Holy buckets! My spies who had the intel on the Christmas firings at the Secretary of State’s office just got word to me today that two more staffers have departed from the employ of Secretary of State Monae Johnson.
I’m told that one staffer was said to have quit because of the work environment. And yet another was fired. Or, if we adopt the SURVIVOR vernacular.. two more had their torches extinguished.
These may have both been in the Elections Department, but I don’t have that confirmed just yet. If that is the case, it would mean that the Secretary of State would be starting the 2023 municipal elections cycle (and voter list cleanup process) with a lot of people who are green when it comes to elections.
If that’s not the case, that’s still a tremendous amount of staff turnover. On a percentage basis, possibly the most turnover we’ve seen since after the School and Lands convention fight of 1990, where Tim Amdahl got back from convention and fired the entire staff who tried to turn him out in place of the deputy, except the one person who didn’t go.
Stay tuned for the next episode of “Survivor – SDSOS edition,” as we find out who the next will be to be voted off the island on the 2nd floor.
That would explain why no one will answer the phone at that office. Try calling the office and asking a question the number to the Secretary of State’s office is 605-773-3537.
Or maybe you have been calling when the state offices have been closed for holidays and winter storms? There’s been a lot of that lately..Since you don’t say the date and time you tried calling how can we take your complaint seriously?
She is going to cost this state so much money…
She is going to cost this state so much money….
Perhaps the new staff will do their jobs and train the county auditors & their staff as well as the poll workers to follow the law! There were a number of problems found by the canvassing group that need to be addressed.
You arent interested in anything other than convincing yourself that your deity didnt lose the election. You’re in a cult, Senior.
Name one time an auditor or their staff broke the law. I dare you.
Details please. Note: “a number” can be “one”.
Thanks, Republicans
Like rats fleeing a sinking ship.
Great…now SD can be the laughingstock for elections.
It appears that some don’t like Ms. Johnson in her elected position as much as I and millions others don’t like Biden in his. She will be there for four years unless she commits malfeasance of any kind, for which she can be impeached. In the meantime, why not give her room to do her job and prove to one and all if she can do it or not?
In my opinion, for a leader to do his or her job correctly and efficiently, that person must have all the tools he or she needs and personnel he or she trusts to use those tools to get their jobs done.
I the meantime, the bigger problems are with Thune and Rounds supporting Biden’s increased debt while, at the same time, not supporting the closure of our southern border while giving four Mideast and North African countries $410M to secure THEIRS!
Anybody with half a brain would steer clear of going to work for her at this point. She is going to struggle to hire new employees if they do a little bit of research. Her only option is going to be to hire an experienced people that don’t know any better.
From what I hear, the former SOS employees are just happy to be off that sinking ship.
You people are dead set there is nothing wrong, you are so scared of change. You all are so afraid to go out and audit, review, and search for people voting illegally, that you all have become part of the problem. You are all speaking like scared little pups.
IF she finds tons of people voting twice or discovers S.D CITIZENS registering to vote in Arizona, she has done a great job, and the money is well worth it.
PROUD REPUBLICAN for standing for Election Integrity, Transparency, and Honesty.
Trump, without evidence, claimed fraud when he lost Iowa to Cruz in the primaries. He did it again when he lost the popular vote to Clinton, which is irrelevant and he also had no evidence for. He told you he would claim fraud if he lost ahead of time. And still, you all gobble it up. The taxpayers should not be required to spend their hard earned money on your articles of faith in him.
Jesus is my savior, not Trump. You all have completely lost your way. I pity you.
#1 JOB of the LEGISLATURE is to conduct PUBLIC HEARINGS and Investigations to hold the Government Accountable. YOU sonny, have something to hide…
No, you have something to gain by instilling doubt in the election process because you think it will put you and people like you in control. If you are so certain of Trumps claims, use your own money to prove it, you grifter.
PROUD REPUBLICAN hate monger.
I do not hate anyone, take your words back. That is slander, and I am tired of the insults, name calling, and personal attacks on these forums. You people want to continue to cry about changing the party, then you can always leave the party, cause it is a FREE RIGHT to change the party. The PARTY is not my boss, the PEOPLE in my precinct are MY BOSS
Slander requires statements of fact, not statements of opinion. If you care to educate yourself on the precise difference between the two, you can look it up. Also: you should seriously start considering all the workers you insult with your election denial. If you cant, grow thicker skin and get what’s coming to you in return. I’m done tolerating your attacks on people’s integrity. I will now treat you the way you treat others. You should liken yourself to John Adams again, idiot.
Don’t forget…he’s a constitutional attorney with decades of experience but no training, education, or practice to show for it. (See past blogs for MLZ’s self-proclaimed expertise on the constitution.)
Can she just hurry up and resign so they can appoint somebody competent to the office?
If Republicans have shown one consistent trait it’s that they don’t accept or admit their own failings, instead digging in their heels and sticking their fingers in their ears. LA LA LA CANT HEAR YOU!
Worst Secretary of State in South Dakota history and she hasn’t even started serving for the term she was elected for:(