Overview

October 25

Election season can be overwhelming for state and local election offices. Voting leaders are tasked with keeping residents updated, processing requests and responding to the public demand for increased transparency.

Experts from King County Elections (KCE) overcame these challenges with an optimized communication plan. By delivering multi-channel alerts, KCE saw a 67% greater cure rate among voters who opted in to receive ballot alerts.

Join Government Technology, Granicus and leadership from King County Elections for a live webinar on October 25, 2023, at Noon PT/ 3 PM ET to learn about the department's process and how other elections agencies can model their success.

You’ll Learn:

How King Couty Elections promotes transparency and increased voter participation
Industry best practices for proactively engaging with constituents
How to address barriers that prevent voter participation

Speakers

Halei Watkins

Communications Officer, King County Elections, King County, Washington

Communications Manager Halei Watkins oversees press relations, social media, web, creation of voter education materials, and marketing. Prior to joining King County Elections, Halei spent a decade in community organizing and outreach, advocacy, and as a strategic communications consultant. She is a University of Washington graduate, with a degree in Political Science and History.

Jaclyn Adams

Project Manager, King County Elections, King County, Washington

As a Project Manager for King County Elections, Jaclyn brings six years of experience in elections administration and an expertise in public records management. Jaclyn enjoys the challenge of working on projects that increase public access to and trust in elections.

Craig Orgeron — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Dr. Orgeron has extensive information technology experience in both the private sector and the federal and state level of the public sector. Currently, Dr. Orgeron is Professor of Management Information Systems in the Else School of Management at Millsaps College. After beginning his career as a communications-computer systems officer in the United States Air Force, he served as the Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services (ITS) and Chief Information Officer for the State of Mississippi. In this role, Dr. Orgeron provided statewide leadership in the provision of services that facilitated cost-effective information processing and telecommunication solutions for Mississippi government agencies and institutions. Dr. Orgeron has served as an Executive Government Advisor with Amazon Web Services (AWS), President of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) and on the Executive Committee of the Multi-State Information Sharing & Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), as well as participated in numerous government information technology task forces and committees, such as the Mississippi Broadband Task Force, the Digital Signature Committee, the Electronic Government Task Force, and the Governor’s Commission on Digital Government, which led to the implementation of the enterprise electronic government in Mississippi. Dr. Orgeron holds a bachelor’s degree in MIS, a master’s degree and doctorate in public policy and administration from Mississippi State University. Dr. Orgeron is a certified public manager and a graduate of the Senator John C. Stennis State Executive Development Institute, as well as the Institute on International Digital Government Research, and the Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government Executive Education Series, Leadership for a Networked World, Cybersecurity: The Intersection of Policy and Technology, and the Harvard Business Analytics Program (HBAP).

Webinar

How King County, Washington Encourages Voting Transparency