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SoCal Mayor Admits to Falsely Signing Nomination Paperwork

Rancho Santa Margarita’s mayor is expected to plead guilty to a misdemeanor Nov. 1, and will not be eligible to serve on the City Council.
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SoCal Mayor Admits to Falsely Signing Nomination Paperwork
Rancho Santa Margarita Mayor Carol Gamble. Courtesy of Carol Gamble
Jill McLaughlin
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A Southern California mayor is expected to plead guilty on Nov. 1 for falsifying the candidate nomination paperwork filed for her reelection, according to an announcement by the Orange County district attorney’s office.

Rancho Santa Margarita Mayor Carol Gamble said last week that she took full responsibility for signing the paperwork without having witnessed each signature, a violation of the state’s election code.

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