Bernalillo County Clerk Requests Public Input Evaluating 2006 Election Process

From Maggie Toulouse, Bernalillo County Clerk, Albuquerque:

2006 General Election Evaluation: PUBLIC INPUT NEEDED
What did you think of last November’s General Election?
(click for flyer (pdf) - feel free to distribute)

As part of an on-going effort to ensure accuracy, fairness, integrity and efficiency in our election process, County Clerk Maggie Toulouse will be hosting the following opportunities for the public to provide input and feedback:

PUBLIC FORUM
Party Activists and individuals (poll workers, challengers, watchers etc.) who were involved in the General Election are invited to share their experiences, concerns and suggestions in a panel forum environment. Members of the panel will include the County Clerk, Deputy Clerk and Bureau of Elections staff.  Comments will be recorded and compiled into a working list that will be considered when planning for future elections.

SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 2007
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Bernalillo County Commission/City Council Chambers
One Civic Plaza, NW – Basement

STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS
Meetings will be organized with representatives from Party Organizations, Candidate Committees, and Voter Advocacy Organizations to explore experiences, concerns and suggestions in detail. Specific action plans will be developed to meet the needs of stakeholders.

APRIL 1 – APRIL 30
Meetings will be organized and scheduled upon confirmation with organizations

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
The County Clerk accepts comments from the public year round; however this period will be a concerted effort to gather as much input from the public at large as possible. Opportunities will be available via regular mail, email, and fax.

APRIL 1 – APRIL 30
Mail comments to:
Election Process Review
County Clerk
One Civic Plaza NW, 6th Floor
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Email comments to: clerk@bernco.gov
Fax comments to: (505) 768-4151

All information received as a result of this process will be compiled into a report and published for public review.

We hope that you and your organization will take this opportunity to share your experience, ideas and concerns regarding our election process. You are critical to our success!!

If you have any questions, require further information or would like to reserve time for your organization’s meeting, please contact:

Robert Adams, Deputy County Clerk
(505) 468-1207
radams@bernco.gov

MAGGIE TOULOUSE
COUNTY CLERK
ONE CIVIC PLAZA, N.W. - 6TH FLOOR
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO 87102
(505) 468-1290 FAX (505) 768-4151

Editor's Note: Is this cool, or what? Excellent to see our new County Clerk reaching out to the community and encouraging input about what works and what doesn't in our election process. All those interested in making sure our elections are run efficiently, effective and fairly are urged to participate in the evaluation process. This is a great opportunity for ordinary citizens and those who are a part of the election process to contribute to making the election process in the county the very best it can be.