26
Sep
2014
DES MOINES, Iowa - Brad Anderson, candidate for Iowa Secretary of State, released the following statement in response to a new audit report detailing current Secretary of State Matt Schultz' mismanagement of the office:
"The Auditor's report released today detailing the incredible mismanagement of the Secretary of State's office under Secretary Matt Schultz is troubling and should concern all Iowa taxpayers. Iowa taxpayers deserve a Secretary of State who will do the job of Secretary of State rather than chase headlines and keep political cronies on the payroll without requiring them to show up for work. Iowans value work and have no tolerance no-show political appointees, especially at a time when our local election officials face tight budgets and struggle to pay for updated voting equipment.
"While my opponent in the Secretary of State's race says he wants to 'continue Secretary Schultz's good stewardship of the office,' I believe the time has come for new, fiscally responsible leadership in the office. I urge all the candidates in the Secretary of State's race to join me and call on the no-show employees identified in the audit to either immediately document their work or return the salary they were paid to the general fund."
"The Auditor's report released today detailing the incredible mismanagement of the Secretary of State's office under Secretary Matt Schultz is troubling and should concern all Iowa taxpayers. Iowa taxpayers deserve a Secretary of State who will do the job of Secretary of State rather than chase headlines and keep political cronies on the payroll without requiring them to show up for work. Iowans value work and have no tolerance no-show political appointees, especially at a time when our local election officials face tight budgets and struggle to pay for updated voting equipment.
"While my opponent in the Secretary of State's race says he wants to 'continue Secretary Schultz's good stewardship of the office,' I believe the time has come for new, fiscally responsible leadership in the office. I urge all the candidates in the Secretary of State's race to join me and call on the no-show employees identified in the audit to either immediately document their work or return the salary they were paid to the general fund."
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