is completely false. The San Diego County Registrar of Voters is responsible for tracking and maintaining voting records for all registered voters and tracks the registration of every person \u201cregistered or affiliated with a known political party.\u201d\u00a0 According to this database, Singer is in fact a registered Democrat.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The definition of perjury is spelled out in Cal. Penal Code Section 118:\u00a0 a person who \u201cwillfully and contrary to the oath\u201d to tell the truth \u201cstates as true any material matter which he or she knows to be false.\u201d\u00a0 Singer declared under penalty of perjury that he is \u201cnot a member of the Democratic party\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grace subsequently queried Singer on whether he was in fact a Democrat, and Singer responded via email that \u201cWhile I was (and am) a registered Democrat, I am not a member of the San Diego Democratic Party.\u201d Such shenanigans suggest Singer lacks the moral and ethical integrity to serve on the Bench.\u00a0 Indeed, Grace said it best when he concluded \u201che\u2019s [Singer\u2019s] either a perjurer or a dolt.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Metropolitan News<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which, according to Grace, hasn\u2019t endorsed Judicial Candidates outside Los Angeles since its founding in 1901, has subsequently endorsed Pete Murray for Superior Court Judge Seat #36.\u00a0 In supporting Murray, Grace notes that Singer \u201cif not a perjurer, is an utter fool.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Singer\u2019s conduct is equally baffling to local Democratic Party officials who were completely caught off guard.\u00a0 The San Diego County Democratic Party bylaws provide that the Central Committee \u201cmay endorse candidates for nonpartisan offices providing [paragraph 1] \u201c1. The candidate is a registered Democrat.\u201d There has yet to be a circumstance under which the local Democratic Party has supported a candidate who blatantly states he or she is \u201cnot affiliated with the San Diego Democratic Party.\u201d\u00a0 Said one high ranking Party official, \u201cwhether the Party pulls him [Singer] off the website remains to be seen, but we have pushed this information out.\u00a0 We are not in the business of endorsing candidates who run afoul of the law, and we are strongly advising people to vote their conscience.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Singer\u2019s Writ challenging Registrar Paes\u2019 determination, filed on 08\/24\/22, was transferred to Orange County for disposition and was Dismissed after hearing by Orange County Superior Court Judge Nathan R. Scott for failure to interpret and follow basic Election Code guidelines, another indication that Singer is unfit to be a Superior Court Judge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The articles by Roger M. Grace can be found by below under Viewpoint, then Recent Opinion Pieces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/metnews.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Metropolitan News-Enterprise Online (metnews.com)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As first reported by Roger M. Grace in the Metropolitan News, Peter Singer, in a run-off for San Diego Superior Court Office No. 36, has potentially committed perjury.\u00a0 The trouble for Singer began when he challenged Registrar of Voters Cynthia L. 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