Park Record | 2006-11-04 | Page 5

he Park Record Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, November 4-7, 2006 A-5 COUNTY EDITOR: Patrick Parkinson 649-9014 ext 112 [e-mail] COUNTY SEAT UL& LXutunoio Elections dominate clerk debate But job involves more than just politics, Jones says 7145 Glenwild Drive - $3,899,000 By PATRICK PARKINSON Of the Record staff The candidates vying to replace lame-duck Summit County Clerk Sue Follett both acknowledge the elected clerk's most important duties involve administering elections. Park City resident Kathy Dopp, a member of the Desert Green Party, insists county elections must be conducted more transparently. "Utah is one of the most secretive states I have ever seen," Dopp said. She would provide detailed election returns to the public and have results audited independently if voters elect her as the county's chief election officer Nov. 7, Dopp claimed. "[Follett] won't release records that are routinely released in other states," Dopp said. With voters in Summit County experimenting for the first time with controversial touch-screen voting machines manufactured by Diebold, Dopp says she fears an election disaster because Follett has not consulted with an independent computer scientist about the machines that are vulnerable to hackers. "They are keeping their security procedures a secret from the public ... You don't secure anything by keeping your security procedures a secret," Dopp said. "Security by obscurity is a recipe for making sure that insiders canrigelections." To her critics who claim she lacks the experience necessary to serve as county clerk, Dopp responded, "We dont have a problem in the other areas of the clerk's office." But Jones, a former Republican Summit County clerk running against Dopp as a Democrat, insists managing government records, issuing passports, marriage and business licenses and maintain meeting minutes for the County Commission demands skills his opponent lacks. "[Dopp] has her reasons for running and she feels very strongly about the voting equipment," Jones said. "Where she may be lacking in understanding and experience is - S&cchiatuir /\jrit T AAfrtudxiuv views 1286 Mellow Mountain Road, Lot 8 - $895,000 RECORD FILE PHOTOS BY SCOTT SINE Henefer Democrat Kent Jones is running to replace Summit County Clerk Sue Follett. that's her one focus." Whomever the voters elect as clerk will have to understand Utah's Government Records Access and Management Act and how those laws regulate whether county records are private or available to the public. "The first thing you have to do is separate the private issues from the public issues," Jones said, adding that GRAMA was drafted in the early 1990s. "We need to take a good look at updating and deciding how to eliminate some of these new gray areas." The law's deficiencies have resulted in disputes between elected officials and citizens wanting access to electronic correspondences like emails, text messages and information politicians receive on their BlackBerry-like devices. "I don't think GRAMA knows how to deal with some of these newer issues so it probably needs to be brought more in line with the current situation," Jones said. Meanwhile, though Dopp has never used GRAMA as an administrator, she insists she is a quick study "All you have to do is read the law and understand it," she said. The clerk, however, must also make sure the Summit County Parkite Kathy Dopp says she entered the race to reform county elections. This exceptional HomeSite affords mountain and iki run views. Approximately 0.42 acres, adjacent to public land, gradual slop*, south-feeing a all utilities to the property. Full set of plans, designed by Mike Upwall. 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A t as low as $361 s q / " ^ ;'•'£•$**-) . • ft- they are lower than a recently auctioned property in Glenwild..'.-.. ffi, y ^ Priced for immediate sale at $2,295,000* and $2,395,P00** •^A V\! •% ' " ' • • • • i ^ - 1 • Preserved community open space and agricultural lands by forming the Basin Open Space Advisory Commitcee (BOSAC) and the Eastern Summit County Agricultural Preservation Committee (ESAP) and by facilitating funding for property acquisition • Oversaw a comprehensive transportation and transit plan to ensure increased traffic circulation and safety over the next 25 years 1 frd^h Bob Richer to the '£^ Summit County CommissiorV^ on Tuesday, November 7 Questions for Bob? 435/647-8066 ^ ^ ^ S # f e [e-mail] • www.BobRicher.com •Information herein, although deemed reliable Is noj guaranteed. 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