BRAWLEY â A Superior Court jury on Friday found Imperial County Office of Education Trustee Annette Gonzalez-Buttner guilty on all four felony counts she faced.
She has been convicted of two counts of perjury, one count of grand theft and a violation of state election law, all tied to a false declaration of residency in 2017 when she was filing her candidacy on the ICOE board.
Sentencing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. May 27 at the Brawley Superior courthouse.
The verdict was announced Friday morning after almost two days of jury deliberation.
The jury agreed Gonzalez-Buttner was actually living in Santa Clara when she filed her 2017 candidate paperwork, but listed her domicile as her fatherâs home in Calexico (an apartment at the Calexico Gardens Apartments on Rockwood Avenue).
 BRAWLEY â The jury trial of Imperial County Board of Education Trustee Annette Gonzalez-Buttner are set to begin Monday.
Opening statements will be delivered at 10:30 a.m. at the Brawley Superior Court in the long-delayed case that will decide, among other things, whether Gonzalez-Buttner lied about her residency when she ran for her board seat.
There are 28 possible witnesses, including Debra Porter, retired Imperial County registrar of voters, and Todd Finnell, Imperial County Office of Education superintendent.
The trial is expected to go a week or possibly two. Superior Court Judge Christopher Plourd will preside.
Gonzalez-Buttner, an Imperial Valley College Area 1 Trustee, is facing four felony charges, filed by the county District Attorneyâs Office.
Linsey Dale named new Registrar of Voters for Imperial County
IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - A new Registrar of Voters has been appointed for the Imperial County.
This morning, the Imperial County Executive Officer, Tony Rouhotas Jr., named Linsey Dale as the new Registrar of Voters/Elections Manager. Dale replaces Debra Porter, who retired from the position in December 2020.
“I know that Mrs. Dale will be bring her positive energy to a very complex and busy office,” said Rouhotas. “Mrs. Dale has proven herself throughout our current pandemic to be a person that can maintain clear vision and direction while working under pressure. Her combination of talent and thinking outside of the box will transition well into this office setting and prepare us for more successes in the future.”