Election director not accountable

On Feb. 24, Secretary of State Sam Reed and his troupe graced us with their presence at the Skagit Valley College. They put on a little slide show and brayed about their concerns for voter reform and then opened the floor to voter participation. We heard everything from instant runoff voting to a new version of Jim Crow.

In all the allowed ranting (which I believe was the only purpose for this meeting), there was one major fact that was overlooked by the gathering. Since I was skipped and wasn't allowed to add my voice to the record, I cornered Mr. Reed and told him what I felt was the most overlooked

factor in this mess and should be addressed in law.

Dean Logan, the King County Elections Director, is unaccountable to the electorate. He was hired by the King County Council and was not elected to his office. If he is obligated to County Executive Ron Sims and the council and not to the voters, he has no motivation to do the people's will.

I feel that any person responsible for assuring the people's right to vote should be accountable to those people. If Dean Logan could be removed from office in the next election, or even be recalled, does anyone actually believe he would still be defending this as the most "accurate election in history"? Please join me in asking the Legislature to make this office holder accountable to the people.

Jim Lyon
Mount Vernon

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