Election complaint filed against Sheriff

[jodiFL]

Cant believe no one here has jumped on this yet....

DeFUNIAK SPRINGS - The Walton County Sheriff's Office has strongly denied any wrongdoing after a complaint was filed with state officials alleging elections fraud.
The complaint states that Sheriff Ralph Johnson told Sheriff's Office employees to sign petitions to get his name on the November election ballot. The complaint also alleges that deputies in uniform and while driving patrol cars were soliciting signatures on behalf of Johnson.
Sheriff's Office spokesman Capt. Eddie Farris emphatically denied the allegations Wednesday.
"At no time has Ralph Johnson asked deputies or supervisors to sign petitions," he said.
Sheriff candidates need 343 petition signatures by noon Monday or pay $6,555 to get their name on the ballot, according to elections officials.
The complaint also states that several people in the Sheriff's Office were pressuring employees to sign petitions while on duty. Dispatch Supervisor Donna Smith is one of the four people named in the complaint who was handing out petitions to deputies./
The Daily News received the anonymous complaint by fax late last week. The complaint, which purportedly was filed with the Florida Division of Elections, states that the complainant is an employee of the Sheriff's Office and is worried that if identified he or she will lose their job.
Officials at the Florida Division of Elections said they can neither confirm nor deny that a complaint has been filed.
Farris said the complainant is just a disgruntled employee who has an "agenda." Farris added that he believes the complaint was filed to give the Sheriff's Office a "black eye."

 

[seagrovegirl]

There an awful lot of disgruntled emplyees out there......so there is obviously something wrong.

 

[sunspotbaby]

....To give the sherrif's office a "black eye!"




:funn:

 

[The Watcher]

Ko

....To give the sherrif's office a "black eye!"




:funn:

A black eye, ha ha ha. Right now our Sheriffs Office looks like it has two black eyes, a broken nose, a 4 inch gash on the back of its head and more to come. Who is going to deliver the KO punch?

be seeing u !

 

[The Watcher]

b o h i c a

There an awful lot of disgruntled emplyees out there......so there is obviously something wrong.

Disgrunteld and scared. Many of these officers have direct knowledge of the goings on in the office. They fear for their jobs and their pay checks. The State needs to step in and offer protection to these officers that come forward.

(Is that not sick? Officers who are supposed to protect us, need protection from their boss... think about that, it is really tragic. If you read the complaint, the complaintant states they are in fear of loosing their job. It is time that the public support these officers and encourage them to come forward.)

If I've said it once, I'll say it again, this is not the last time the Sheriffs Office will see itself humiliated on the front page of our local papers. The best is yet to come...

 

[The Watcher]

Budget

"Sheriff candidates need 343 petition signatures by noon Monday or pay $6,555 to get their name on the ballot, according to elections officials."

Maybe Sheriff Ralph will once again use our tax dollar for his own personal agenda...

 

[jodiFL]

"Sheriff candidates need 343 petition signatures by noon Monday or pay $6,555 to get their name on the ballot, according to elections officials."

Maybe Sheriff Ralph will once again use our tax dollar for his own personal agenda...

Does anyone remember how much was missing out of that $$ he was supposed to give back to the county a few months back?
I dont....I was just curious

 

[DuneLaker]

Some of those candidates in the Republican list might want to consider filing under another party. Stops some of the vote splitting in the primary and they can carry on with their message until the General Election. Party dynamics are so blended these days, I doubt if it matters what party they file under for this position.

 

[sunspotbaby]

Does anyone remember how much was missing out of that $$ he was supposed to give back to the county a few months back?
I dont....I was just curious

It was at least $6,555.00.



Sorry.

 

[jodiFL]

It was at least $6,555.00.



Sorry.

;-)at least someone "got" that remark.