Clerk and Recorder's Race Will Be Decided August 8th
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| Also listed in: Boulder County Progress |
I know you understand how important our elections are, and I know you care about the future of our democracy. On August 8th there is a critical primary election in Boulder County that will affect the future of our elections and of our democracy. Incumbent County Clerk Linda Salas has been in office for the past four years, during which there have been many nationally publicized bumps in the road. These bumps all had to do with elections. Hillary Hall has stepped up to offer voters a clear choice.
Hillary will restore the voters' trust and confidence in our voting systems and processes. The Election Review Committee, of which Hillary was a member, made many recommendations and few of them have been implemented as intended.
Areas that need improvement are:
1. returning to an anonymous ballot;
2. removing the need for ballots to be in page order for the machine to process them;
3. resolving problem ballots without bringing the tabulating process to a halt;
4. setting a process to perform an audit that will statistically verify the accuracy of the count;
5. handling of provisional ballots;
6. and, given the unprecedented mailing of absentee applications to every registered voter in the County, handling and verification of absentee ballots.
Hillary will create a model that will include a voting system that is accurate, secure and verifiable and a voting process that is transparent, inclusive and fair, including:
1. inclusive, collaborative leadership,
2. citizen oversight and involvement,
3. clearly defined and publicly available processes,
4. procedures that encompass every aspect of the voting process from voter registration to canvassing, or "certification",
5. a continued commitment to a paper ballot,
6. and, a true audit process.
The County Clerk must establish clear standards, policies and procedures throughout all divisions and provide leadership coupled with the ability to make decisions, to accept responsibility for those decisions and to be accountable to the citizens of Boulder County. The majority of the problems that occurred during the 2004 tabulating could have been either anticipated or identified much earlier in the process, which would then have shortened the delays in the reporting of the vote.
Hillary will take a proactive, long-term approach to leadership and management, which anticipates change, identifies best practices and recognizes opportunities for innovation and improvement.
The Clerk's primary responsibilities are to provide the leadership to manage the staff in all departments, to communicate with the staff, the public and other agencies and organizations through processes that are open, transparent and inclusive and to be accountable to the voters.
Hillary brings over twenty years of management experience in the private sector and service on boards for academic, public policy, and social issues organizations along with a depth and breadth of technological competence. Hillary is adept at bringing diverse groups with divergent viewpoints together to build consensus that leads to real solutions.
I Urge you to VOTE FOR HILLARY HALL - ON AUGUST 8TH
Carolyn
Hillary will restore the voters' trust and confidence in our voting systems and processes. The Election Review Committee, of which Hillary was a member, made many recommendations and few of them have been implemented as intended.
Areas that need improvement are:
1. returning to an anonymous ballot;
2. removing the need for ballots to be in page order for the machine to process them;
3. resolving problem ballots without bringing the tabulating process to a halt;
4. setting a process to perform an audit that will statistically verify the accuracy of the count;
5. handling of provisional ballots;
6. and, given the unprecedented mailing of absentee applications to every registered voter in the County, handling and verification of absentee ballots.
Hillary will create a model that will include a voting system that is accurate, secure and verifiable and a voting process that is transparent, inclusive and fair, including:
1. inclusive, collaborative leadership,
2. citizen oversight and involvement,
3. clearly defined and publicly available processes,
4. procedures that encompass every aspect of the voting process from voter registration to canvassing, or "certification",
5. a continued commitment to a paper ballot,
6. and, a true audit process.
The County Clerk must establish clear standards, policies and procedures throughout all divisions and provide leadership coupled with the ability to make decisions, to accept responsibility for those decisions and to be accountable to the citizens of Boulder County. The majority of the problems that occurred during the 2004 tabulating could have been either anticipated or identified much earlier in the process, which would then have shortened the delays in the reporting of the vote.
Hillary will take a proactive, long-term approach to leadership and management, which anticipates change, identifies best practices and recognizes opportunities for innovation and improvement.
The Clerk's primary responsibilities are to provide the leadership to manage the staff in all departments, to communicate with the staff, the public and other agencies and organizations through processes that are open, transparent and inclusive and to be accountable to the voters.
Hillary brings over twenty years of management experience in the private sector and service on boards for academic, public policy, and social issues organizations along with a depth and breadth of technological competence. Hillary is adept at bringing diverse groups with divergent viewpoints together to build consensus that leads to real solutions.
I Urge you to VOTE FOR HILLARY HALL - ON AUGUST 8TH
Carolyn
