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Earl McGuinness: This is Earl McGuinness, Democratic candidate for State Auditor. As State Auditor, I would be independent of the governor's administration.

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I would be the only official in our state charged by law with the duty of investigating, on behalf of the people, how a government collects and

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spends our tax dollars. This is why the Auditor is independently elected by the people, instead of being appointed by the governor.

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The present State Auditor abdicated his independence when he joined the Peterson team and accepted a position in the Peterson cabinet.

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Under the Peterson's administration, the Office of Auditor has become a silent partner to the fiscal mismanagement, the shocking waste,

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the juggled books, the bungled budgets, the hidden taxes, the unpaid bills, a silent partner to the worst financial mess

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in the state's history. As Auditor, my first step will be to re-establish the independence of this office

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by removing it from the governor's cabinet, New Male Voice: Paid for by the McGuinness for State Auditor Committee.