Ten is the Number and the Number is 10

Fans of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” may recognize a lift (of sorts) from the movie in the title of this week’s column. But though the line may be humorous, what I need to share is not: the number is 10.

With counting of the votes for this year’s Finest well underway (you can find the ballot on page 22 of this week’s CV Weekly) we have come across a sad state of affairs: many of the ballots that are coming in do not have the required minimum number of votes on them. What is that number? You guessed it: 10.

For this year’s voting, we tried hard to make sure that those who took the time to vote saw on the ballot the specific instructions: Minimum of 10 choices must be made for ballot to be counted (top right of ballot). Unfortunately, this rule has not been adhered to by all our voters and, sadly, their ballots are void. We are finding this on ballots received in person and online.

But there is still time to correct this and make sure your voice is heard. If you voted and sent your ballot via mail or dropped off at the office, fill out a new one and make sure to mark at least 10 choices. If you filled out an online form and cannot remember if you marked off 10 choices, call Rachelle here at (818) 248-2740 and she can tell you. If you voted online and didn’t make 10 choices you cannot submit another ballot from that email address; however, you can submit a new ballot – with 10 choices on it – from a different email address. Or you can fill out a paper ballot and submit it.

We know how important The Finest is for our readers and we want to make sure that every ballot counts. So take the time to it fill out completely (minimum 10 choices) and get it to us here at CV Weekly before May 3.

Let your voice be heard!

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This week culminates with the celebrations of Passover and Easter on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Over the last 40 days, Christians have been encouraged to reflect on their lives in preparation for the resurrection of Jesus Christ while Jews reflect on their release from slavery as they prepare for the Passover celebration.

The two holidays are in many ways similar (read page 12 for details) and I am fortunate to be invited to Passover on Saturday night before preparing our Easter dinner on Sunday.

I wish our readers the most joyous of holidays this weekend, whether celebrating Easter or Passover.

  robin goldsworthy