What are the largest issues to deal with in the office?
1. Unfunded mandates from the State, placed upon the auditor’s office, are costs that are passed on to entities and people throughout Grant County. I believe if it’s important enough to mandate then it should be paid for by the State. Schools, Fire Districts, and other entities are affected by these mandates and will have to incur these costs. I will work with the State to help keep these costs down for our community.
2. Election security is a non-negotiable and constant monitoring of every aspect of the election process must be maintained. Recent attention to outside influences trying to affect our elections requires our attention. We need people to vote and for people to have trust in the voting system.
3. Maintaining an experienced auditor’s office is essential. There are 4 departments that the auditor runs that require complete accountability to the people of Grant County. We are just completing corrections from the past administration and cannot afford returning to an underperforming department. Experience and people that know how to do the job (including the auditor) is required, and we have that now.
1. Unfunded mandates from the State, placed upon the auditor’s office, are costs that are passed on to entities and people throughout Grant County. I believe if it’s important enough to mandate then it should be paid for by the State. Schools, Fire Districts, and other entities are affected by these mandates and will have to incur these costs. I will work with the State to help keep these costs down for our community.
2. Election security is a non-negotiable and constant monitoring of every aspect of the election process must be maintained. Recent attention to outside influences trying to affect our elections requires our attention. We need people to vote and for people to have trust in the voting system.
3. Maintaining an experienced auditor’s office is essential. There are 4 departments that the auditor runs that require complete accountability to the people of Grant County. We are just completing corrections from the past administration and cannot afford returning to an underperforming department. Experience and people that know how to do the job (including the auditor) is required, and we have that now.
Fact of the week - When running for office it is very important that candidates follow the law. One example is...
42.17A.335
Political advertising or electioneering communication — Libel or defamation per se.
(1) It is a violation of this chapter for a person to sponsor with actual malice a statement constituting libel or defamation per se under the following circumstances:
(a) Political advertising or an electioneering communication that contains a false statement of material fact about a candidate for public office;
(b) Political advertising or an electioneering communication that falsely represents that a candidate is the incumbent for the office sought when in fact the candidate is not the incumbent;
(c) Political advertising or an electioneering communication that makes either directly or indirectly, a false claim stating or implying the support or endorsement of any person or organization when in fact the candidate does not have such support or endorsement.
42.17A.335
Political advertising or electioneering communication — Libel or defamation per se.
(1) It is a violation of this chapter for a person to sponsor with actual malice a statement constituting libel or defamation per se under the following circumstances:
(a) Political advertising or an electioneering communication that contains a false statement of material fact about a candidate for public office;
(b) Political advertising or an electioneering communication that falsely represents that a candidate is the incumbent for the office sought when in fact the candidate is not the incumbent;
(c) Political advertising or an electioneering communication that makes either directly or indirectly, a false claim stating or implying the support or endorsement of any person or organization when in fact the candidate does not have such support or endorsement.