Looks like Whopper and Whopper Jr. were handed their asses, again;
Sioux Falls, SD (May 21, 2012) – South Dakota Democratic Party Chairman Ben Nesselhuf released the following statement after a judge reinstated district 8 democratic state senate candidate Charlie Johnson, who was unwarrantedly rejected from the 2012 general election ballot by Secretary of State Jason Gant.
“The will of the voters has triumphed over the whims of the Secretary of State. Judge Barnett agreed that elections should be decided by the voters in district 8 rather than the bureaucrats in Pierre. District 8 voters now have a real choice for state senate this year, and we all look forward to a strong election.”
Judge Barnett of the Sixth Circuit ruled in favor of reinstating state senate candidate Charlie Johnson to the 2012 general election ballot. Charlie Johnson’s petitions were rejected by the Secretary of State’s office as a result of a clerical error made in the Lake County Auditor’s office. The South Dakota Democratic Party sued the Secretary of State to reinstate Johnson.
This is great. Now if the other petitions Gant threw out would get over turned also.
Time to send Gant and his BFF PP home for good.
If it was supposedly checked over by the clerk, why was it not just sent back to be corrected or something as simple as that. He had the signatures. How stupid.
“why was it not just sent back to be corrected”
Because Gant is a partisan, and a sloppy one at that.
I’m no fan of Gant (what SOS runs his own pac?) or Pepe’s little Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde ruse. I think there official line as to why they didn’t help him correct the petitions was that there wasn’t enough time. I’m guessing the closed door conversation went more like this: Let’s say there was not enough time, which is plausible. Then Russ Olson and GOP will owe us one. I’m glad Barnett had the good sense to remind double whopper w/cheese that every voter of Lake County is a member of district 8. Russ is gonna have to fire up that cash machine he tapped into last time.
Schelkeway must now find new ‘rules’ from the ALEC – how to ‘legally’ steal electons manual to help Gant.
“Schelkeway must now find new ‘rules’ from the ALEC”
LOL! And he wants to be mayor . . .