In 2001, we were honored to be one of 27 election jurisdictions in the Country to have an on-site visit from the General Accounting Office, the research arm of Congress. That visit came in the aftermath of the 2000 election. Congress was looking for ways to reform elections and asked the GAO to research what was happening with elections across America. The report they issued is available on the GAO website. (It’s 15MB) You will have a difficult time finding specific citation to Champaign County practices as the report is less concerned about looking for issues in specific jurisdictions and more concerned about overall policies and procedures.

This year, the GAO is doing another round of research, similar to what was done in 2001. Once again, Champaign County has been selected for an on-site visit. The GAO will be here all day on Wednesday and Thursday, collecting information and interviewing staff. It is a great opportunity for our office to participate in a nationwide effort to continue to improve our election process. When their report is available we’ll post the link to it.

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