Credit: Re-elect Mary Hall Thurston County Auditor
- Editor’s note: Last Saturday (February 19), I was proud to have been invited to attend the campaign Zoom kick-off for the reelection of Mary Hall as Thurston County Auditor. Hall has brought a level of integrity and transparency in public process that has garnered accolades from around the state and country.
- I endorse Mary Hall in her reelection campaign to continue instilling confidence and security in audits and elections during these challenging times.
- Thurston needs someone of Mary’s caliber to continue her quality of management.
- Click here to learn more about Mary and contribute to her campaign.
Auditor Mary Hall is an award winning public servant who was elected County Auditor in 2013, re-elected in 2014 and 2018. Prior to being elected she spent 17 years as an elections administrator in Pierce County. She is a nationally certified Elections Administrator.
Accomplishments for Thurston County
- Formed an award winning cybersecurity task force and worked with Homeland Security to ensure your vote is safe.
- Has made the Ballot Processing Center more secure than ever.
- Worked to break down barriers to voting by advocating for voter access legislation and stronger audits.
- Began publishing local voters pamphlets for special elections.
- Opened additional drop boxes making it more convenient for voters to return their ballots.
- Cut the wait time from 4 – 6 weeks to same day for vehicle and vessel titles by introducing Quick Title services.
- Has saved the county tens of thousands of dollars by taking advantage of vendor discounts and changing how and when we pay vendors.
- Due to clean financial audits, Mary Hall has moved Thurston County from high risk to low-risk category saving tens of thousands of dollars in audit costs.
- Rewrote materials in plain language to make government documents easier to understand.
- Broke down silos working across departments in the county sharing resources.
Mary Hall is an award winning Auditor
2021 NACO (National Association of County Officials) Achievement Award – COVID Response in Elections
2020 Drive thru voting and Ballot Processing Center
2020 Auditor of the Year Award – from Kim Wyman, former Secretary of State
2020 Presidents Award for Outstanding Service – Washington Association of County Auditors
2020 Community Leadership award – Leadership Thurston County
2020 NACO Achievement Award – Cybersecurity Initiative
Click here to learn more about Mary and contribute to her campaign.
Blogger Klein is a contributor to the Elect Mary Hall campaign.
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