“In the letter, Atkins also called his voter registration record “ineligible” – an indication that Dunn’s registration as a Democrat there had lapsed.”

Nice biased interpretation of the letter. Here is what the letter actually said :

“Mr.Dunn contacted our office via telephone and asked for his ineligible voter registration record to be removed from the Duval county database”

It is NOT Atkins calling his record “ineligible”, it is Dunn referring to it in the phone call as being an “ineligible” record.

There is no indication from the letter that his registration there as a Democrat had lapsed.

But all of that is beside the point anyway.In order to apply to run for the office of Sec of State, you have to be registered as a voter in CA. Since his voter application was filed frauduently ( leaving line 16 blank ) , his application is not valid and therefore he is not a registered voter in CA. He digs his own grave with his later action on July 10, 2009 where he requests from FL to have his voter registration record removed from the database. This is mens rea that he knew that he had committed a criminal act in filling out his voter registration in CA by leaving line 16 blank on the form. Now , knowing that he had committed a crime and had tried to have the evidence expunged, he commits a further crime in Nov, 2009 when he declared his candidacy – knowing full well that he had committed a crime in the filing of his voter registration, tried to cover that up ( but was unsuccessful ), but declared his candidacy by filing documents that he knew were fraudulent.

If it were just an omission, a normal person would contact the voter registration in CA and correct the mistake. What does he do ? He contacts the Florida voter registration and tries to have the evidence removed. He knew full well that he was a registered Democrat and tried to hide the fact. In the process he committed crime – twice. Once by leaving the line blank and signing the form under penalty of perjury that the info was true, and second when he filed his papers for Sec of State KNOWING that his voter registration was fraudulant and therefore invalid.