California Assemblymember Dave Cox---------California Assemblymember Wilma Chan

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8-28-04: Roy Stearns, spokesperson for California Department of Parks and Recreation, explains about the missing half-million dollars granted to Neighbors Resource Center, stresses that Parks and Recreation bond funds are not involved

8-26-04: Republican Assemblymember and Democratic JLAC Chair's Chief of Staff agree that California's audit of HAVA spending will cost the state $100,000

California's Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC) this morning voted to conduct audits of the HAVA funds provided to the state by the Election Assistance Commission, as well as of the spending practices of the state's Parks & Recreation Department and of the Caltrans' Toll Bridge Seismic Safety Retrofit Program.

The audit of HAVA spending had been called for by California Assemblymember Dave Cox, who represents the 5th Assembly District, because he felt that certain irregularities in the spending of HAVA funds by California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley needed to be investigated.

You can hear Assemblymember Cox's comments on the passage of his audit request and the issues surrounding it by clicking here.

The Joint Legislative Audit Committee is chaired by Wilma Chan, the Assemblymember representing the 16th Assembly District.

You can hear the comments of Rachel Richman, Assemblymember Chan's chief of staff, on the passage of Mr. Cox' audit request and the other audit requests by clicking here.