Dwight Wood, embattled Hall County Clerk who threw in the towel after revelations that he personally kept over $85,000 in passport fees, has reviewed candidate Jennifer Gibbs’ campaign material (Gibbs’ Flyer) and felt compelled to respond (Dwight Wood’s Press Release). With a dismal 14% turnout for the primary, there is no way to tell what the effect, if any, Dwight’s last-minute defense will have.
Read The Time Story here—>Hall clerk disputes claim by candidate.
Remember from my earlier blog entry (and at the forum if you were there), there ARE some things at the clerk’s office that need to be changed, and both remaining candidates have pledged to make those changes. For example, right now there is NEVER a clerk in the courtroom when court is in session unless they are bringing in a jury or taking a verdict. In criminal cases, the court administrator had to pay a former clerk to prepare sentences because there was no clerk to do so. Even after the process was automated.
Don’t forget to vote! You can vote today if you want to. But you can’t vote after next Tuesday at 7PM so don’t wait!