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Certified! Scott becomes first Gov candidate on ballot
Certified!
Heidepriem Petitions Certified by South Dakota Secretary of State; Becomes First Candidate for Governor on Ballot
For Immediate Release
March 4, 2010
Contact: Steve Jarding – 605-415-7497
Pierre – The Office of the South Dakota Secretary of State has certified that Scott Heidepriem’s campaign is the first gubernatorial campaign in the state that has already turned in enough petition signatures to qualify as a candidate for Governor this fall.
“I have filed the petitions and Senator Heidepriem is now showing up as the first candidate for Governor on our candidate list,” Election Supervisor Kea Warne said in an email to the Heidepriem campaign this morning.
According to official Secretary of State numbers the Heidepriem campaign has already turned in 1,240 valid signatures which is more than the 1,213 required by South Dakota law even though more signatures for Heidepriem will be forthcoming as the period for gathering petition signatures does not close until March 30.
“We are proud of our organization, of the scores of volunteers across the state who gathered these signatures from literally every corner of South Dakota and we are especially proud of the
hundreds of South Dakotans who stepped up and signed petitions to put Scott’s name on the ballot. We also know that there are scores of petitions still out there and we want those petitions turned in so that every voter who signed them is counted,” Heidepriem Campaign Manager, Steve Jarding said.
“South Dakotans want a fiscally accountable Governor who cuts government bureaucracy and wasteful spending, who quits giving us record deficits, and who doesn’t change the way we count state employees solely to hide the fact that a new employee has been added every other day of the Rounds\Daugaard Administration. We think this outpouring of support in the balloting process is merely another indication that voters believe it is time for change and that they believe Scott Heidepriem as the best person to deliver that change,” Jarding said.
hundreds of South Dakotans who stepped up and signed petitions to put Scott’s name on the ballot. We also know that there are scores of petitions still out there and we want those petitions turned in so that every voter who signed them is counted,” Heidepriem Campaign Manager, Steve Jarding said.
“South Dakotans want a fiscally accountable Governor who cuts government bureaucracy and wasteful spending, who quits giving us record deficits, and who doesn’t change the way we count state employees solely to hide the fact that a new employee has been added every other day of the Rounds\Daugaard Administration. We think this outpouring of support in the balloting process is merely another indication that voters believe it is time for change and that they believe Scott Heidepriem as the best person to deliver that change,” Jarding said.
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