The election process is fundamental to our republic. If the election process is broken, the people lose the ability to change their government to respond to their voice. The voting system is the method to reflect the voice of the people.
I am running for Secretary of State because Minnesota has created a system that is unworkable and unaccountable. It's time for reform.
I have served 21 years as a Naval fighter pilot defending our freedoms against all enemies foreign and domesticť, and have been in the Minnesota Legislature for seven years; it has been my honor and privilege to serve our country and the people of Minnesota and District 14A. The problem of unaccountable elections is so important to our government and the validity of the voice of the people that I am stepping forward to take on these wrongs and fight to restore the integrity and confidence in our voting system the people of Minnesota can once again believe in. The stakes for our freedom have never been higher. Will we demand integrity in our elections or succumb to powerful special interests that put party and politics above personal freedom? Join me and together we can change the course of Minnesota's elections to be accountable to the people once more.
Thank you.
Dan Severson
DFL Secretary of State Candidate
Endorses Republican Severson
--Says Incumbent Secretary of State Mark Ritchie Must Go
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.—August 12, 2010—Dick Franson, a Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party candidate for Minnesota Secretary of State who garnered nearly one in five rank-and-file Democratic votes in Tuesday’s state primary, today endorsed Republican candidate Dan “Doc” Severson.
“Mark Ritchie is wrong on the most important issues relevant to the Office of the Secretary of State,” said Franson. “He is wrong to oppose photo ID for voting, he is wrong to reject military ballots, and he is wrong to allow partisanship to cloud the office’s official functions.”
“As a veteran, I am appalled at Mark Ritchie’s behavior in office, and I am proud to support my fellow veteran, Doc Severson,” said Franson. “We need a Secretary of State who will execute his duties with precision, integrity, and discipline, and I believe that, with his military background, Doc will do this, whereas Mark Ritchie is incapable.”
“I intend to campaign actively for Doc Severson, because we see eye to eye on the most important issues. I encourage all of the 70,000-plus voters who supported me in the primary to turn their support to Severson, too, and to get their friends to support him, as well,” said Franson.
“I am honored to accept Dick Franson’s endorsement,” said Severson. “Dick is a man of integrity who has served our country with distinction in many ways and for many years. I look forward to having him on the team and campaigning with his support. Election integrity is not a partisan issue and Photo ID brings that integrity, which is why Dick and I support it.”
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