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County clerk candidate Cory Astill emphasizes management reforms, election security and staff stability
Summary
In a Utah County Republican Party podcast interview, Cory Astill, a candidate for county clerk, said the office needs stronger management, clearer procedures for mail ballots and better staff retention; he supports voter ID and a separate secretary of state while expressing federalism concerns about the Save America Act.
Cory Astill, a Republican running for Utah County clerk, told the Utah County Republican Party podcast that his campaign centers on management and operational fixes intended to restore public confidence in local elections.
"This is a management role. The clerk is there to administer the law," Astill said, arguing the office should focus on running elections efficiently and transparently rather than making policy pronouncements.
Astill recounted recent operational problems he says show that need: "They ended up having to charter a plane to fly to Arizona in the middle of the election at high cost," he said, and added that some contests took weeks to resolve. He said those episodes illustrated the value of stronger planning, staffing and inventory control.
The candidate said he will follow state law on vote-by-mail and concentrate on securing and efficiently counting mailed ballots. "My job as the clerk is to…
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