John Arntz has run the elections for the county and the city for 20 years, and he’s done so without any hint of scandal or malfeasance.
San Francisco Elections Commission voted 4 to 2 to not renew Arntz’s contract…The commission has applauded Arntz for his “incredible leadership”…
Elections commissioner Cynthia Dai admitted that there were zero performance issues relating to the decision to dismiss Arntz.
“Our decision wasn’t about your performance, but after twenty years we wanted to take action on the City’s racial equity plan and give people an opportunity to compete for a leadership position”
The commission appeared to completely disregard a letter signed by all 12 election directors pleading for Arntz to be reappointed and praising him for his extensive experience and knowledge.
www.theblaze.com/news/sanfran-fires-white-election-chief
h/t Gypo O’Leary