rssElection ’06: Secretary of State Follies
By Kerri Rebresh
Monday, December 04, 2006 at 10:02 am
Monday, December 04, 2006 at 10:02 am
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- Secretary of State Gigi Dennis refused to investigate alleged GOP campaign finance violations.
- At the urging of GOP lawyers, Dennis issued emergency campaign finance rules that were likely to hurt Democratic candidates.
- The secretary of state’s office delayed compliance with HB 1149, which required disclosure of of lobbyist activities.
- The secretary of state’s office had so-called “technical delays” in making some GOP campaign committee finance reports available online.
- As the top election official in state, Dennis co-chaired a campaign fundraiser for GOP candidate Bob Beauprez.
- The secretary of state’s office took no action when campaign committees submitted financial reports missing tens of thousands of dollars.
- Dennis refused to post unofficial election results, leaving the job solely to the media.
- Dennis didn’t certify election results until the very last moment, more than three weeks after the election.
