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Secret ballots
From:
Liss, Josh [mailto:jliss@co.boulder.co.us]
Al,
The County Clerk and Recorder, and her staff, are sworn to protect the integrity of the elections process and the secrecy of every voter's ballot. We take this oath very seriously. As such, we would never do anything to jeapordize the integrity of the elections process or the secrecy of any voter's ballot. As election administrators, it is our job to protect the democratic voting process to ensure fair, open, honest and accurate elections. More importantly, each and every one of us is a registered voter. We care deeply about the election process, not only as election administrotrs, but as citizens as well.
You must understand that we would not take any course of action in the performance of our duties if we thought it would jeopordize the secrecy of any voter's ballot or the integrity of the election process as a whole. The ballots we issue this year will be, as they have always been, secret ballots. We would not ever jeopordize the secrecy of any ballot for financial savings, or for any other reason.
This issue was decided by the District Court in 2004, and the Court rejected the very same arguments you are trying to make now. The Court found us to be in compliance with state law and the state constitution in our actions.
Voter confidence is a delicate matter, and it is often on shaky ground. These false rumors about "non-secret ballots" can only further reduce the voters' confidence in the elections process. In this office, we are spending every waking minute working to restore and strengthen voter confidence and I am pleading with you now to work with us in our efforts.
Thank you,
Joshua B. Liss |
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