Speaking of only providing only moral support, the SDGOP spent their time this attacking the Secretary of State, because they don’t think Heather Baxter is being treated fairly. Despite not bothering to find anything out.
The SDGOP actually did something for one of their candidates? That’s a shock. Except it was FIRE! Aim, ready. Because they didn’t bother to ask.
I’m finding out that given her support for returning us to hand-counting, it should not come as a shock that Baxter’s campaign finance report was hand-written when it was submitted to the Secretary of State’s office. Which means that instead of instantaneous posting she could have done by filing electronically, someone has to upload them to the old system. It has been that way.. well forever. Hand-written reports take longer.
And if she’s in the middle of the pack, or end of the line, despite Baxter sending the GOP to take to Facebook to complain, she doesn’t get to go to the front of the line. If she wanted that, she could have filed it earlier.
If Baxter’s preference is having people continue to submit handwritten paper forms to go along with her declared preference of finger-counting votes, I anticipate that if she’s elected, everyone is going to do a lot of standing around during the next 4 years.
SD Secretary of State has an incredibly important role – not the least of which is maintaining (because we already have) free, fair, and open elections. That has been Terrence Davis’ pledge – not nutty stuff based on conspiracy theories. Baxter wants to bring the circus atmosphere of the last 2 legislative years to this important office. Vote for South Dakota over party on this, please – we have to elect Terrence Davis.
grudznick abides
I have never voted Democrat. Davis will be my first. It pains me to see a Denocrat better suited for a role, but Baxter will send elections back to the stone age.
All they know how to do is complain and play the victim. Glad i voted dem most of the way.
Elections are arguably the most important function of the Secretary of State’s Office. However, that Office also administers business registrations and other filings, which are of tremendous importance for the private sector. Ms. Baxter’s track record instills very little confidence in her ability to run the vital systems in the Office. Businesses should prepare for the worst when filing anything in Pierre.
Maybe sos and staff can’t read Handwritten documents.
Government have become computer lazy,
RLTW
I respect Monae’s freedom of speech. However, this is the problem when election officials (SOS + county auditors in particular) endorse candidates. If anything goes wrong for the one they didn’t endorse, it looks like political sabotage.
I think this applies to any county elected official who is handing out endorsements. Look at the sheriff(s) who endorsed Toby Doeden. Suppose Governor Rhoden will forget that happened? I wouldn’t forget. Look too at the sheriffs who endorsed fellow sheriffs who were booted out of office at the primary. Suppose that help their working relationship with the new sheriff next door?
Let’s be honest about this…Does an endorsement from county official really carry any weight or is this just someone rubbing the back of another to calm their troubled sole.
What’s next, endorsements by coroners, register of deeds, custodians, auditors, or treasurers? Really, are the sheriffs elevating themselves to a level of importance that doesn’t exist. I think so. It reminds me of Napolean Dynamite and their school election.
County elected officials need to stay in their lane and serve their voters, not influence the voters in the next county or where their buddy lives.
I suspect those sheffifs that endorsed Jason Ravnsborg, regret ever having known him.
In case anyone didn’t see, Baxter only has $1800ish left. Davis has about $58k left and a long list of donors while Baxter has a few here and there.
The previous SOS would not agree to hand counting so the far right loaded up at convention and voted Johnson in. After a time she learned that hand counting was a waste of time and did not follow through on it. This in turn angered the wing nuts so they loaded up on convention people again and got Baxter voted in, turning on their own previous candidate. So now the republicans are expected to vote for a candidate whilst not qualified for the job but says she is for hand counting ballots. Convention needs to come to a halt if it going to be overrun by the wing nuts and they can’t elect better candidates than Baxter.
Sounds like the sos was unprepared to do her job and hire a adequate staff.
Unless I missed something is handwriting suddenly ILLEGAL?
RLTW
Electronic filing is not required but maybe it should be. If the SOS has to hire additional staff just to manage somebody’s handwritten finance report, that’s a waste of taxpayers’ money.
Look at what the legislature budgeted for the SOS and maybe ask some questions before jumping to conclusions.
HE FOUGHT THROUGH BLOOD AND MUCK SO HE DIDNT HAVE TO DO BASIC RESEARCH
You seem like the sort of fellow that would pay his monthly electric bill in bags of pennies and holler loudly that it is legal tender, Mr. Steve. Just sayin…
This business of allowing handwritten finance reports is up there with requiring candidates to submit nominating petitions instead of a filing fee equal to 1% of the annual salary of the position sought, which costs very little to process and generates some revenue Instead we have an archaic process which requires the SOS office to verify the validity of the signatures submitted.
It makes so much more sense to just collect the money and use those funds to print the ballots. If somebody wants their name printed on a ballot, let them pay for it.
Likewise, the suggestion that the SOS should hire additional staff just because people are still submitting hand-written campaign finance reports is idiotic.
Cut out the wasteful spending!
The only good thing about whackaberries getting elected to these lesser constitutional offices, is that most of the time, the staff just keeps running the place efficiently, while the boss surfs wingnut websites. Ala Jason Ravnsberg.
The exception of course is the job of governor and attorney general. THEY can really mess things up, if we elect a whackaberry.
As in like the current election cycle? RIght?
Having Baxter in this position will be the same as having Monea. She will soon realize she has to follow the law. I believe she can’t make changes with out changing the law. And for that to happen she will need the legislature. And man has that swung back to sane lawmakers.
She will be neutralized. What will be tedious is her constant screeching and moaning about how she can’t get any of her personal agenda items done.
Enjoy your cage pretty bird.
For as all knowing as SD Canvassing is, one would think they’d know that by now. Clearly they don’t.
As President Trump would say, “they are fake news”. SD Canvassing reminds me of the joke…
What does SD Canvassing and the star ship Enterprise have in common? They both circle Uranus gathering up Klingons.
Heather will find out the same things that Monae found out, and SD canvassing will turn on her, too.