Six days after attorney Dave Roland asked the St. Louis City Board of Elections to closely monitor absentee ballots in the August primary in three races involving the Hubbard family, noting "extreme irregularities" in the family's past races, he got his answer.
The board is refusing to take action.
In a sharply worded response, the board says it is not obligated to monitor the races.
"After exploring the relevant Missouri law on this issue, it is abundantly clear that the demands you have made go far beyond anything required of The Board," it wrote. "In fact, your demands would intrude upon individual voters' rights and could amount to acts of voter suppression by The Board."
In his letter, Roland had noted the "almost literally unbelievable" volume of absentee ballots cast in races involving the Hubbard family, which include State Rep. Penny Hubbard, Democratic Party Committeeman Rodney Hubbard Jr. and Alderwoman Tammika Hubbard.…