Governor Ron DeSantis, we demand you remove Satcher immediately and appoint Scott Farrington as our Manatee County Supervisor of Elections
Governor DeSantis, you have the authority to remove our unpopular and incompetent Supervisor of Elections ever in Manatee County. You appointed James Satcher, who had zero experience running elections or managing employees, over Scott Farrington, another highly qualified Republican who had applied. Farrington was recommended by the previous Supervisor of Elections, Mike Bennett, a Republican who also served our state as a Representative and Senator. Bennett had to resign due to personal reasons.
On August 20, Manatee County Republicans used their votes to make it very clear that Satcher is unacceptable. You have more than enough proof that Satcher should be removed for malfeasance and/or misfeasance, for not following election laws, interfering with the election canvassing board determinations, calling voters who changed party affiliation names and accusing them of rigging the election, as well as purchasing a voting audit system that failed to follow the statutory procedures to be used in the Manatee County primary.
Scott Farrington is a good Republican, but more than that, he will administer the office in a non-partisan manner. We deserve a person with Scott Farrington’s character to be our Supervisor of Elections and we deserve it now before Satcher causes more harm to what was once the most respected elections office in Florida.
It is important to stress that Mr. Farrington has been there for the past 11 years, serving under Mike Bennett’s leadership. Our community has suffered enough in the short time since you appointed Satcher. Your immediate action to remove him is warranted and requested by all those signing this petition.
Please, Governor, put your citizens’ demands over whatever political pressure you may have felt in appointing Satcher and remedy what you should now realize was an enormous mistake on your part. Give Manatee County citizens the SOE they chose and deserve.
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Reached 2,500 supporters
September 7, 2024
Reached 1,000 supporters
August 25, 2024
Reached 100 supporters
August 23, 2024
1,132 Comments
I'm a voting Florida resident who happens to have to live overseas for awhile. I have no confidence in Satcher to ensure that my vote is counted in November. DeSantis needs to do what's right and get rid of him and bow to the will of the people.
As difficult as it is to admit this was a bad appointment, the consequences for your administration of a botched November election in Manatee County are far far greater. Men admit their mistakes and fix them. Boys wait for other men to make things better.
Our election process is heading for disaster, employees dismissed and no leadership to manage the process. Satcher is dangerous and dusaster and your appointment of a man with no experience and unproductive past is a mustake. As a Republican I am embarassed.
Did not follow election laws, went into polling areas intimidating poll workers and voters. Sent out new Voter registration cards stating it was mandatory to do wasting tax dollars when what he was doing was using mailing as an election pamphlet for himself.
As a lame duck appointee, Satcher has no incentive to run an effective office through the end of his term. For the sake of an efficient general election, please remove James Satcher and replace him with Scott Farrington, the clear primary winner.
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Governor Ron DeSantis, we demand you remove Satcher immediately and appoint Scott Farrington as our Manatee County Supervisor of Elections
Governor DeSantis, you have the authority to remove our unpopular and incompetent Supervisor of Elections ever in Manatee County. You appointed James Satcher, who had zero experience running elections or managing employees, over Scott Farrington, another highly qualified Republican who had applied. Farrington was recommended by the previous Supervisor of Elections, Mike Bennett, a Republican who also served our state as a Representative and Senator. Bennett had to resign due to personal reasons.
On August 20, Manatee County Republicans used their votes to make it very clear that Satcher is unacceptable. You have more than enough proof that Satcher should be removed for malfeasance and/or misfeasance, for not following election laws, interfering with the election canvassing board determinations, calling voters who changed party affiliation names and accusing them of rigging the election, as well as purchasing a voting audit system that failed to follow the statutory procedures to be used in the Manatee County primary.
Scott Farrington is a good Republican, but more than that, he will administer the office in a non-partisan manner. We deserve a person with Scott Farrington’s character to be our Supervisor of Elections and we deserve it now before Satcher causes more harm to what was once the most respected elections office in Florida.
It is important to stress that Mr. Farrington has been there for the past 11 years, serving under Mike Bennett’s leadership. Our community has suffered enough in the short time since you appointed Satcher. Your immediate action to remove him is warranted and requested by all those signing this petition.
Please, Governor, put your citizens’ demands over whatever political pressure you may have felt in appointing Satcher and remedy what you should now realize was an enormous mistake on your part. Give Manatee County citizens the SOE they chose and deserve.
Updates
Reached 2,500 supporters
September 7, 2024
Reached 1,000 supporters
August 25, 2024
Reached 100 supporters
August 23, 2024
1,132 Comments
This is the only hope that the Republican Party of Florida has of restoring the confidence of all Manatee County voters in our elections office. We are registered Democrats who always have had absolute confidence in our S.O.E. until Sanger was appointed.
I'm a voting Florida resident who happens to have to live overseas for awhile. I have no confidence in Satcher to ensure that my vote is counted in November. DeSantis needs to do what's right and get rid of him and bow to the will of the people.
As difficult as it is to admit this was a bad appointment, the consequences for your administration of a botched November election in Manatee County are far far greater. Men admit their mistakes and fix them. Boys wait for other men to make things better.
Our election process is heading for disaster, employees dismissed and no leadership to manage the process. Satcher is dangerous and dusaster and your appointment of a man with no experience and unproductive past is a mustake. As a Republican I am embarassed.
Did not follow election laws, went into polling areas intimidating poll workers and voters. Sent out new Voter registration cards stating it was mandatory to do wasting tax dollars when what he was doing was using mailing as an election pamphlet for himself.
As a lame duck appointee, Satcher has no incentive to run an effective office through the end of his term. For the sake of an efficient general election, please remove James Satcher and replace him with Scott Farrington, the clear primary winner.
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This is the only hope that the Republican Party of Florida has of restoring the confidence of all Manatee County voters in our elections office. We are registered Democrats who always have had absolute confidence in our S.O.E. until Sanger was appointed.