Audit blasts Shelley

sacbee.com

The state auditor's report on Secretary of State Kevin Shelley's management of federal "Help America Vote Act" (HAVA) funds is out, and it's not pretty. Here are the high points:

• The office's insufficient planning and poor management practices hampered its efforts to implement HAVA provisions promptly.

• The office's disregard for proper controls and its poor oversight of staff and consultants led to questionable uses of HAVA funds.

• The office avoided competitive bidding for many contracts paid with HAVA funds by improperly using a Department of General Services exemption from competitive bidding and by not following the State's procurement policies.

For more, visit the Shelley Must Resign website.