San Diego Lawsuit To Force Counting Of Paper Votes (Scoop.co.nz) On Monday October 30, 2006 San Diego County voter Kathy Peterson filed a lawsuit directly with the California Court of Appeals, seeking a writ of mandamus compelling Registrar of Voters Mikel Haas to do his job: to treat the ballots of all voters with equal dignity and respect as required by both the US Constitution as well as the California Constitution. [News Source]