May 14, 2010 Ritchie Attempt to Muzzle 1st Amendment Rights of Press Fails; Taxpayers Now On the Hook for $224,000
Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Tony Sutton and Deputy Chairman Michael Brodkorb issued the following statements regarding today’s report in the Star Tribune about Democrat Secretary of State Mark Ritchie’s unsuccessful effort to thwart members of the press from gaining media access near polling places. Ritchie’s failure to provide polling place access to members of the media will now cost taxpayers $224,000.
April 23, 2010
Republican Party of Minnesota Statement on Ritchie Endorsement
Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Tony Sutton today issued the following statement regarding the DFL Party’s endorsement of Mark Ritchie for secretary of state.
April 20, 2010 THE RITCHIE RECORD: Partisan, Ineffective, Obstacle to Reform
RITCHIE IS FAR-LEFT ACORN ALLY
Ritchie Is Longtime Far-Left Partisan & ACORN Ally. “Mr. Ritchie is also an ally of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, of fraudulent voter-registration fame. That relationship might explain why prior to the election Mr. Ritchie waved off evidence of thousands of irregularities on Minnesota voter rolls, claiming that accusations of fraud were nothing more than ‘desperateness’ from Republicans.” (Editorial, “Mischief In Minnesota?” Wall Street Journal, November 12, 2008)
Dec. 4, 2009 Republican Party of Minnesota: Proposed Absentee Ballot Rule Changes Attempt to "Whitewash" Ritchie`s Failures
Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Tony Sutton and Deputy Chairman Michael Brodkorb today released a letter from Party legal counsel to Administrative Law Judge Manuel Cervantes regarding Secretary of State Mark Ritchie’s proposed changes to the design of the state’s absentee ballots. Judge Cervantes will oversee a hearing on the proposed absentee ballot redesign on December 18, 2009.
Nov. 18, 2009 Ritchie to Lead Hyper Partisan DFL Training
Republican Party of Minnesota Deputy Chairman Michael Brodkorb today issued the following statement regarding DFL Secretary of State Mark Ritchie’s decision to lead a hyper partisan DFL Party training this weekend in Rochester.
Nov. 13, 2009 Republican Party of Minnesota: Ritchie Window Dressing On Absentees Won`t Change Broken System
Republican Party of Minnesota of Chairman Tony Sutton today issued the following statement regarding Mark Ritchie's announcement that he is proposing a new design for absentee ballots.
Nov. 4, 2009 REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA LAUNCHES "PROTECT DEMOCRACY: RETIRE RITCHIE" FACEBOOK GROUP
On the one year anniversary of the 2008 election, Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Tony Sutton today announced that the Party is launching the Facebook group “Protect Democracy: Retire Ritchie” to retire DFL Secretary of State Mark Ritchie in 2010.
July 17, 2009 REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA ANNOUNCES NEW AD CAMPAIGN ABOUT MARK RITCHIE
Republican Party of Minnesota Chair Tony Sutton and Deputy Chair Michael Brodkorb today announced that the Party would begin running radio advertisements across Minnesota highlighting the record of DFL Secretary of State Mark Ritchie.
