Chula Vista Elects Deceased Candidate, Faces $2 Million Special Election

Chula Vista will hold a special election next year after voters elected the late Simon Silva for city attorney, who died from cancer in September, two months before the Nov. 8 election.
The San Diego Registrar of Voters estimated the new in-person and mail-in election would cost $2 million and a mail-in-only election would cost $1.5 million.
Silva’s opponent, Dan Smith—who lost by half a point—said he sent a cease-and-desist letter to the San Diego County Democratic Party and Chula Vista Mayor Mary Salas alleging they continued to promote Silva after his death and failed to warn voters about the cost of a special election….}