TO WHOM IT SHOULD CONCERN!!!!

My name is Todd Vaughn. I’m writing this letter to inform the citizens of Douglas County of legal matters that you may or may not be aware of. I am currently suing Douglas County Clerk, Daniel Loomis, in his official capacity, which includes his duty to conduct and officiate our elections in an unbiased manner.

This lawsuit is officially referred to as Vaughn v Loomis… Case No. 25CV37488. It pertains to the Special District Election of 2025, which Loomis conducted nearly one year ago on May 20th. As an incumbent, I ran to retain my seat on the Umpqua Public Transportation District Board. I was ahead by 80 plus votes on election night, and eight days later (with zero updates on votes count after the election) my opponent was declared the winner by 230 plus votes. Although Loomis had never conducted an eight-day information blackout in previous elections (and that alone raised suspicion), it was the blatant and persistent history of election interference that Loomis had previously engaged in at the behest of our County Commissioners that compelled me to contest. Some of these accusations are articulated (with accompanying Exhibits) in Vaughn v Loomis’ Second Amended Petition if you are interested in seeing the receipts. When these details were provided to the Douglas County Circuit Court Judge who had originally been assigned the case (and who requested these details), he recused himself immediately…as did every other Circuit Judge in the county.

This case was then accepted by Josephine County Circuit Court Judge Mathew Galli, who will ultimately be responsible for conducting a trial, and passing judgement.

Much more has happened since “the cabal” was exposed. First, the county hired John DiLorenzo (a high-powered, high-priced lawyer from Portland) to represent Loomis, thus bypassing a perfectly competent full-time County Council who was handling the case before the Second Amended Petition was submitted. Once handed an initial list of “discovery,” our current commissioners were clearly concerned about what “discovery” could potentially reveal (and indeed HAS revealed), and as of the writing of this letter, they have refused to acknowledge who hired DiLorenzo, and who will ultimately pay his fees (reportedly $1,200/hr. plus).

Since then, “discovery” has been VERY SLOW in coming, and DiLorenzo has made 5 “Motions to Dismiss” over the following months. My lawyer, Steve Joncus, has successfully navigated these many failed attempts to “kill the baby in the crib” while revealing stunning revelations pertaining to the scanty discovery that Loomis has coughed up so far. We already know that 280 plus ballots were accepted as being legitimate…with signatures verified…but were mysteriously “not counted.” We also know that over 100 ballots were sent to “non-existent addresses” (according to the USPS) but were somehow post-marked and returned…and counted. While these things alone do not prove maleficence on Loomis’ part, they raise questions that had better have some good answers… and if there IS maleficence, Judge Galli has affirmed that we do not have to prove that the election results would have been changed in favor of Vaughn.

We only need to prove that the anomalies were “material” (significant) and “deliberate.”During one of the latest hearings for Loomis’ many “Motions to Dismiss,” lawyer Steve Joncus exclaimed to the Court that “Vaughn could win this case right now with the evidence that we already have, if we went directly to “summary judgement.” And we have only received the limited “discovery” that they have allowed us to see. We are now forced to make a “Motion to Compel” in order to get what they have thus far refused to release.

Personally, I have come to the following conclusion:

Daniel Loomis and our current county commissioners (along with lawyer DiLorenzo) have delayed, delayed, delayed…all with the intention of preventing Douglas County citizens from knowing the truth until after the current 2026 May Primary is over.
All three commissioners are currently running for reelection, and if you are voting in this primary, you need to ask yourself some questions:
- With Dan Loomis officiating, how can we trust the results of this election knowing what we already know?
- How can we trust FREEMAN, BOICE, and/or KRESS, when throughout this campaign, they have refused to even mention Vaughn v Loomis… and they have also refused to disclose who hired DiLorenzo and who will be covering his fees? (Pat Moore of The News Review has requested this information…with no response!).
- What will happen if Daniel Loomis ‘determines” that these incumbents have all won their primaries (most likely with 52% of the votes), and within a few months, Vaughn v Loomis proves that Dan Loomis has been cheating elections on the behalf of the commissioners for years?