From: Hobart Scales [mailto:hobartescales@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2018, 12:35 PM
To: Hobart Scales <hobartescales@gmail.com>; Hayden, Carla J. <chayden@vanderburghcounty.in.gov>
Subject: Re: Elections Complaint Against Jeff Hatfield
Vanderburgh County Elections Board,
It has come to my attention that the President of the Vanderburgh County Election Board will not be present at the Election Board Hearing scheduled for this Friday.
Due to the serious nature and legal complexity of the complaint I filed last Friday (attached below) I feel that it is paramount for this complaint to be heard by the Board en banc. Therefore, I hereby withdraw my complaint until which time it can receive a full review of the facts at hand.
Sincerely,
Hobart Scales
On Fri, May 11, 2018, at 3:30 PM, Hobart Scales <hobartescales@gmail.com> wrote:
Vanderburgh County Elections Board,
As a registered voter in Vanderburgh County, I hereby am making an official complaint against Jeff Hatfield as a candidate for Vanderburgh County Commission District 2.
As of 3:18 pm, there has been no filing for a Committee, candidate or exploratory, for Hatfield for Commissioner.
Mr. Hatfield declared his candidacy earlier today, May 11th, 2018. Around the same time, he releases to the public a website and video supporting his candidacy. Indiana Law is very clear that if funds were raised or spent in the support of a candidate for office, a committee must first be formed, treasure named, and an account established for the maintaining of those funds.
Mr. Hatfield has had logos designed, videos produced, and website created, all without the proper declaration of exploratory or candidate committee.
As an owner of a campaign consulting firm that provides such services, it’s conceivable that Mr. Hatfield has already spent thousands of campaign dollars without properly disclosing his fundraising and expenditures. Even if these materials were free, he would still need to disclose them as in-kind contributions and would need to have already filed his declarations.
In failing to do so, his first official act as a candidate for office has been to intentionally defraud the voters of Vanderburgh County.
Sincerely,
Hobart Scales
Evansville, IN
FOOTNOTE: The above e-mails sent to the CCO by Hobart Scales was posted without opinion, bias or editing.
