KEVIN SHELLEY (CA SOS), HAS DECERTIFIED DIEBOLD MACHINES HERE IN CA. SINCE THEN, THE GOP HAS BEEN ON A WITCH HUNT. THIS ARTICLE IS IN TODAY'S LATIMES:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-shelley26jan26,0,4430248,print.story?coll=la-home-localexcerpt of the smokescreen:
Audit Renews Calls for Shelley to Quit
A push for an inquiry into personnel issues adds to the pressure on the secretary of state.
By Tim Reiterman and Dan Morain
Times Staff Writers
January 26, 2005
SACRAMENTO — Pressure mounted for Secretary of State Kevin Shelley to resign as auditors announced Tuesday that they had requested a criminal investigation into his hiring practices and handling of employees' complaints.
The financing of his 2002 campaign is already being investigated by state authorities and a federal grand jury, and legislators are examining his office's alleged mismanagement of $46 million in federal voting funds.
So a highly critical, 50-page audit by the state Personnel Board deepened the political and legal problems that have dogged Shelley for six months. The audit accused Shelley, a demanding boss known for outbursts of temper, of maintaining a hostile work environment during the 18 months ending June 30.
The report prompted calls by at least one fellow Democrat for Shelley — one of the party's highest-ranking statewide figures who is responsible for ensuring that California elections are fair — to step aside.
PLEASE WRITE A LETTER TO THE LATIMES:
http://www.latimes.com/services/site/la-site-talk,0,2562859.htmlstory?coll=la-mininav-opinionSTATING THAT THIS IS ALL SMOKE AND MIRRORS DISTRACTION, ATTEMPTING TO RUIN THE REPUTATION OF A DEM DOING HIS JOB, AND TAKING ON THE CRIMINALS IN THE GOP.