Elections for the 2011 board of the Pacific Beach Town Council (PBTC) are underway, and this year’s version has not been without problems. Each year, PBTC members are mailed a ballot with the names of the candidates, but this year’s ballots had to be sent twice because the first version contained incorrect instructions. Despite some ballots having already been turned in, the council had to have a second round of ballots printed and mailed as a result of the error. In addition, PBTC President Rose Galliher, who is running for a second term, said the Town Council’s general membership contact information was stolen from the PBTC office. It contained phone numbers, mailing addresses and e-mail addresses, she said. Galliher has been instructing the membership not to give out personal information and to be aware. “We have a lot of elderly people who are members and we need to protect them,” Galliher said. This explains why PBTC members are receiving e-mails suggesting who to vote for, she said. Members are also receiving unsolicited phone calls from individuals regarding the election. “We [the Town Council] are liable for their privacy,” Galliher said. “It is not public record. They give us their information and we assure them that that information will be confidential,” Galliher added. Galliher is concerned that members will challenge the election outcome as a result of these problems. Galliher said the PBTC was looking into who took the information and that police may be contacted to investigate, if necessary. The second round of ballots need to be turned in by Nov. 15 to the PBTC office, 1706 Garnet Ave.