
"Democracy is based upon the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people."
Harry Emerson Fosdick
The Commission establishes County policy; approves and adopts the annual budget for all County operations; approves actual expenditures for each department; supervises the operations of Road & Bridge, Planning and Zoning, Building Codes, Human Resources, Purchasing, Information Technology, Community Services, Emergency Management, Joint Communications and Facilities and Grounds Maintenance; ensures County-wide compliance with numerous statutory requirements; and, acts as liaison with County boards, commissions, and other governmental entities.

Voting & Elections
There are 116 election jurisdictions in Missouri, each with their own voting system. That means there is no single voting system or single point of access.
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Voting machines are not connected to the internet, so they can't be hacked from the internet.
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Every single voting machine in Missouri is required to produce a paper audit trail.
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Election results are audited by local election officials before any results are certified.
