Comments on: Auditor: Pierce County ballots with insufficient postage will be counted http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2009/10/28/auditor-pierce-county-pays-cost-of-ballots-with-insufficient-postage/ Talking WA politics. Fri, 09 Sep 2011 23:15:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: S_Emerson http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2009/10/28/auditor-pierce-county-pays-cost-of-ballots-with-insufficient-postage/#comment-876 S_Emerson Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:04:12 +0000 http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/?p=955#comment-876 pcinsider- what I posted, and what you're commenting on, was a direct quote from the Pennisula Gateway. Perhaps you should let them know how you feel about their opinion. As for your reference to the animal issue - you must be inside PC enough to know the egg it left on the faces/reputations of those paid to do bettter. <a href="http://www.lifeinpiercecounty.com/valors-story.htm" rel="nofollow">Valor & Teddy are doing fine now</a>, no thanks to Pierce County Animal Control or its overseers. As always, I'm open for discussion. Stacy Emerson 253-921-6874 pcinsider- what I posted, and what you’re commenting on, was a direct quote from the Pennisula Gateway. Perhaps you should let them know how you feel about their opinion.

As for your reference to the animal issue – you must be inside PC enough to know the egg it left on the faces/reputations of those paid to do bettter. Valor & Teddy are doing fine now, no thanks to Pierce County Animal Control or its overseers.

As always, I’m open for discussion.

Stacy Emerson
253-921-6874

]]> By: ldozy1234 http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2009/10/28/auditor-pierce-county-pays-cost-of-ballots-with-insufficient-postage/#comment-874 ldozy1234 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:50:35 +0000 http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/?p=955#comment-874 Wow pcinsider... feeling a bit abusive? So pray tell.. what incident are you talking about? Seems like many on these posts have made significant comments about many issues but its funny you have attacked so personally on this one. Maybe an "pc insider" also involved? Pray share... inquiring minds want to know what spurred this attack? Wow pcinsider… feeling a bit abusive?
So pray tell.. what incident are you talking about? Seems like many on these posts have made significant comments about many issues but its funny you have attacked so personally on this one. Maybe an “pc insider” also involved?
Pray share… inquiring minds want to know what spurred this attack?

]]> By: pcinsider1 http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2009/10/28/auditor-pierce-county-pays-cost-of-ballots-with-insufficient-postage/#comment-865 pcinsider1 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:46:18 +0000 http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/?p=955#comment-865 To S Emerson: Just how has Shabro "surrounded the office with partisan individuals"? She hired ONE employee, even though the Auditor is allowed two appointive positions( she didn't hire the second to save money). The one appoinment was a Republican -- duh! Is she supposed to hire a stranger? If so, I assume Julie Anderson will hire a Republican that she barely knows to be her appointed Deputy Auditor, and another Republican to be her Assistant, because if she hires a Democrat or friend for either of those positions she would certainly be being "partisan". In fact, since the current deputy is doing a great job, I think Julie should retain him, even if he is a Republican. What better way to show that she doesn't play party politics! Lets face it -- you have a beef with the Auditor's office over an unrelated animal issue and are just using the forum for this race to slander the current Auditor, even though she has had nothing to do with your problem. Get over it. To S Emerson: Just how has Shabro “surrounded the office with partisan individuals”? She hired ONE employee, even though the Auditor is allowed two appointive positions( she didn’t hire the second to save money). The one appoinment was a Republican — duh! Is she supposed to hire a stranger? If so, I assume Julie Anderson will hire a Republican that she barely knows to be her appointed Deputy Auditor, and another Republican to be her Assistant, because if she hires a Democrat or friend for either of those positions she would certainly be being “partisan”. In fact, since the current deputy is doing a great job, I think Julie should retain him, even if he is a Republican. What better way to show that she doesn’t play party politics! Lets face it — you have a beef with the Auditor’s office over an unrelated animal issue and are just using the forum for this race to slander the current Auditor, even though she has had nothing to do with your problem. Get over it.

]]> By: ClownPosse http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2009/10/28/auditor-pierce-county-pays-cost-of-ballots-with-insufficient-postage/#comment-834 ClownPosse Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:49:01 +0000 http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/?p=955#comment-834 Cue the Circus Music ! Your about to elect a County Auditor ! "Its not about the people, Its about Me" ! Cue the Circus Music !

Your about to elect a County Auditor !

“Its not about the people, Its about Me” !

]]> By: S_Emerson http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2009/10/28/auditor-pierce-county-pays-cost-of-ballots-with-insufficient-postage/#comment-830 S_Emerson Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:00:48 +0000 http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/?p=955#comment-830 The Pennisula Gateway endorsed Julie Anderson for Auditor, saying: "When former Pierce County Auditor Pat McCarthy won the county executive seat last year, the county council appointed Jan Shabro to fill out her term. As the chief elections officer, the auditor must appear non-partisan. Shabro has failed that test, at least in appearance. She’s taken advantage of the position to promote her own candidacy and surrounded the office with partisan individuals. Challenger Julie Anderson should have received the county council’s appointment last year because she was then — and remains — the best qualified candidate for the job. It’s an administrative position that fits Anderson’s past experience nicely. We endorse Anderson for Pierce County Auditor. " The Pennisula Gateway endorsed Julie Anderson for Auditor, saying:

“When former Pierce County Auditor Pat McCarthy won the county executive seat last year, the county council appointed Jan Shabro to fill out her term. As the chief elections officer, the auditor must appear non-partisan.

Shabro has failed that test, at least in appearance. She’s taken advantage of the position to promote her own candidacy and surrounded the office with partisan individuals.

Challenger Julie Anderson should have received the county council’s appointment last year because she was then — and remains — the best qualified candidate for the job. It’s an administrative position that fits Anderson’s past experience nicely.

We endorse Anderson for Pierce County Auditor. “

]]> By: summit98446 http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2009/10/28/auditor-pierce-county-pays-cost-of-ballots-with-insufficient-postage/#comment-829 summit98446 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:00:23 +0000 http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/?p=955#comment-829 With all this DRAMA, Ms. Shabro is beginning to give the Anti-Ref. 71 folks a run for their money. With all this DRAMA, Ms. Shabro is beginning to give the Anti-Ref. 71 folks a run for their money.

]]> By: summit98446 http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2009/10/28/auditor-pierce-county-pays-cost-of-ballots-with-insufficient-postage/#comment-828 summit98446 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:54:26 +0000 http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/?p=955#comment-828 With all the DRAMA she's fostering, Ms. Shabro is giving the Anti-Ref. 71 folks a run for their money. With all the DRAMA she’s fostering, Ms. Shabro is giving the Anti-Ref. 71 folks a run for their money.

]]> By: jlmlaw http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2009/10/28/auditor-pierce-county-pays-cost-of-ballots-with-insufficient-postage/#comment-827 jlmlaw Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:02:34 +0000 http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/?p=955#comment-827 It's nice that Shabro has changed her tune after seeing the political fallout of the extra postage. The first message was that the county was not going to pay for ballots with insufficient postage. One more reason to vote for Julie Anderson. BTW, if you want to correctly address your ballot, put a line through Shabor's highlighted name on the first line of the envelope. it has no business being there. See fantastic letter to the editor, on point, of Alison Sonntag in today's (10/28) Tribune. It’s nice that Shabro has changed her tune after seeing the political fallout of the extra postage. The first message was that the county was not going to pay for ballots with insufficient postage. One more reason to vote for Julie Anderson. BTW, if you want to correctly address your ballot, put a line through Shabor’s highlighted name on the first line of the envelope. it has no business being there. See fantastic letter to the editor, on point, of Alison Sonntag in today’s (10/28) Tribune.

]]> By: khaughton http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2009/10/28/auditor-pierce-county-pays-cost-of-ballots-with-insufficient-postage/#comment-825 khaughton Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:33:23 +0000 http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/?p=955#comment-825 The elections department knew of this problem last year and had plenty of time and space to get all of the races onto one ballot card. For a small amount of money, the vendor could have fixed the problem so that all of our races could be put on one ballot card. The elections department wanted to be able to slam RCV for costing too much, so they did not go for the improvement. With the enhanced software, the county would have save $500,000. More than the savings of closing the polls and reducing the size of the voters pamphlet combined. Shabro did not make a good faith effort to save money. Anderson's comments at the City Club were just a reflection of her determination to make a good faith effort to save the county money. Her willingness to put the county ahead of her own political agenda has convinced me, she is the best first choice. The elections department knew of this problem last year and had plenty of time and space to get all of the races onto one ballot card. For a small amount of money, the vendor could have fixed the problem so that all of our races could be put on one ballot card.

The elections department wanted to be able to slam RCV for costing too much, so they did not go for the improvement. With the enhanced software, the county would have save $500,000. More than the savings of closing the polls and reducing the size of the voters pamphlet combined.

Shabro did not make a good faith effort to save money. Anderson’s comments at the City Club were just a reflection of her determination to make a good faith effort to save the county money. Her willingness to put the county ahead of her own political agenda has convinced me, she is the best first choice.

]]> By: pcinsider1 http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2009/10/28/auditor-pierce-county-pays-cost-of-ballots-with-insufficient-postage/#comment-823 pcinsider1 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:42:08 +0000 http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/?p=955#comment-823 Those reading the comments that follow this article need to remember one thing: just because someone makes a statement, it doesn't make it true. I listened to the County Council meeting last week when Jan Shabro presented her budget and her elections manager (a McCarthy appointee) explained to the Council that the RCV races must be on a separate ballot card because they are read by a different computer program, and that it is the only program certified by the federal government to read RCV ballots. Once another program becomes certified that can read both regular and RCV ballots, the county will purchase the program -- assuming they have the funds to do so (and RCV is still being used). I also attended the City Club luncheon last week and thought that Julie Anderson was pretty snide in her remarks -- her snotty attitude convinced me that she isn't the right person for the job. Those reading the comments that follow this article need to remember one thing: just because someone makes a statement, it doesn’t make it true. I listened to the County Council meeting last week when Jan Shabro presented her budget and her elections manager (a McCarthy appointee) explained to the Council that the RCV races must be on a separate ballot card because they are read by a different computer program, and that it is the only program certified by the federal government to read RCV ballots. Once another program becomes certified that can read both regular and RCV ballots, the county will purchase the program — assuming they have the funds to do so (and RCV is still being used). I also attended the City Club luncheon last week and thought that Julie Anderson was pretty snide in her remarks — her snotty attitude convinced me that she isn’t the right person for the job.

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