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  • CA: Shelley won't attend legislative hearing-Key legislator gives ground over Shelley (ShmelleyGate)

    02/19/2005 8:16:22 AM PST · by NormsRevenge · 2 replies · 399+ views
    Sac Bee ^ | 2/19/05 | Jim Sanders
    Secretary of State Kevin Shelley, who has resigned effective March 1, will not appear Tuesday before a legislative committee investigating his handling of millions in federal voting funds. The Joint Legislative Audit Committee opted not to seek Shelley's testimony, but retains the right to request his presence at a future hearing, said Assemblywoman Nicole Parra, a Hanford Democrat who chairs the committee. "We want to build a foundation before we even discuss calling Shelley forward," Parra said. Tuesday's hearing will focus largely on what Shelley's office is doing to correct problems cited in a state audit, which portrayed his agency...