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John Gardner promoted again - Colorado Springs Independent



Title: John Gardner promoted again - Colorado Springs Independent
Gardner No. 2 for Balink
http://www.csindy.com/colorado/noted/Content?oid=1640739
March 4, 2010 - Whoever believes that misrepresenting the truth doesn't get you anywhere has never met John Gardner.
     Despite apparent falsehoods in past job applications and in court testimony, the information systems manager for the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder's Office has moved up to chief deputy, the office's No. 2 position.
     Questions about Gardner's background emerged after he returned to work for the clerk and recorder's office in 2008 after a stint working for Colorado's secretary of state. On his first El Paso County application in 2001, and on his state application, he claimed a college degree from Montana State University. He said the same thing in court testimony when his work on electronic voting machines at the secretary of state's office was called into question.
     He changed his story when he applied again to work at the clerk's office, and Montana State had no record of him having a degree from there. (See "Issues of oversight," News, Sept. 25, 2008.)
    Despite all the questions the discrepancies raised, they didn't change much for him professionally as he remained the No. 3 person in Clerk Bob Balink's office. As No. 2, he'll replace former boss Terry Sholdt, who has retired after more than 35 years in the office. ? AL

     For more on the incompetence of John Gardner and his "certification" of Colorado voting equipment see http://www.ejfi.org/Voting/Voting-75.htm.
     And John Gardner's role in helping pick Accenture for the failed SCORE I voter registration database is outlined at http://www.ejfi.org/Voting/Voting-95.htm#cocontracts.
      When Gardner left the Colorado Sec. of State office former Chief Information Officer Brian Balay commented on Gardner's abilities http://www.ejfi.org/Voting/Voting-75.htm#corruption:
"He was an 'IT power user. That means he's pretty good on a PC, that he can use a spreadsheet, word processor, et cetera. He does not have an IT background."
      So the highest level of technical and computer programming ability we have at the El Paso County Clerk and Recorders office is someone who can handle word processing and spreadsheets.
      I've set up a Facebook discussion on the requirements for a clerk and recorder position at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=app_2373072738&gid=278553463500 and you are encouraged to join in. Without grass roots support it is very likely an attorney, who is currently a term-limited county commissioner with even fewer technical and computer skills than John Gardner will become the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder next January. So your support is essential.
                 Chuck Corry
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Charles E. Corry, Ph.D., F.G.S.A.
Republican Candidate for El Paso County Clerk & Recorder http://corryforclerk.com
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Corry for Clerk committee, Shirley Martin Treasurer
455 Bear Creek Road
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906-5820
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