David DiGiacinto, the unsuccessful democratic City of Bethlehem Controller candidate, is a poor loser. According to Bernie O'Hare on his Lehigh Valley Ramblings Blog, DiGiacinto "ducked" out of a debate proposed by the successful candidate, Meg Holland, during campaigning in October 2007.
Now, Mr. DiGiacinto files not one, but two, erroneous complaints with District Attorney Morganelli against Meg Holland and her campaign.
The first complaint was filed regarding a donation not reported timely, based on the 24 hour reporting regulations. However, Mr. DiGiacinto neglected to research the 24 hour reporting regulations, because the donation was received after the 24 hour reporting requirement had already expired, therefore, Meg Holland's campaign committee correctly reported the donation on the post-election Campaign Finance Report. In addition, Mr. DiGiacinto claims to have visited the Northampton County Office of Voter Registration several times in December 2007 to verify that the aforementioned donation was reported correctly. My question is... why didn't he have time to debate during the campaign, if he seems to have a lot of free time on his hands to take leisurely visits to the Northampton County Office of Voter Registration to verify Meg Holland's donations?
The second complaint was filed regarding Meg Holland not filing her nominating petitions accurately by listing her name as "Meg Holland" and not her legal name "Margaret Mary Holland". Again, Mr. DiGiacinto did not do his research! The nominating petitions state that the candidate's name should be listed "as they want it to appear on the ballot" and that "nicknames are allowed as long as they are a derivation of the legal name" (Meg is obviously a nickname for Margaret).
Mr. DiGiacinto wasted the time of District Attorney Morganelli by not doing research. There is a rumor that Mr. DiGiacinto is in "hot water" with the Democratic party over his wastefulness and disregard for the District Attorney's time and the taxpayers' money.
The first complaint was filed regarding a donation not reported timely, based on the 24 hour reporting regulations. However, Mr. DiGiacinto neglected to research the 24 hour reporting regulations, because the donation was received after the 24 hour reporting requirement had already expired, therefore, Meg Holland's campaign committee correctly reported the donation on the post-election Campaign Finance Report. In addition, Mr. DiGiacinto claims to have visited the Northampton County Office of Voter Registration several times in December 2007 to verify that the aforementioned donation was reported correctly. My question is... why didn't he have time to debate during the campaign, if he seems to have a lot of free time on his hands to take leisurely visits to the Northampton County Office of Voter Registration to verify Meg Holland's donations?
The second complaint was filed regarding Meg Holland not filing her nominating petitions accurately by listing her name as "Meg Holland" and not her legal name "Margaret Mary Holland". Again, Mr. DiGiacinto did not do his research! The nominating petitions state that the candidate's name should be listed "as they want it to appear on the ballot" and that "nicknames are allowed as long as they are a derivation of the legal name" (Meg is obviously a nickname for Margaret).
Mr. DiGiacinto wasted the time of District Attorney Morganelli by not doing research. There is a rumor that Mr. DiGiacinto is in "hot water" with the Democratic party over his wastefulness and disregard for the District Attorney's time and the taxpayers' money.
(Photograph of David DiGiacinto downloaded from www.digiacintoforcontroller.com)
1 comment:
I have heard of DiGiacinto's baseless complaint - and that's what it is. Complaining about a person's name? After the election is already over? Mr. DiGiacinto may understand finance, but he obviously has no clue when it comes to election law.
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