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"As your Secretary of State I have worked hard to assure accuracy, integrity, privacy and access at the voting booth."

By the numbers

Highest voter turnout in the nation: 2000, 2002, 2004
2004: 77.7 percent voter turnout—the highest in MN since 1960
2002: highest voter turnout in a non-presidential election in MN history
2004: Highest youth voter (18- to 24-year-old) turnout in the nation: 68 percent (national average: 42 percent)
2004: Highest youth voter turnout in state history.
2004: Highest absentee ballot usage: 8.2 percent.

Legislation

Military Equal Access- Passed
Student Equal Access- Passed
Rural Voter Equity- Passed
Uniform Recount Standards- Passed
Blind Voter Independent Access- Passed
Disabled Voter Equal Access- Passed
Voter’s Bill of Rights- Passed

Awards

Kids Voting USA Lee Ann Elliot Elections Excellence Award
Minnesota Certificate of Commendation from Governor Ventura
National Electronic Commerce Coordinating Council Chair’s Special Leadership Award
In the Arena Award from the Center for Digital Government
Minnesota was one of only two states to get an A grade for elections in 2000 and 2001 from Common Cause

State-Level Affiliations

Member of the State Executive Committee and the State Board of Investments
Chair of the Electronic Real Estate Recording Task Force
Member of the board of the Downtown Minneapolis YMCA
Board member of Hope for the City
Member of the board of Cradle of Hope
Ad hoc member of the Minnesota Historical Society board of directors
Honorary co-chair of Kids Voting Minnesota

National Affiliations

Former President National Association of Secretaries of State
Chair Committee on Business Services of the National Association of Secretaries of State
Member of the Election Assistance Commission Standards Board
Member of the Intergovernmental Advisory Board
Member of the legislative advisory board for the Heartland Institute
Member of the national board of advisers for the Close-Up Foundation
Secretary/Treasurer of the National Electronic Commerce Coordinating Council Board

Office Improvements

Chaired Electronic Real Estate Recording Task Force to help implement the electronic filing of real estate documents at the county level
Online Registration with E-Check as Payment Method
Secured Filings Online
Filing of Annual Business Registration online
Filing Corporate Registered Offices online
Converted 11,000,000 business records into electronic image
Created a web-based processing of Open Appointments
Consolidated all business operational functions to one location
All business forms available online
Electronic distribution of Central Notification System monthly reports
Created statewide Uniform Commercial Code management system with all 87 counties
Reduced business services operational workforce by increasing efficiencies
Expanded capabilities of access to the office through increased website options
Created state-of-the-art web-based precinct/polling place finder
Created state-of-the-art online election reporting to the precinct level
Created Statewide Voter Registration System
Created and updated 19 new brochures to help educate citizens on the different functions of the office

Mary on the Issues
 

Prepared and paid for by the Mary Kiffmeyer for Secretary of State Campaign.