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	Kevin Shelley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kevin Francis Shelley (born November 16, 1955 in San Francisco, California) is a California politician, who was the 28th California Secretary of State from January 6, 2003, until his resignation on March 4, 2005.
		Shelley announced his resignation on February 4, 2005, to be effective March 1 [1] [2] although he did not leave office until March 4 [3] [4].
		Shelley once adjourned a session of the assembly in memoriam to West Wing Character Delores Landingham.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kevin_Shelley (505 words)

	Kevin Shelley -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Shelley was raised in (A port in western California near the Golden Gate that is one of the major industrial and transportation centers; it has one of the world's finest harbors; site of the Golden Gate Bridge) San Francisco, the only son in a family of five.
		Six months after taking office, Shelley had to certify that there were enough signatures on these petitions to mandate the (additional info and facts about 2003 gubernatorial recall election) 2003 gubernatorial recall election, the first such election in state history.
		Shelley announced his resignation on February 4, 2005, to be effective March 1 although he did not leave office until March 4.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/k/ke/kevin_shelley.htm (502 words)

	What he knew and when he knew it / Kevin Shelley is said to have accepted campaign checks from Julie Lee in person
		Shelley also physically took possession of campaign checks given to him by Julie Lee, the real estate agent linked to $205,000 in questionable contributions to his political coffers, according to a spokesman for Shelley.
		On several occasions, Shelley proudly told office staff he raised $3 million for the campaign sitting at a desk in his home office in San Francisco, using nothing more than a telephone and his personal Palm Pilot, according to two employees who spoke on the condition they not be identified out of fear of reprisal.
		Political and government employees of Shelley's describe a campaign that was deeply in need of cash, and struggled to raise it, in part because few of the Capitol's special interests were vested in the outcome of the secretary of state's race.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/08/22/MNGEV8CIGV1.DTL (2808 words)

	SHELLEY QUITS / Secretary of state says controversies over fund raising, use of federal money and his volatile temper ...
		Kevin Shelley resigned as California's secretary of state Friday, admitting that the growing scrutiny over his questionable campaign fund- raising, alleged misuse of federal voting funds and admittedly volcanic temper left him unable to do the job he assumed two years ago.
		Shelley fought back tears as he stood with his wife, Dominque, in the driveway of the home where he grew up, the son of a San Francisco mayor and owner of a golden name in city politics.
		Shelley got his start in politics working as an aide to the late Rep. Phil Burton, and he was elected to the Board of Supervisors in 1990.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/02/05/MNGC2B6LOC1.DTL (2466 words)

	Attorney Kevin Shelley, Kaufmann, Feiner, Yamin, Gildin & Robbins, New York, New York
		Kevin M. Shelley is a partner in New York City's law firm of Kaufmann, Feiner, Yamin, Gildin and Robbins LLP.
		Shelley has broad experience litigating and arbitrating commercial cases, including recent cases involving franchise termination; franchise fraud; enforcement of in-term and post-term contractual restrictions in the franchise and employment settings; unfair competition; securities fraud; employment law; and breach of contract.
		Shelley is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts in New York and Connecticut.
	www.kaufmannfeiner.com /Bio/KevinShelley.asp (385 words)

	Secretary of State Kevin Shelley - sacbee.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Embattled Secretary of State Kevin Shelley said Thursday his recurring problems with anger are due in part to the chronic neck pain he suffers as the result of a 1986 diving accident in the Russian River.
		Secretary of State Kevin Shelley received $30,000 in donations to his 2002 campaign from a 62-year-old foster-care provider who said Friday that the money was tied to a home purchase from Julie Lee, the president of a nonprofit who is under fire for a series of questionable political contributions.
		Kevin Shelley, the embattled California secretary of state facing multiple investigations for allegedly accepting illegal campaign contributions, abruptly canceled a mass mailing of absentee ballot applications after county voting officials complained it was heavy-handed and wasteful.
	www.sacbee.com /content/politics/shelley (2564 words)

	Secretary of State Kevin Shelley resigns amid investigations North County Times - North San Diego and Southwest ...
		Shelley, 49, said he would leave his $131,250-a-year post March 1, after he is scheduled to testify at a legislative audit committee hearing about how he spent millions of dollars in federal elections funds.
		Shelley, the son of former San Francisco Mayor and U.S. Rep. Jack Shelley, was once a rising star in the Democratic party.
		Shelley, a former state assemblyman is the first statewide elected official to quit since June 2002, when Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush, a Republican, resigned after accusations that he tapped millions of dollars in earthquake funds to further his political career.
	www.nctimes.com /articles/2005/02/05/news/state/16_45_422_4_05.txt (2086 words)

	Kevin Shelley’s State-Issued PDA Stolen From Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Shelley told police he had left the window open, but noticed the opening had been widened when he woke up in the morning.
		Shelley also told police that he may have wiped-off a smudge from the windowsill that could have been helpful in the investigation.
		Shelley resigned as Secretary of State earlier this month amid questions about his handling of federal election funds and his treatment of state personnel.
	www.news10.net /storyfull1.asp?id=9429 (172 words)

	Votelaw: Shelley denies knowingly accepting illegal contributions
		AP reports: [California] Secretary of State Kevin Shelley denied any wrongdoing and called for an investigation Sunday after a newspaper reported that he may have accepted $100,000 in illegal contributions in his 2002 campaign.
		Shelley has pledged to place the $100,000 into an escrow account and is calling for an investigation by the attorney general's office as well as the Fair Political Practices Commission.
		In April, California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley banned a type of diploid touch screen in California and took the unusual step of asking the Attorney General to investigate both civil and criminal actions against the company for fraud.
	www.votelaw.com /blog/archives/002225.html (624 words)

	California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley Resigns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Shelley’s resignation comes "after months of cascading allegations that he mismanaged his office, used abusive language, misused federal funds and accepted tainted campaign contributions," reported the Sacramento Bee.
		I remember at the end of the somewhat muted debate, Shelley stood up, wrapped his hands around the microphone, and actually commended his Democrat colleagues for passing the marriage-attacking bill, while thanking the Republicans for their "civil" tone in the debate.
		The last time I saw Kevin Shelley in person, he was a Democrat assemblyman walking late into a legislative hearing at the State Capitol, where he was preparing to vote in favor of a radical homosexual-agenda bill.
	www.theconservativevoice.com /modules/news/article.php?storyid=2604 (411 words)

	09.09.2003 - Secretary of State Kevin Shelley visits Berkeley
		Secretary of State Kevin Shelley delivers a guest lecture on the pitfalls of the recall election to a California history class at UC Berkeley.
		Following his Sproul Plaza efforts, Shelley’s next stop was Professor Kerwin Klein’s undergraduate class in California history, where he spoke for an hour on matters pertaining to the pending recall election, then took part in a Q&A session with students.
		While Shelley cautioned that he had to be careful about certain questions, since they might relate to cases that are currently in litigation, he did say that “This recall process and the laws that are on the books are the most byzantine, Kafkaesque, screwed-up things I’ve ever seen.
	www.berkeley.edu /news/berkeleyan/2003/09/09_shelley.shtml (1040 words)

	National Ballot Integrity Project Discussion Forum - Is Kevin Shelley getting Davis'ed by Schwarzenegger?- E (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Kevin Shelley has been an outspoken critic of electronic voting systems that have been sold and entrusted to California voters for their elections.
		Shelley has been standing up to the E-voting manufacturers and demanding accountability and reliability of the machines California has purchased, decertifying Diebold equipment in all counties using one type of their touchscreen system.
		If Shelley has acted unprofessionally or misused public funds, he should be held accountable, just like anyone who breaks the law, but that should not affect the counties that need the money Schwarzenegger has frozen.
	www.ballotintegrity.org /DCForumID12/3.html (697 words)

	Howard Dean for America: California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley Endorses Dean for President (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		SAN JOSE--California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley today endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Governor Howard Dean, M.D. "Howard Dean is the best candidate to beat George Bush because he's a fighter who's not afraid to stand up for important issues like health care for all Americans.
		Kevin Shelley was first elected Secretary of State in 2002.
		Shelley is the third statewide officer in California to endorse Dean and joins nine members of Congress representing California who have endorsed as well.
	archive.deanforamerica.com /press/endorsement/2004/01/17/shelley (196 words)

	Wired News: California Bans E-Vote Machines
		Shelley said the ban on touch-screen machines would stay in effect unless and until specific security measures could be put in place to safeguard the November vote.
		But Shelley held out hope for 10 counties that currently own other types of touch-screen machines by saying the state would consider recertifying the machines on a county-by-county basis for November if the counties could meet a long list of stringent security requirements.
		Shelley said that voting companies would bear the brunt of the estimated $1 million cost for providing extra provisional ballots to every county, indicating that the vendors caused the erosion in voter confidence, so they would have to pay for the solution.
	www.wired.com /news/evote/0,2645,63298,00.html (735 words)

	Secretary of State Kevin Shelley Resigns - Los Angeles Times
		SACRAMENTO — Besieged Secretary of State Kevin Shelley resigned today in the face of multiple investigations of his political and professional conduct.
		Shelley also has been the subject of a recent Personnel Board audit that found that he had created an "abusive" work environment.
		They blamed Shelley's office for poor planning and oversight, disregarding state contracting rules, delaying the allocation of money to counties to buy voting machines, and spending some of the money on "voter outreach" contractors who often appeared more focused on raising Shelley's political profile than registering voters.
	latimes.com /news/local/la-020405shelley_wr,0,2938818.story?... (487 words)

	foxreno.com - News - Former Secretary Of State Kevin Shelley's Mother Passes Away
		SACRAMENTO -- Thelma Shelley, the widow of former San Francisco mayor and U.S. Rep. Jack Shelley and the mother of Secretary of State Kevin Shelley, died shortly after noon Friday in a San Francisco hospital, a family spokesman said.
		Thelma Shelley was chief of staff and administrative aide to Rep. Shelley for three years before they married in 1953.
		Shelley is survived by her son, who resigned as secretary of state Feb. 4, and two daughters.
	www.foxreno.com /news/4213405/detail.html (271 words)

	09.03.2003 - Media Advisory: California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley to join students in voter registration drive
		California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley (D-San Francisco) will join student leaders in their voter registration drive on Sproul Plaza at the University of California, Berkeley, and then present a special guest lecture on the historic recall election.
		In Professor Kerwin Klein's undergraduate "California History" class, Shelley will discuss the election, his role and the challenges before him as the state's chief election officer, and the importance of Californians registering and voting in the recall election.
		As California's 28th secretary of state, Kevin Shelley serves as the state's chief elections officer.
	www.berkeley.edu /news/media/releases/2003/09/03_shelley.shtml (294 words)

	Vote America, Vote! Kevin Shelley Ousted Due to Lack of Funds With Which to Defend Himself (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		When Kevin Shelley actually decertified Diebold and went on to require a paper trail by 2006, vendors and election officials from around the state began countering him with lawsuits.
		It was apparent that Shelley inherited a seemingly corrupt Elections Division in which several SoS employees left their jobs to join lucrative voting machine companies.
		When she didn't find out until a few hours before the hearing that Tony Miller would appear for Shelley, she demanded that Shelley agree to appear by noon the next day or he would be subpoenaed to appear at the next hearing.
	www.voteamericavote.com /shelley.html (1048 words)

	State Personnel Board pounds another nail in Shelley's coffin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The question is not whether Shelley's political career, which began with local office in San Francisco and included a stint in the Legislature, is toast, but only what form his departure will take, and whether he may face criminal charges as well.
		Shelley's fellow Democrats in the Legislature, who clearly were trying to shield him, now want him to disappear and take the heat off their party.
		Privately, he's been talking about resigning the position he's held for just two years, but some are floating the notion that he may try to remain in office by announcing that he would not run for re-election in 2006.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1328923/posts (374 words)

	SacUnion Blog
		Sect of State Kevin Shelley should be counting the days until the "Beast" returns for session this December.
		There is mention of a recall of Shelley in this article, but I hear the Republican Politicians want to mount an effort to force Kevin Shelley to resign.
		This would create a post election example out of Kevin Shelley and serve the state GOP officials mightily, reminding the voters why the Democrat Party is out of step with the common man/woman of this Golden State.
	www.sacunion.com /pages/blog/summer_recall_of_kevin_shelley (242 words)

	Destroying Kevin Shelley.......................... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Arnold has been scared of Kevin Shelley, the man that might can bring him down the most out of all statewide offices, even though almost everyone that was running in a statewide office out in California was termlimited and would see an open seat for their position.
		Kevin Shelley was the only one that probably would have been running for reelection in 2006.
		This is exactly why they are evil, and we must do all it takes to make sure the Democratic Controlled State Legislature in California makes sure that Arnold replaces Kevin Shelley with a democrat to uphold the will of the people.
	www.democrats.com /node/3160/print (400 words)

	Myopic Zeal :: Kevin Shelley Scandal Roundup :: January :: 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		What follows is a summary of the getting-crazier-by-the-day Kevin Shelley Kevin Shelley scandal out in California.
		Although the report did not name any of the workers involved, it was clear that Andrew Lee, the son of a San Francisco businesswoman whose campaign contributions to Shelley are the subject of multiple investigations, was the employee who may have been inappropriately hired.
		Shelley used federal funds for his personal political desires, but never fulfilled the HAVA requirements for our military members and their right to vote through absentee ballots.
	myopiczeal.blogsome.com /2005/01/27/kevin-shelley-vote-scandal-roundup (387 words)

	Bay to the Beltway: Kevin Shelley Update
		Last Thursday, I told a tale about California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley and a smear campaign that had been running for five straight days on the cover of the San Francisco Chronicle:
		When CNN needs a comment on election fraud, they interview Kevin Shelley.He's right, there should be a paper trail and strong safeguards to prevent fraud.
		Secretary of State Kevin Shelley last fall ordered all counties using touch-screen voting machines in July 2006 to produce a paper printout so that a voter could confirm their choices were properly recorded.
	robertbrigham.blogspot.com /2004/08/kevin-shelley-update.html (730 words)

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