Another rubber chicken event, and another instance where Secretary of State Candidate Heather Baxter violates South Dakota campaigning laws surrounding the placement of a disclaimer on her advertisements.
12-27-15. Political communications to contain certain language–Exceptions–Violation as misdemeanor.
Any printed material or communication made, purchased, paid for, or authorized by a candidate or political committee that disseminates information concerning a candidate, public office holder, ballot question, or political party shall prominently display or clearly speak the statement: “Paid for by (name of candidate or political committee).” This section does not apply to buttons, balloons, pins, pens, matchbooks, clothing, or similar small items upon which the inclusion of the statement would be impracticable. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. A subsequent offense within a calendar year is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Considering that Baxter has failed to include this information on many, if not most of her political communications this year, if she wins would everybody be able to quit putting disclaimers on their advertising or will that just be a special exception for the overseer of campaign finance laws?
Just asking. Especially considering her promise to “promote accountability in campaign finance.“
So much for “Honest elections.”
Clearly she lacks common sense.
She’s got no qualifications to be Secretary of State!
Neither does the current Secretary of State who, if we all remember, was an election denier when she took office. Now, she buys ad space on Dakotawarcollege.
Rules for thee, not for me.
It’s on the back of the flyer.
When young Ms. Baxter is the SOS, there will be a wild west of the candidate world and no rules at all. Chaos will reign. She will become the king maker. grudznick’s close personal friend Lar and that Mr. H fellow from Nebraska will move back to SD and get elected. Cats will drive buses, dogs will make pizzas. A spontaneous, random arrangement of molecules to create the first self-replicating organism without a receding hairline will occur at the business owned by Mr. Carley, who is from California, casting enough self-doubt into his beliefs in the 6,000 year old earth that he will pack up and return to California, where he is immediately arrested on charges of wantan insanerism.
Grudz, I look forward to dogs making pizza. South Dakota will be well served.
She’s a Q-anoner. Ugh
Typical wing-nut case running for both SOS and the legislature. It shows she doesn’t think she is qualified either.
The local Cracker Barrel was an eyeopener with Baxter at the podium. Of the local Pennington County candidates she by far was the least knowledgeable as to what was going on at the legislature. Her comment that they receive a lot of requests for financial assistance is about all she had gotten out of her time in Pierre. Wing Nuts Baxter and Howard got in last election because the lowest voter turn out on record occurred, but the Wing Nuts showed up to vote their wackos in!!