Secretary of State

Are militant lesbians in cahoots with SOS Jason Gant?

l3wis May 27, 2012 10Comments

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. . . And I heard the meetings are taking place at undisclosed BK locations.

Sometimes you read online comments (On the Argus site) and just shake your head. This one had me busting at the seams;

Lora Hubbel: The man who counts the votes….the man who COUNTS THE VOTES…is endorsing my opponent and Tim Belgalka’s opponent..BOTH of who are ardent pro-abortion and anti-gun legislators and one of them has been endorsed by Militant gay/lesbian groups. I will have lawyers as poll watchers in my precincts….if anyone comes without a picture ID they will be hounded to make sure they are casting a legitimate ballot….Tim you better do the same

While ridiculously funny, I did not find Gant’s endorsement to be very wise. I think this quote from the article said it best;

Begalka said he was mystified by Gant’s move to support his opponent.

“We’ve never had a cross word or disagreement about anything,” he said.

He mused it might be “the establishment in Pierre, who wants to re-elect anybody who’s a yes-man and wants to go along with whatever their agenda is.”

Not a laughing matter and probably true.

The SOS’s office looses again in court

l3wis May 26, 2012 3Comments

Looks like Gant tried to pull another partisan hat trick, I wonder how much he is costing us in legal fees?

Judge: Democratic candidate can be on ballot

Posted: May 25, 2012 11:12 AM CDT Updated: May 25, 2012 11:12 AM CDT

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – A judge says a university professor from Mitchell can be placed on the November ballot as a candidate for the South Dakota House.

The state’s chief election officer, Secretary of State Jason Gant, had rejected the nominating petition filed by David Mitchell because Mitchell did not list his political party on one line of the document. But Circuit Judge Mark Barnett says Mitchell substantially complied with requirements because other lines on the document clearly show he is running as a Democrat.

Gant also had argued that Mitchell’s nominating petition was invalid because Mitchell notarized the document himself. But Gant dropped that argument during a court hearing in Pierre on Friday after evidence submitted by Mitchell indicated at least one other legislative candidate might have notarized his own nominating petition.

Voters Triumph over SD Secretary of State

l3wis May 22, 2012 6Comments

“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.”