Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Opinion: More Liberal Failure Botches an Election, Taxpayers at Risk of a Big Bill for a New Vote

by the Shane Scholler campaign
The 2012 primary elections demonstrated again why change and reform are
vitally needed to restore trustworthy elections by replacing liberal
establishment politicians like Robin Carnahan.  In a too close-to-call
race that depended on a single vote, Carnhanan’s lack of preparation
and support for local election officials leaves voters wondering who
actually won Missouri’s 87th House seat, and taxpayers exposed to the
possibility of a costly new election. In another demonstration of
decline in Missouri elections, the political talk of the town was the
repeated crashes of the liberal incumbent’s “new and improved” website
for election reports from Missouri counties.

However, while Carnahan was botching elections, Missouri voters put the
stamp of approval on Republican candidate Shane Schoeller and his
reform plans for the office of Secretary of State.  Schoeller’s
campaign has gained national attention for his focus on restoring
election integrity and bringing transparency back to the office of
Secretary of State with common-sense solutions including Voter ID and
citizen-oversight of ballot language to correct Carnahan’s notorious
practice of “loading the dice” with prejudiced wording of issue
descriptions. Now under challenge in Missouri courts is Carnahan’s
deceptive attempt to offer voters pro-ObamaCare language in an upcoming
November vote.

On the mess in House District 87, Schoeller voiced alarm at what he
termed a “readily-avoided error” that now leaves in absolute question
the true election outcome. “As Secretary of State, I will work in a
constructive and close partnership with local election authorities,”
Schoeller said. “My approach will be one of consistent and non-partisan
work to ensure the most accurate and trustworthy elections that voters
expect.”

“Missourians are saying clearly that they want a new direction in the
Secretary of State’s office,” Schoeller said.  “Between now and
November, I will continue discussing our plan to protect Missouri
elections from fraud, help provide small businesses with user-friendly
procedures and resources, and put the brakes on the needless and
expensive red tape that is killing jobs, preventing job growth, and
putting Missouri further behind our neighbors in building a future of
growth and opportunity for Missourians and Missouri families.”

Schoeller is the only candidate in the race with experience working in
the Secretary of State’s office, having served as a top aide for
then-Secretary of State Matt Blunt. Schoeller lives in Willard with his
wife, Mendie, and their three children. His conservative positions on
tax reform have earned him the support of many Missouri leaders,
including former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft.

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