CIVIL CLAIM IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND



 1.  Parties to this complaint

Cindy Walsh vs Baltimore Sun Media Group

 

Cindy Walsh

2522 N Calvert Street                                   Civil Action #  __________________
Baltimore, Maryland 21218

Plaintiff

 

                   VS.

The Baltimore Sun Media Group

Trif Alatzas – executive editor- Baltimore Sun

501 N Calvert St.

Baltimore, Maryland 21278

Defendant

 

2.  Jurisdiction

Cindy Walsh for Governor of Maryland is filing in United States District Court for Maryland in Baltimore because plaintiff is a resident of Baltimore and the election irregularities identified in the Federal Court case include businesses located and operating in Baltimore.  The plaintiff claims Baltimore Sun Media Group failed to abide by election law.  Violations include FCC and IRS laws protecting elections.




U.S. Code › Title 28 › Part IV › Chapter 85 › § 1343 28 U.S. Code § 1343 - Civil rights and elective franchise

(a) The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil action authorized by law to be commenced by any person: (1) To recover damages for injury to his person or property, or because of the deprivation of any right or privilege of a citizen of the United States, by any act done in furtherance of any conspiracy mentioned in section 1985 of Title 42; (2) To recover damages from any person who fails to prevent or to aid in preventing any wrongs mentioned in section 1985 of Title 42 which he had knowledge were about to occur and power to prevent; (3) To redress the deprivation, under color of any State law, statute, ordinance, regulation, custom or usage, of any right, privilege or immunity secured by the Constitution of the United States or by any Act of Congress providing for equal rights of citizens or of all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States; (4) To recover damages or to secure equitable or other relief under any Act of Congress providing for the protection of civil rights, including the right to vote.
 

3.  Statement of Facts and Claims

The Baltimore Sun covers a wide area of Maryland and especially the City of Baltimore.  It has not only the flagship newspaper, but several community news journals and online websites surrounding Baltimore.  It also partners with WJZ TV to be discussed under FCC regulated media.  The election irregularities caused by The Baltimore Sun are exceptionally damaging to Cindy Walsh and her campaign in that the candidate’s platform clearly targets the working class and poor with emphasis on civil rights, civil liberties, public and labor justice which is the population majority in Baltimore and surrounding areas.  This compromised approximately 350,000 registered democratic votes which in and of itself would have won the election for Cindy Walsh.  The damage was done willfully, deliberately, and with malice as the plaintiff communicated with the Baltimore Sun about the damage and the fact that it was acting illegally.  Since the press does not fall under FCC regulation I am claiming False Statement of Fact and defamation in the Sun’s taking of the Maryland Election list for Governor of Maryland and falsely representing the race with a clear statement that these postings represented the candidates in the race.   Cindy Walsh was excluded in every posting of candidates.  It is illegal and damaging to have a media outlet exclude a candidate in every list given of the Democratic Primary for Governor across so wide a region.  Cindy Walsh claims that The Baltimore Sun Group violated False Statements laws by altering a government document-----The Maryland Board of Elections Governor's Race List of candidates and in so doing defamed the plaintiff by denying her status as a viable candidate. 

Secondly, Creating a platform like Newmaker’s Forum leaves the venue of the printed word and allows the Baltimore Sun to create its own identification of what the Maryland Election listing for Governor of Maryland looks like-----the citizens of Maryland are being misled as to the race and the issues from which they can choose and the candidates excluded are damaged in their efforts at campaigning.  This is not editorial-----it is a physical open to the public forum of candidates for a specific election race.  Not once was Cindy Walsh mentioned in this mega-media outlet.  I may not be able to control how often press mentions me during an election but I am able to demand that programming geared toward a particular race and slate of candidates include Cindy Walsh for Governor of Maryland and when it does not, clearly misrepresents the Maryland Election listing of candidates for governor.

Cindy Walsh claims The Baltimore Sun Media Group violated the following law:

18 U.S. Code § 1001  (a) (2) (3)

 18 U.S. Code § 1001  (a) (2) (3) False statements of fact/defamation per se

 
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, whoever, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States, knowingly and willfully—

(1) falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact;

(2) makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation; or

(3) makes or uses any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry;

shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years



Defamation per se

The Baltimore Media Group willfully and deliberately made a false statement  in its Voter’s Guide-----by failing to include Cindy Walsh as a Democratic Primary candidate for Governor of Maryland.  The Sun also made constant reference to this list of candidates referring over and again to the ‘three democratic candidates for governor’.  This knowingly damaged the plaintiff and her campaign and knowingly harmed the citizens of Maryland who have a right to be educated on the issues and candidates in a race in order to go to the polls to cast an intelligent vote.  Cindy Walsh communicated often to The Sun’s executive editor of the problem, the damages it created and was ignored with malice.

 

Damages Awarded for Defamation in US/Maryland Among the damages for defamation in US/ Maryland include:

  • actual damages
  • punitive damages
  • other damages awarded by the court
Punitive Damages in Maryland: Reconciling Federal Law, State Law, and the Pattern Jury Instructions

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·         Stephen J. Shapiro

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University of Baltimore - School of Law

Fall 2007

University of Baltimore Law Forum, Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 27-53, Fall 2007

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Abstract:     

·         Starting in the early 1990's, both the United States Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals of Maryland addressed the issue of jury discretion in awarding punitive damages. The two courts addressed the perceived problem in two different ways. The United States Supreme Court focused their attention mainly on the excessive amount of such awards. It held that the Due Process Clause regulates both the procedures used in awarding punitive damages and the amounts of such awards. The Court required that juries be given sufficient instructions to enable them to make awards based on the purpose of punitive damages, and required state trial judges and appellate courts to reduce the amount of such awards if they were “grossly excessive.” The Court provided state judges with guideposts for determining the appropriate amount of punitive damage awards and required that the amounts be proportionate to the amount of compensatory damages.

The Court of Appeals of Maryland focused its attention instead on the proof required for a jury to make a punitive damages award in the first place. It held that punitive damage awards could only be made if the defendant's conduct rose to the level of actual malice (evil motive or intent to do harm, or knowing that its actions would be harmful) and not just implied malice (gross negligence, recklessness, or should have known of the harm). In addition, the Court of Appeals of Maryland held that juries should be instructed that they must find that actual malice had been proved by “clear and convincing evidence,” and not just a preponderance of the evidence.

This article will suggest several changes to Maryland law and the Maryland Civil Pattern Jury Instructions, so that the instructions more accurately reflect Maryland law, and that Maryland law complies with the Due Process Clause. The proposed changes include:
• providing a clearer standard in the instructions for when punitive damages should be awarded;
• clarifying that the “clear and convincing” standard applies only to the finding of “actual malice” and not to the broader question of whether and in what amount to award punitive damages;
• changing the law, the procedure and the jury instructions relating to whether and when a jury may consider evidence of the defendant's financial condition in calculating the amount of a punitive damage award; and
• providing more guidance to juries as to the appropriate amount of punitive damage awards.

·         Number of Pages in PDF File: 28

·         Keywords: punitive damages, jury discretion, Supreme Court, Court of Appeals of Maryland, Maryland Civil Pattern Jury Instructions, compensatory damages, Due Process Clause

·         JEL Classification: K13, K49

·         Accepted Paper Series



·         Download This Paper

·         Date posted: June 24, 2009  

·         Suggested Citation

·         Shapiro, Stephen J., Punitive Damages in Maryland: Reconciling Federal Law, State Law, and the Pattern Jury Instructions (Fall 2007). University of Baltimore Law Forum, Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 27-53, Fall 2007. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1425083

Punitive damages in Rockville, Maryland usually cannot exceed 10 times the amount of actual damages suffered by the plaintiff. However, this is just a guideline, and not a strict rule. Courts in Maryland have found larger punitive damage awards to be perfectly valid, and smaller ones to be invalid. This will be highly dependent on the facts of each case.

 

4.  Demand for relief

The Baltimore Sun Media Group has several papers distributed throughout Maryland’s Central region.  This is not only one posting on the internet----it includes several print news journals, a substantial area, and large number of voters.  The Tribune is the corporate owner of the Baltimore Sun Media Group.  The consolidation of ownership of most media outlets in the Baltimore region necessitates the court assess the maximum civil and financial penalty to assure adherence to law. 

Amount of relief:

Violations of False Statement and defamation in Federal/Maryland Court - $2 million, the sum The Baltimore Sun sought to deny Cindy Walsh with loss of election and her securing of employment as Governor of Maryland.  Wages and benefits from a 4 year term as governor would reach $2 million.

 

Violations of Defamation with punitive damages should send a message that these irregularities not happen again.  The costs to Cindy Walsh in conducting a campaign for Governor of Maryland plus 10 times the actual damage suffered requires $500,000 in punitive damage from deliberate, willful acts against the plaintiff done with malice.

 

Tribune Media Group

Corporate owner

435 North Michigan Avenue

 TT200 Chicago, IL 60611

 

Baltimore Media Group

Newspapers Websites Region Served  

 

Maryland's 2014 candidates for governor [Pictures]
Photo Gallery | March 13, 2014  Baltimore Sun

 

The 2014 campaign for Maryland governor is well under way, with contested primary races in both the Democratic and Republican parties. The primary election is June 24. Candidates include three Democrats and four Republicans.
-- Michael Dresser


Read more: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bal-marylands-2013-candidates-for-governor-20130606,0,5180246.photogallery#ixzz34ntdZlmf

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VOTER GUIDE 2014      Baltimore Sun

Governor

Maryland is gearing up for a heated gubernatorial race. The primary is June 24.

Select a candidate to learn more about his/her campaign, background and stance on important issues.

DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES



Anthony G. Brown



Douglas F. Gansler



Heather R. Mizeur

REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES



David R. Craig



Ron George



Larry Hogan



Charles Lollar



Democratic gubernatorial candidates, Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, left, and Rep. Heather Mizeur, D-Montgomery, center, wait for a Democratic gubernatorial primary debate to begin as fellow candidate, Attorney General Doug Gansler, signs a book for moderator Jeff Salkin at Maryland Public Television's studios in Owings Mills, Md., Monday, June 2, 2014. The candidates are competing for a chance to succeed Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley, who is unable to run for re-election due to term limits. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)








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Me

To pmilton@tribune.com

Apr 27

Paul,

This is Cindy Walsh for Governor of Maryland.  I am looking at an article by Dresser that shows photos of governor's candidates and mine is not there.  I want my photo included ----it can be downloaded from my campaign website Citizens Oversight Maryland.com

You must, when referring to the candidates in the election include all candidates in a race.  You may highlight others all you want but when you speak of the governor's race you must list ALL CANDIDATES.  I will be taking election violations to court and I will be asking my lawyer about the responsibility of privately owned media....

Thank you for working to reinstate free and fair elections in Maryland!

Cindy Walsh



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The Baltimore Sun created a candidate’s forum for the candidates in the Governor’s race with Cindy Walsh never included in any of these individual informal talks.  These were not simply words on the page-----these were physical forums open to the public.  This goes beyond the protection of press freedom.  Identifying what is obviously simply an open forum as an editorial is simply done to allow it to be selective.  This is not an editorial format and it is built to be a forum of candidates for Governor of Maryland.  Top candidate does not describe Anthony Brown winning 12% of the registered democratic vote or Doug Gansler and Heather Mizeur with 5%.  Lollar was not polling at all when he was included in this Newsmaker Forum and received 3% of republican votes.  Again, not a top candidate.

Newsmaker Forum: Larry Hogan [Editorial]

3:12 p.m. EDT, April 18, 2014  Baltimore Sun

The Sun continues its 2014 Newsmaker Forum series with Larry Hogan, a businessman and former state cabinet official who is seeking the Republican nomination for governor. Mr. Hogan will join in a conversation with Sun readers about issues in the upcoming the gubernatorial race, moderated by Sun Editorial Page Editor Andrew A. Green. This spring, we have hosted similar events with other top candidates from both parties to give readers the opportunity to get in-depth answers to their questions about those vying to lead this state.

Mr. Hogan will be at The Sun building at 501 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, from 7-8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29. The event is free and open to the public, but tickets must be reserved in advance at sunnewsmakerhogan.eventbrite.com or by calling 410-332-6227. Questions may be submitted in advance to talkback@baltimoresun.com. Please include "Newsmaker Forum" in the subject line.

Newsmaker forum hosts Charles Lollar  Posted, 2014-05-13
Newsmaker Forum: Heather Mizeur March 07, 2014
The Baltimore Sun Newsmaker Forum: An Evening with Gubernatorial Candidate Doug Gansler Wednesday, February 19, 2014 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EST) 

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Why can't WBFF get a Democratic gubernatorial debate in Baltimore?
By David Zurawik and The Baltimore Sun | April 30, 2014




  Hard on the news that Baltimore viewers are scheduled to be excluded from a TV debate May 7 among Maryland's Democratic candidates, WBFF (Fox45) said Wednesday that it has "been negotiating for months" with  Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown, Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler and Del. Heather R. Mizeur for a debate in Baltimore. "We're still confident that details will be worked out," Mike Tomko, news director at the Sinclair-owned Fox affiliate in Baltimore, said Wednesday morning in the wake of dueling press releases among the candidates arguing over a Baltimore-staged debate.





Read more: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-rodricks-0629-20140627,0,1987854.column#ixzz35ytpuwoGWhy can't WBFF get a Democratic gubernatorial debate in Baltimore?




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Me
To support@patch.com Apr 26

Hello,

I invite Patch to do a feature on the campaign for Governor of Maryland of the only candidate from Baltimore and the only candidate that is not corporate!

Thank you,

Cindy Walsh for Governor of Maryland on the democratic ticket


Below you see a request written to a Maryland public justice organization as early as April 13, 2014 asking for relief from wide-spread irregularities referencing the fact that the problem is chronic.  Note that I forwarded this letter to trif.alatzas.com along with the other media outlets active in Maryland.


 

Just an FYI on the state of Maryland media and free and fair elections from the candidate known as 'the two other democratic candidates' Me

To newsroom@wjz.comnewstips@wbaltv.comhooper@wmar.combienstock@wypr.org
pearlstein@washpost.comLen@MarylandReporter.comfwachter@mpt.org
foxnewstips@foxnews.comtrif.alatzas@baltsun.com

Apr 13

From:  Cindy Walsh – Governor of Maryland democratic primary race

To:  Susan Goering -  Executive Director of Maryland ACLU

RE:  Election violations are systemic in the Baltimore area

 

Cindy Walsh

2522 N Calvert St.

Baltimore, Maryland 21218

443-825-7031

 

Ms. Goering,

 

As a primary candidate for Governor of Maryland living in Baltimore City I request the aid of the Maryland ACLU and Maryland Attorney General’s office in addressing what is a systemic violation of election law that results in a crony and corrupt political process affecting all elections in Maryland, but especially the elections tied to Baltimore, the largest voting district in the state.  As a candidate I receive equal protection under law as regards elections in regions all over Maryland but in Baltimore I have not received one opportunity to advance my platform or to gain face and name recognition in this primary race for governor.  This is deliberate and it is why voting in the Baltimore is now down to 20%------there are no candidates getting the benefit of election law for whom voters want to vote.

Election are the fundamental principal of a democracy and the US Constitution is unique in the world in stating very strongly that US citizens are the legislators and their rights as citizens who determine law will not be denied.  The US is unique as well in a Constitution that offers equal protections under law to all citizens.  American election laws clearly state that all 501c3/4 organizations will provide equal access to forums and/or debates open to the community.  This includes the political party machines, education institutions from K-college, churches, and private non-profits.  These include as well all public media outlets from public radio and TV to government public access media.

I attended a public forum recently given by a private non-profit in Howard County that met every criteria in election law that was run efficiently and openly.  Every candidate in the election from local Howard County offices to governor race candidates were sent an email invitation and allowed to participate with equal time and freedom to share their platform to the public.  I have dates for similar events all over the state of Maryland.  In Baltimore, I am left out of every one.  Baltimore has a system where 501c3/4 either openly violate the election laws requiring invitation to all candidates and open forum to discuss their platforms or there is systematic exclusion with policy meant to circumvent the letter of election law with an institution hosting a forum or debate ‘sponsored’ by a private group of individuals that then select the candidates who are invited to speak to the public.  The election environment in Baltimore are the kinds of elections held in developing world nations having Constitutions not half as clear about protections of citizens’ rights and Rule of Law including law surrounding elections.  When I speak to a state politician whose district includes Baltimore I am told that’s just the way we do it.  Well, Rule of Law does not allow this.

I will take one incident already past as a case for the MD ACLU and Maryland Attorney’s office for election violation with the knowledge that I am documenting many such violations to be pursued at the end of this primary session.  Violations of election law taint election results and bring into question the candidate designated as having won an election.  In the world of Rule of Law and Equal Protection, this election process would be NULL AND VOID.  A government cannot allow candidates in major voting districts to be silenced and state that they have free and fair elections.

 

I am going to start by identifying the Baltimore Education Coalition and its education forum in Baltimore that selectively invited 3 candidates for governor and failed to invite all candidates for governor.  Not surprisingly, the candidates for governor chosen were politicians backing the education reform supported by the BEC.  This is a clear violation of election law and since education policy in Baltimore is a major priority for parents in the city, the failure to allow politicians with education policy stances counter to what most residents of the city do not want represents a deliberate effort to corrupt free and fair elections and voter’s rights to know the candidates they will see on the primary ballot.  When we see a constant reference to the top candidates in the media or as I am known in Baltimore public media-----‘the two other candidates’, you have failed to meet election law requirements that all candidates be given time on public media. 

 

Below we see two separate news journals and their approach to elections.  My campaign received an opportunity for input in many news journals across the state as they sent out a general email to all candidates in primary races.  In Baltimore, the Baltimore Sun which owns most of the news journals outside public media sent the email below and my campaign did not receive this solicitation…..again, the candidates chosen as the ‘top candidates’----which means global corporate and global market----were  included.  Now, election law does not require private media to meet election law, but media in America has always been pressured by government to provide a fair and balanced presentation of public events and especially elections.  I have received no solicitation from Baltimore public media for my campaign platform or time to speak of my issues----a clear violation of election law.  The Gazette, a Washington beltway news journal has a general solicitation policy to meet the spirit of election law:

 

Read candidates' responses to questions about minimum wage, the economy, taxes, education, Maryland Health Exchange, marijuana and the environment here.  Baltimore Sun’s North Baltimore Patch.

 

As part of its 2014 election coverage, The Gazette is asking all candidates for some basic information about themselves and to fill out a questionnaire. We will post this information on an election page on our website, www.gazette.net. Responses will not be edited, except for possible libel. We need the following information about you and the answers to the questionnaire below by 5 p.m. on March 21.

If you run into any problems as the deadline approaches, please let us know.

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The last avenue of election coverage comes with government public access media.  Montgomery County has democratic elections and a strong system allowing all candidates access to platforms sharing their views.  Maryland League of Women Voters holds its forum in Montgomery County and there is no such forum by the Baltimore League of Women Voters.  Its webpage links to this Montgomery County event.  Now, as a candidate I am happy to have at least Montgomery County branch adhering to the election laws and one can think that cost of providing this election event may be stopping the Baltimore branch, but again, the one strong source of free and fair elections does not happen in Baltimore, the largest voting district in the state.  Then again there is Montgomery County public access media that sends a general email to all candidates for office in primaries to come to their studio to record a platform stance to be available to the public, in Baltimore our government public access has nothing on the primaries:

 

The League of Women Voters of Maryland and its affiliated local leagues hope you will participate in this process and use this opportunity to reach out to voters in your district. For many years, voters throughout the state have looked to the League of Women Voters for fair and accurate information about candidates and their positions, as a nonpartisan organization that does not endorse candidates.

 

 

If you have already scheduled your appointment for Montgomery Community Media’s Candidate Spotlight, you may disregard this e-mail.  The deadline to reserve your space for Montgomery Community Media’s Candidates’ Spotlight is this Friday, April 11 at 12pm.  To make your appointment, please call  301-424-1730 ext 351 or 313. I have attached the information for your review. We look forward to seeing you at Montgomery Community Media soon!

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I have shared these election violations and deliberate policies made to circumvent free and fair elections for a few election cycles to all the players I have listed above.  I have as well written formal complaints to the FEC and Maryland Election Board and Maryland Attorney General’s office for several years about this systemic problem in Baltimore elections.  I am submitting this letter to each of these agencies tasked with the protection and enforcement of election law once again, this time as the person victimized by this failure to uphold Rule of Law surrounding elections.

I listened to Jon Cardin at a primary event embrace the issue of free and fair elections in his run for Maryland Attorney General.  Now, Jon is the head of Maryland Assembly elections committee….and it is no coincidence that his election district reaches into Baltimore.  I asked Jon how systemic election violations in Baltimore and his district over decades holds up to having free and fair elections as a platform stance and by extension running for Maryland Attorney General……the office tasked with enforcing election law.  Remember, the current Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler is not only ignoring Baltimore election violations, he participates in Baltimore forums-------like the Baltimore Education Coalition------that he knows violates election law.  As I inform the Federal Election Commission of all of these violations of election law by politicians tasked to upholding these laws we will see how the Federal government is protecting election law whether under a republican Bush or a neo-liberal Obama.  Remember, Rule of Law and Equal Protection requires laws to be enforced.

What the citizens of Maryland need to know is that not only are your rights to free and fair elections being violated by the political appointments to government positions tasked with creating and overseeing election law…and/or candidates allowed to run for office as Public Justice tasked with enforcing law openly breaking the law.…but the American system of government has all your elected officials taking an oath of office to serve in the public interest and protect the US Constitution.  No matter the office being local, state, or Federal.  So, when a Maryland Assembly politician tells me that Election Law is a Federal Law and not his business, I am shouting that the Federal Election Commission would not be derelict in its duties if all of Maryland’s elected officials were shouting about systemic election violations in Baltimore.  It is their business and it is their job.

 

I thank you for your time,

 

 Cindy Walsh

Candidate, Governor of Maryland primary race


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Here I make clear that candidates polling at 10% are not major candidates----front-runners-----top candidates.  I show that forums must be inclusive of all candidates in a race and when Baltimore Sun sponsors a public forum it comes off the page and becomes responsible to meet obligations of an election forum----the Maryland Election listing for the Democratic Primary for Governor of Maryland  including Cindy Walsh for Governor of Maryland. If media giants like Washington Post and Tribune are allowed to participate in full force into elections in any venue without regulation and/or allowed to ignore the document that is the Maryland Election listing for a specific race, we have no free and fair elections.  I was emailing media at every point to show what they were doing was damaging to my campaign and to the voters’ rights to be informed of all the issues in an election race.  This email was directed at 501c3s but it identifies how forums should work regardless of which institution is sponsoring the event.     Maryland media involved in systemic election violations and tampering! Me

To newsroom@wjz.comnewstips@wbaltv.comhooper@wmar.combienstock@wypr.org
pearlstein@washpost.comfwachter@mpt.orgjbriggs@bizjournals.com
foxnewstips@foxnews.comtrif.alatzas@baltsun.comsteinershow@gmail.com

May 7


As Cindy Walsh for Governor of Maryland moves to the FEC for election violations----public media still call 10% of polling making candidates 'front-runners' deserving all media attention!



May 6, 2014

To: Dr. Wallace Loh----- University of Maryland College Park
Dr. Ronald Daniels ---- Johns Hopkins University
Dr. David Wilson ----- Morgan State University
Dr. Mortimer Neufville ----- Coppin State University

From: Cindy Walsh for Governor of Maryland democratic primary
2522 N Calvert St.
Baltimore, Maryland 21218
443-825-7031

RE: Flagrant violations of Federal Election laws must stop

I am including a note to all of you so all can see how deeply flawed our election system is in Maryland. The citizens of Maryland have had enough and are demanding Rule of Law and respect of election law that allows all candidates in a race to be heard especially when 501c3/4 organizations are involved. Everyone understands the open invitation rule and most organizations in Maryland follow it, but for some reason, the very institutions that once held free and fair elections sacred and served as a political forum for all have chosen to be the source of election capture. I demand that the change happen now as my campaign want a voice in these last several weeks of this primary!

Dr. Loh --------President of University of Maryland College Park

Hello,

This is Cindy Walsh for Governor of Maryland on the democratic ticket. The one you did not include in this forum. As a 501c3/4 organization you are required to extend an invitation to all candidates in a race and to fail to do so is deliberate intent to damage the campaign of others running. Everyone knows that with a polling of around 10% of democratic voters supporting Gansler and Mizeur we have no 'front-runners' and indeed if my platform was heard the 54% of undecided will have found their candidate----or already have.

The public university is the bedrock of political debate and discussion. If you as President deliberately seek to silence a candidate because of political views you do not support you are failing as head of a public university. My candidacy is real------I am qualified and more capable than any of the candidates you 'selected' to appear. You have a responsibility as an education leader to uphold election law and allow all voices to be heard at all times but especially at election primaries and general elections. I am pursuing the failure of 501c3/4 in Maryland to meet the election law requirement of doing no harm to election campaigns and these events are front and center.

I demand that Cindy Walsh for Governor of Maryland be one of the participants in these forums. I wish acknowledgement and will be attending Wednesday's forum!

Thank you,

Cindy Walsh

Dr. Daniels ---- President of Johns Hopkins University

Hello,

This is Cindy Walsh for Governor of Maryland on the democratic ticket. I am writing you to say that as long as you are classified as a 501c3/4 you are required to invite all candidates for governor to forums during this primary and general election. You had a forum for republican governor's candidates and now you need to have one for democratic candidates to include Cindy Walsh for Governor of Maryland. We are rebuilding democratic elections in Maryland and first step is educating 501 c3/4 organizations the laws of elections-----a 501 c3/4 must not be involved in politics in ways that damage a candidates election prospects. You must invite all candidates in a race or invite none.

Maryland has a systemic problem with election violations and therefor lacks free and fair elections. This is why 20% of voters come out in Baltimore and it is why 10% plus or minus democratic votes polled for the candidates the media saturates with coverage. The citizens of Maryland are tired of this capture of elections and are demanding election laws be adhered to.

I look forward to Johns Hopkins University following Rule of Law and having a governor's forum for all democratic candidates at the earliest date.

Thank you,

Cindy Walsh
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Dr. Mortimer Neufville ------ President of Coppin State University

Hello,

This is Cindy Walsh for Governor of Maryland on the democratic ticket. I am writing to let you know that Coppin State University is failing to meet the election laws covering 501c3/4 organizations by not having open invitation forums for all candidates in this governor's race. You cannot have events on campus that select candidates to attend as this deliberately harms the campaign of those excluded from these forums.

I want to say as well, to have a corporate non-profit like VOTEFEST on the campus of students primarily low-income in a community with low-income citizens is unacceptable. When you CHARGE candidates $1500 to have a booth in an event on your university grounds and then charge students $5 to enter the event......you have failed in your mission as a public university to provide free and fair election education and openly violate election laws. What is the value of 'getting out the vote' and fighting for the right to vote if you are going to actively work to undermine what your students and the community around you hears? Cindy Walsh for Governor is the only Labor and Justice candidate with a platform dedicated to civil rights and civil liberties and an historically black university is going to keep THAT candidate from being heard on its campus during the primaries or general elections?

I demand Coppin University arrange a primary forum for all candidates for governor open and free to all who want to attend!

Thank you,
Cindy Walsh

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Dr. David Wilson-----President of Morgan State University
Hello,

This is Cindy Walsh for Governor of Maryland on the democratic ticket. I am writing to let you know that Morgan State University is failing to meet the election laws covering 501c3/4 organizations by not having open invitation forums for all candidates for governor. You cannot have events on campus that select candidates to attend as this deliberately harms the campaign of those excluded from these forums.

I want to say as well, what is the value of 'getting out the vote' and fighting for the right to vote if you are going to actively work to undermine what your students and the community around you hears? Cindy Walsh for Governor is the only Labor and Justice candidate with a platform dedicated to civil rights and civil liberties and an historically black university is going to keep THAT candidate from being heard on its campus during the primaries or general elections?

I demand Morgan State University arrange a primary forum for all candidates for governor open and free to all who want to attend!

Thank you,
Cindy Walsh