Council confirms Julie Wise as Deputy Director of the Department of Elections

July 13, 2015

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Will be responsible for managing all aspects of and activities related to conducting local, state and federal elections

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The Metropolitan King County Council today unanimously confirmed Julie Wise as the Deputy Director of the Department of Elections.

As Deputy Director, Wise will be responsible for managing all aspects of and activities related to conducting local, state and federal elections. This will include the planning and execution of voter registration, voter pamphlet and ballot production, ballot processing, candidate and jurisdiction coordination, precinct boundary management and election results reporting.

The Deputy Director coordinates operational initiatives related to continuous improvement, strategic planning, election innovation, and technology/systems development along with external initiatives related to voter education and outreach, election accessibility and language compliance issues.

Wise has worked with Elections since 2003, starting as an Election Management System Replacement Project Administrator. She has been an Election Operations Lead, an Elections Voter Services Program Supervisor and an Elections Voter Services Program Manager. A graduate of Green River College, Wise has been a Certified Election Administrator since 2008.