Hall alleges that Dey, a former Racine Unified School Board member, did not submit the required 100 signatures to appear on the ballot. The 15th District is based in Caledonia.
Here is Hall's statement on challenging Dey's signatures:
“On behalf of the qualified electors in District 15 and Racine County and in order maintain the integrity of the election, as prescribed by Wisconsin law, I have submitted a complaint today to County Clerk Joan Rennert contesting the sufficiency of Brian Dey’s nomination papers for the District 15 County Supervisor seat,” said Ken Hall, incumbent County Supervisor for District 15 in a statement released today.
The complaint alleges that the nomination papers certified by Mr. Dey contain 9 invalid signatures including duplicate signatures, signatures signed by persons other than the elector, invalid addresses, and other irregularities. Mr. Dey’s nomination papers list 103 nominating electors, but when the irregularities are taken into account, these papers are unlikely to meet the minimum standards under Wisconsin law for Mr. Dey to earn a place on the ballot. The minimum standard is 100 valid signatures from eligible electors.
“Accountable government begins with respect for the election process and its laws. This matter is up to the County Clerk to decide, but serious candidates easily avoid issues like this by planning, scheduling, and doing the work needed to gather far more nomination signatures than the minimum in order to ensure they actually do qualify for the election ballot,“ stated Ken Hall.
Once again, Ken Hall has resorted to cheap tactics and mudslinging to try to distant himself from opponents. He tried similar tactics in the County Executive race last year.
ReplyDeleteThe process asks for 100 signatures, which I surpassed and stand by 100%. Mr. Hall , in his first campaign for County Supervisor misled the people of his district that I endorsed him by placing my name in an endorsement ad, which I had previously told him after a visit to my home that I would not endorse him.
As in his failed bid for County Executive in which he employed similar tactics, the people of the 15th District will not tolerate such disrespect for the political process.
I can only hope that the County Clerk does not fall for such cheap tactics. Rest assured, if he is successful in this stunt, I will not go away and will continue to run with a write in campaign.
My only hope is that the people that signed the nomination papers are not disenfranchised by Ken Hall.
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ReplyDeleteWow! Brian Dey talks about "cheap tactics" and "mudslinging" and yet he's the one who is trash talking.
ReplyDeleteMr. Dey got 103 signatures out of a minimum of 100? That has got to be the LAZIEST effort for office of all time! Most candidates get at least 25% more than they need just to be sure they are covered in case there is a mistake.
That is not the kind of effort a contentious person makes when they seek office, particularly one that controls taxpayer money for the entire county. If Mr. Dey really wanted to vie for the job, he should have applied completely and correctly.
Somehow Brien gets "cheap tactics" mixed up with following the CORRECT PROCEDURE WITH THE APPROPRIATE SIGNATURES. I am not sure that Brien's statement itself isn't rather a cheap tactic.
ReplyDeleteI am sorry Brien, it would have been an interesting race but couldn't you have gotten a more than a few extra signatures?
It is perhaps you that doesn't honor the rules for the political process. You need 100 correct signatures. If you don't have them, your name isn't on the ballot, it is that simple.
Any challenger would do the same thing, you would if the shoe was on your foot. Why is it a cheap tactic to challenge signatures. If you can't stand up to a simple challenge, you aren't the candidate for the job.
....and Brien, you are coming out as a hot head and that isn't good. You already have alot of people in the district shaking their heads over this HUGE inefficiency in getting signatures to even RUN in this election.
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