To The Residents of DeSoto County...
2008 Election Summary Report
General Election - UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
The Supervisor of
Elections is an elected constitutional office whose responsibility is to
prepare conduct all county, state, and federal elections. The office
registers all county voters and is responsible for accurately
maintaining all records of approximately 16,000 registered electors.
The Supervisor of Elections qualifies all county candidates and monitors
all financial reports due from candidates. In addition, this office
handles all filings of financial disclosure forms by appointed and
elected officials, which are deemed by the ethics commission to be
eligible to file such forms. Other services include appointment and
training of all poll workers, obtaining suitable polling locations, and
acquisition and maintenance of all voting equipment. Our budget also
includes the direct cost of conducting the various elections. Every odd
numbered year, we are required by law to perform a list maintenance
program of all inactive voters.
This office has
seen many changes in the past few years as we moved from paper punch cards
to the current precinct based optical system. Not only were we faced with
the additional expense incurred with the new voting machinery, but added
training for elections staff, poll worker training, and our best effort at
training the voting public on how to use the new system that was implemented
in September 2002.
The election year
of 2000 was a challenge to many, but as the Supervisor of Elections in
DeSoto County, my staff and I look forward to serving DeSoto County in the
years ahead.
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