Well, it seems County Councilman Bob Call has gotten himself into yet another pickle. AND, he has done so by simply opening his mouth and doing what he does best.
In case you missed it, there was a BC Budget Workshop held on Tuesday, May 22, 2012. County Councilman Call participated. During a recess, Mr. Call engaged in conversation with some attendees. One lady in this group of three mentioned that she had seen the "RINO" signs that had been erected next to all of Mr. Call's campaign signs. Mr. Call chuckled and explained that, originally, he was very upset about the signs but, "Voters were so mad about these attacks that he raised $5000 in campaign contributions on the previous day, Monday, alone." Now, he said he was rather happy about the signs.
In Brian Hick's column in the Post & Courier dated May 23, 2012, Mr. Call was quoted repeating his May 22nd assertion verbatim.
Here's where we get to the "pickle" part. SC Election Law states that ALL candidates whose names appear on the ballot of any election must file a "pre-election" report with the Ethics Commission. This report must list ALL financial activity of the campaign to date. This report MUST be filed no more than 20 days, and no less than 15 days BEFORE the day of said election. Yesterday was the deadline to file this report prior to the Republican Primary to be held on June 12, 2012. Mr. Call IS on the ballot.
Would anyone care to venture a guess as to whether Mr. Call has filed this report? Did Mr. Call tell the truth about the $5000? Is this election important enough to DD for him to dig Mr. Call out of this self-imposed hole? Will the SC Ethics Commission break with tradition and actually impose a fine on Mr. Call? When Mr. Call reads this post, will his report suddenly appear online? Will the supposed $5000 in donations be included on his report? Will Lassie get Timmy out of the well? Tune in for our next exciting episode.
UPDATE: Question 1: Mr. Call did NOT file by the deadline. Question 2: Judging from his tardy report to Ethics, he didn't receive any contributions on Monday, May 21, 2012. Question 3: Considering the fact that most of Mr. Call's major "donors" work for the company heavily invested in the Supervisor's pet project, YES. Question 4: Somehow, for Mr. Call, the Ethics Commission has granted a 5 day grace period. Too bad they didn't choose to grant that dispensation for a number of Conservatives who were fined for the exact same thing in the recent past. Question 5: It only took him 5 hours after this post to file. Question 6: NO. Question 7: Of course!!!
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District 3 voters, with the history of his service on Council supposedly representing you and the rest of us in Berkeley County, someone out there please attempt to put a comment on this blog trying to convince voters why they should even think about voting for Mr. Call! Retirement is the best career for him now!!Another example of Dan Davis abusing and misusing the vulnerable!
Wonder what Mr. Hicks has to say now.
Want to bet he will not do another article.
He filed his report today. Interesting that Steve Davis a demo
on council is helping fund Call's campaign.
How about Caldwell Pinckney, Jack Schurlknight, and Dan Davis? Remember, Mr. Call, Mr. Schurlknight, and Dan Davis gathered together last year to congratulate Mr. Pinckneys' victory over Republican Bill Fennell. They do support each other!!
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