Former assistant registrar of voters speaks out

Former assistant registrar of voters speaks out

Former assistant registrar of voters speaks out, Jackie St.

George said she was removed

WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWSTONIGHT -- CONTROVERSY ATTHE COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE...THE KERN COUNTY ELECTIONOFFICIAL, WHO 23ABC WAS TOLDRETIRED FROM THE ELECTIONSDEPARTMENT JUST DAYS BEFORESUPER TUESDAY..

IS NOW TELLING23ABC NEWS THAT SHE DID NOTRETIRE, BUT WAS OUSTED.23ABC'S TORI COOPER SPOKE TOELECTION OFFICE OFFICIALSJUST AN HOUR AGO WHERE THEYWOULD NOT COMMENT ON THEDETAILS BEHIND JACKIE STGEORGE'S ALLEGEDRETIREMENT-SHE'S JOINING US NOWLIVE FROM ST GEORGE'SHOME WITH MORE ..TORI?YES THIS AFTERNOON, 23ABCREPORTED ASSISTANT REGISTAR OFVOTERS.

JACKIE ST GEORGE.

WAS NOLONGER ATTHE ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT JUSTDAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION.

WEWERE TOLD BY THE HEAD OF THEELECTIONS DEPARTMENT,MARY BEDARD.

THAT ST GEORGERETIRED -BUT ST GEORGE SAYSTHAT'S NOT THE TRUTH.BUT SHORTLY AFTER OUR STORYAIRED TONIGHT AT 5 O'[CLOCK.

STGEORGE CALLED US TO TELL US THATWAS NOT THE CASE.

ANDTHAT SHE WAS OUSTED BY BEDARDLAST WEEK.IM JOIN HERE LIVE WITH JACKIE STGEORGE..

-GOOD EVENING JACKIE-SO YOU ARE SAYING THAT YOU DIDNOTRETIRE?-WHY WERE YOU REMOVED-NOW WE HAVE HERE THAT HUMANRESOURCES SAYS YOU WERE HIREDON TO WORK IN THE ELECTIONSOFFICE IN JULY OF LAST YEAR ANDTHAT YOUR LAST DAY WAS FEBRUARY20TH -DOES THIS HAVEANYTHING TO DO WITH OUR RECENTSTORIES SURROUNDINGREADINESS?-DO YOU SEE ANY POTENTIALPROBLEMS ARISING FOR THEELECTION DEPT.

WITH SUPERTUESDAY AROUND THE CORNER?-WHY WOULD MARY DO THIS FIVEDAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION.THANK YOULIVE FROM SOUTHWEST.NEW DEVELOPMENTS TONIGHT --PRESIDENT TRUMP