Hi Jan, this is Daphne Hawk. I want to first clarify something ? number one, I apologize that you were not notified until yesterday because ? and that really does upset me, because the withdrawal letters were done, like, the week after I met you. And they were done because we were basically all told that we were gonna be part of a lawsuit, and we were gonna be named, and all of this, and so that was the reasoning behind, you know, from the county party, that they didn?t want us on that.
I assumed that you would?ve received copies of those letters or notification about it immediately. I did not realize that they weren?t intending to let you know that those letters had been submitted. I apologize on behalf of my party for having done it that way, but I was not aware that that?s how they were doing it.
So, I apologize, I know I?m getting hate mail from your poll observers this morning already, and I feel for them, but it was never my intention for you to find out at the last minute like this. In retrospect, I should?ve called you, but I thought that they were going to send you a copy of the letter, or that you would be notified by the Board of Elections. In any case, you?re welcome to call me ? again, I apologize, I feel terrible that you were not notified before now.
