From The Associated Press, 10/12/04:
http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-gop-vote-janklow,0,1081280.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines
Convicted Ex-Congressman Speaks Vs. GOP
By CARSON WALKER
Associated Press Writer
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. --
Former GOP Rep. Bill Janklow, who has been out of the spotlight since
serving time for a manslaughter conviction this year, lashed out
Tuesday at a Republican get-out-the-vote operation that he accused of
breaking election rules.
"These people are cheating," he said in a telephone interview with The
Associated Press.
"When you tamper with it, you cheat the system. And cheating in
elections is the worst form of cancer because it's uncontrollable."
Janklow, a former four-term governor, said he is speaking out now
because of the resignation of six people connected with the Victory
operation.
The workers are accused of not following the proper procedure in
notarizing absentee ballot applications filled out on college
campuses.
Jason Glodt, state GOP executive director, said the problem was an
isolated, honest procedural error that has been corrected and "blown
out of proportion."
"It looks like there were some mistakes made. We found out about it
and we took immediate action. We have a zero-tolerance policy. The
problem is corrected and we're moving forward," he said.
"There's absolutely no cheating that's allowed."
The Victory program is funded in part by the national Republican Party
and run by the state party to help candidates.
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Looks like Killer Joe's tryin' to walk the straight and narrow.
Harry
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