- Posted August 19, 2011
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Wayne County employs advanced online campaign finance system
In an effort spearheaded by Wayne County Clerk Cathy M. Garrett, Wayne County will be implementing a brand new, state-of-the-art campaign finance system. Because Garrett serves as the Chief Elections Official for the largest county in Michigan, she is directly responsible for the oversight and enforcement of the Michigan Campaign Finance Act, which entails processing nearly 3,000 filers who run for elected office at both the citywide and countywide levels.
In order to properly unveil the new system, Garrett will host a series of training events with the product vendor during the week of Aug. 22. All local elected officials, as well as the general public, are invited to attend.
Not only will the new system provide increased transparency to the public when it comes to campaign finance, it leapfrogs all other systems in Michigan. While other counties have online systems that require at least one in-person visit from a user, this system is wholly digitalized. System-users can both access and file records with a simple click of the mouse, while innovative Web-based data calculation will maintain timely and accurate filings.
Listed below is the schedule for the online campaign finance training sessions:
City and Township Clerks
Monday, Aug. 22
1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Charter Township of Northville
44405 Six Mile Road
Northville, Michigan 48168
248-348-5800
Mayors and Supervisors
Tuesday, Aug. 23
Morning Session -
9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Afternoon Session -
1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
City of Dearborn
13615 Michigan Avenue
Dearborn, Michigan 48126
313-943-2000
Countywide
Elected Officials
Wednesday, Aug. 24
1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Coleman A. Young
Municipal Center, Room 728
2 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, Michigan 48226
313-224-5525
City Councils
and Township
Board of Trustees
Thursday, Aug. 25
Morning Session -
9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Afternoon Session -
1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Charter Township of
Canton Township -
Summit on the Park
46000 Summit Parkway
Canton, Michigan 48188
734-394-5100
Local School Districts
and Community College
Board of Trustees
Friday, Aug. 26
Afternoon Session -
1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Evening Session -
6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Charter Township of
Brownstown -
Community Center
21311 Telegraph Road
Brownstown, Michigan 48183
734-675-0910
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