{"id":13282,"date":"2026-06-09T12:41:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T12:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=13282"},"modified":"2026-06-09T12:41:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T12:41:16","slug":"thousands-of-homeless-la-voters-registered-at-shelters-without-beds-including-one-linked-to-raman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=13282","title":{"rendered":"Thousands of homeless LA voters registered at shelters without beds \u2014 including one linked to Raman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Thousands of homeless voters were registered to vote at LA shelters \u2014 despite many not living there or the facilities not having any beds. <\/p>\n<p>And as Spencer Pratt was eliminated by Nithya Raman in the mayor\u2019s race on Monday night, it can be revealed one drop-in center that received $600,000 from the socialist candidate had 185 registered voters at the address but offers no accommodation.<\/p>\n<p>The revelations has prompted US attorney Bill Essayli to say he will investigate the concerns uncovered by The Post and \u201cfollow the evidence\u201d to see if the law has been broken.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A review of records shows 7,600 voters tied to homeless shelters and service providers.<\/p>\n<p>Among them was the St Joseph Center in Venice, a drop-in center that, according to voting records, had 185 voters registered to its address and received $600,000 in taxpayer\u2019s money from the homeless and housing committee while Raman was chair.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Nithya Raman (grey suit) holds a check for $600k, December 6, 2023. <span class=\"credit\">Representative Laura Friedman<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A homeless woman outside the Midnight Mission on Monday. <span class=\"credit\">CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>L-R, Martin Rowe Jr and George Werthman near St Joeseph\u2019s Center in Venice on Monday. <span class=\"credit\">CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Cali - Morning Report\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the California Morning Report newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia&#8217;s top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last week, The Post contacted her campaign and the center seeking comment regarding the relationship between the councilmember and the organization but has not heard back. However a photograph showing Raman presenting a check was taken down from their website following our inquiries.<\/p>\n<p>Martin Rowe, a homeless man living in Venice, told The Post he was registered to vote during an outreach effort outside a Ralphs grocery store.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey asked you all the questions,\u201d Rowe said. \u201cThey gave you a paper.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The largest concentration of homeless voters as at the Midnight Mission in Skid Row, where voting records show 1,160 registrations \u2014 but its website shows it only has beds for 84 for men and 36 for women.<\/p>\n<p>One homeless man on Skid Row, Norman, said he\u2019s witnessed voter registration efforts in the area for years and claims he had previously been paid to help sign up voters \u2014 he also claims cigarettes were offered to some people during the drives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a big push to get a certain area of town registered to voting,\u201d Norman, who declined to give a last name citing a pending court case, told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are just doing it because we\u2019re here. You see people sitting around. It\u2019s just a few lines to sign and you\u2019re a registered voter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Post could not independently verify who provided them or whether the activity was connected to any campaign, political organization or voter registration group \u2014 but the\u00a0details echo a similar case previously reported by our newspaper. In that case, a Marina Del Rey woman agreed to plead guilty to bombshell charges that she paid\u00a0homeless people on Skid Row\u00a0to register to vote in a 20-year scheme tied to illegal petition signature collection.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Nithya Raman (left) holds a check for $600k, December 6, 2023. <span class=\"credit\">Representative Laura Friedman<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Outside The Midnight Mission on Monday. <span class=\"credit\">CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Homeless people at The Midnight Mission in Los Angeles on Monday. <span class=\"credit\">CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The largest concentration of homeless voters as at the Midnight Mission in Skid Row, where voting records show 1,160 registrations \u2014 but its website shows it only has beds for 84 for men and 36 for women. <span class=\"credit\">CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Outside the Midnight Mission on Monday afternoon, The Post met with Bo Jackson, who is registered to vote but says he could not remember registering \u2014 he couldn\u2019t even name a candidate in the LA mayor\u2019s race.<\/p>\n<p>The Post asked Midnight Mission staff for comment on how ballots are handled when they arrive at the shelter, but our reporter was kicked out and was left without a response.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of voters tied to supportive housing developments and affordable housing projects have been further identified through our review of public records. Several locations added nearly 200 registered voters during the final weeks before the deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Three addiction treatment and crisis-service providers also appeared among addresses with significant numbers of registered voters.<\/p>\n<p>Voter registration records reviewed by The Post show more than 80 registered voters across four behavioral health and addiction-treatment facilities: The Corner of Hope Mental Health Service Center, Volunteers of America Alcohol Services, Los Angeles Centers for Alcohol and Drug Abuse, and Homeless Health Care Los Angeles\u2019 Harm Reduction Center.<\/p>\n<p>The Post also identified 313 registered voters tied to addresses associated with Los Angeles County social services facilities.<\/p>\n<p>Essayli said, \u201cCalifornia has effectively decriminalized election fraud by removing basic fraud detection that are common in other states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDirty voter rolls, with no voter ID and unregulated ballot harvesting is a open invitation for bad actors to commit fraud.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf California wants to restore public trust, we invite them to comply with federal law and allow us to audit it\u2019s voter rolls \u2013 what are they afraid of.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Garrett Fahy, an attorney who practices election law in California, told The Post the registrations identified during our review reflects how California\u2019s election system is designed to operate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe system is not set up to prevent people from voting. It\u2019s to ensure anyone who can register votes,\u201d Fahy said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>George Werthman sen cooking a meal on a portable stove in Venice, California. <span class=\"credit\">CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Fahy said the concentration of voters registered through shelters, service providers and other nontraditional addresses should be viewed within the broader framework of California election law. <span class=\"credit\">CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He noted that county election officials generally are not tasked with independently investigating voter registrations but instead administer elections under state law and regulations established by lawmakers and the Secretary of State.<\/p>\n<p>Fahy said the concentration of voters registered through shelters, service providers and other nontraditional addresses should be viewed within the broader framework of California election law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the system that our representatives have given to us,\u201d Fahy said. \u201cIf you don\u2019t like our system, don\u2019t yell at your local elections official. Go yell at Sacramento and go yell at the Secretary of State because those are the people who determine the laws that we have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fahy added that the voter registrations reviewed by The Post appear to be a product of policy choices made over many years by state lawmakers, not actions taken by local election workers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is how our system works as it was intended to work,\u201d Fahy said.<\/p>\n<p>California law also permits voters to designate another individual to return a completed ballot on their behalf.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; height:258px; background:#ff6b6b; display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n    <!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114307\" data-width=\"908\" data-height=\"258\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114307});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u7b2c\u4e8c\u901a\u680f\uff1a728\u00d790 \u901a\u680f -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; 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