08-18-2012, 05:58 AM
We simply cannot have the appearance of impropriety in that office and that is what we have now, and not on the part of the workers but on the part of the boss. The State has already concluded that her conduct in that office is below the standard that we should expect and I am inclined to agree. She fired long term employees without considering some form of progressive discipline, basically declaring war on her own staff. While that firing may be facially justified (and we know that in at least one instance that is questionable). she should have asked if it is in the best interests of the voters to decimate the corporate knowledge in her office in an election year, for issues that do not relate to the function of elections.
Then she mangled the issuance of the yellow cards and surprised a contract worker in Kona by letting her go on the eve of an election. And then polling places opened late, disenfranchising working voters. She was unable to account for this and, according to the State's report, undermined the confidence in the election.
We need to have confidence in our elections, which means a functioning Elections office. In a time when voter rights are under attack and when voters have been actively disenfranchised in a number of states, we simply cannot allow it to occur here. And we have no time to let her learn on the job.
The State has already established that she is incompetent for her current position. The governor had to INTERVENE in our election and keep polling places open, without even being sure which ones needed to stay open longer. The question of whom this incompetence benefits is an interesting one. I don't want to find out the answer. We should never be in a position where we are wondering which candidate election chaos benefits or whether we are talking about negligence or active interference. We want to AVOID having to ask such questions in the first place by having a Clerk that is not justifiably called on the carpet by the State. She should resign forthwith and every action she has taken heretofore should be reconsidered, up to and including the firing of the elections office workers.
Mr. Yagong should step out of the way on this.
Then she mangled the issuance of the yellow cards and surprised a contract worker in Kona by letting her go on the eve of an election. And then polling places opened late, disenfranchising working voters. She was unable to account for this and, according to the State's report, undermined the confidence in the election.
We need to have confidence in our elections, which means a functioning Elections office. In a time when voter rights are under attack and when voters have been actively disenfranchised in a number of states, we simply cannot allow it to occur here. And we have no time to let her learn on the job.
The State has already established that she is incompetent for her current position. The governor had to INTERVENE in our election and keep polling places open, without even being sure which ones needed to stay open longer. The question of whom this incompetence benefits is an interesting one. I don't want to find out the answer. We should never be in a position where we are wondering which candidate election chaos benefits or whether we are talking about negligence or active interference. We want to AVOID having to ask such questions in the first place by having a Clerk that is not justifiably called on the carpet by the State. She should resign forthwith and every action she has taken heretofore should be reconsidered, up to and including the firing of the elections office workers.
Mr. Yagong should step out of the way on this.