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Monday, March 24, 2008

Keep Maggie Toulouse Oliver as Bernalillo County Clerk

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The word from election and voting reform advocates and ordinary citizens alike is that Maggie Toulouse Oliver has been one of the most innovative, responsive and technically proficient Bernalillo County Clerks in recent memory. Under Maggie's leadership, the office has been run transparently and professionally, with serious attention paid to researching and improving operations and communicating honestly and in a timely fashon with the public. With challenges in both the June primary and November general elections, Toulouse Oliver's campaign needs our help now so she can continue her efforts to ensure real election integrity within the County Clerk's office and beyond.

From the Maggie Toulouse Oliver campaign:
It’s official. Last Tuesday was Filing Day -- I now have a Democratic Primary Election opponent (a local realtor), as well as Republican opposition in the General Election (a consultant for the Republican Party).

I am committed to continuing my work as Bernalillo County Clerk, but I am going to need your help to ensure a strong win in the Primary and General elections this year. There is too much at stake not to win! The integrity of our election processes has never been more important or more closely scrutinized.

I have spent the past year working tirelessly to raise the standards of service in the County Clerk’s office to a higher level. From reaching out to stakeholders, to studying audit procedures, to working with the Secretary of State’s office to pass much-needed legislation, I have made election integrity my highest priority.

I am the only Clerk in New Mexico who has taken the initiative to study and implement the processes for election system audits, which will become mandatory following this year’s General Election. I have increased the number of early voting sites in Bernalillo County from 12 to 16. I have also expanded each site’s size in order to minimize waiting and ensure that every voter has a chance to cast a ballot.

I am committed to ensuring transparency in all our processes so the public can be assured that I am conducting elections with integrity.

I already expected to work hard this election, but having official opposition adds a whole new sense of urgency to my campaign. It is time to share my vision of clean and fair elections with voters, and show them why I am the most qualified candidate for the job. Will you help me?

Today, I’m launching my campaign website, www.KeepMaggie.com.

Please donate online today to help me win in June and November. Please know that your contribution will be used well towards ensuring honest, transparent and accurate elections in Bernalillo County.

Sincerely,
Maggie Toulouse Oliver
Bernalillo County Clerk

March 24, 2008 at 09:06 AM in 2008 Bernalillo County Elections | Permalink

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