Republican Dirty Tricks in the County Building

When a candidate runs for office they need to get a nominating petition and then collect a whole bunch of signatures. It is pretty simple really. Just go into the County Clerk and pick them up. Right? Apparently that is not the case in Manistee County. In Manistee County our County Clerk doesn't have them, know where they are, or how to get them.

By the way, did I mention that the candidate is a Democrat and the County Clerk is a Republican. After 2 months, lots of run around, and some calls downstate to key officials, the proper papers were finally acquired from our County Clerk's office. How, you wonder? No thanks to the County Clerk, who still was no help. However, an assistant was able to walk over to a file and pull them out, when shortly before the Clerk said she wouldn't be able to supply them.

Those who know our clerk insist it is not incompetence. Instead they point to a disturbing pattern of her using her public office for partisan purposes. Shame on you, Marilyn Kliber.