League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 4, 2008 Election
	Martha Good Answers Questions Candidate for Clerk of Courts; County of Hamilton

The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area and asked of all candidates for this office.
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Questions & Answers

1. What are the two most pressing issues you will face if you are elected? (50 word limit)

(1) Outdated 19th-century bureaucracy and partisan hiring practices in the Clerk's office prevent implementation of streamlined procedures appropriate for the 21st-century which could save tax dollars and produce more efficient, effective customer service. (2) Restoration of public access to Internet court records (blocked since 2006) while effectively protecting private information.

2. How will you address each of those issues? (100 word limit)

(1) Thorough review of procedures and line-by-line analysis of the budget will reveal opportunities for cost-savings by eliminating over-staffing and redundant procedures. (2) Public access to Internet court records will be restored as soon as safeguards protecting private information are implemented. Following consultation with other Clerks' offices, policies will be adopted to ensure all documents posted prospectively will be redacted to protect private information while allowing public access through a registration process.

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