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cnetterville · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which is not a reason why reformers recommend a short ballot with fewer elected county officials?

A) They argue it would simplify structure with a single-county executive, which would allow voter to hold one high-profile officer accountable.
B) They contend that a chief county executive could coordinate county programs.
C) They would be able to engage in long-range planning and eliminate duplication among various county offices.
D) They fear that concentrating too much power in a single chief executive invites abuse and threatens personal liberty.

Question 2

When a county has a population of more than 8,000, which office assumes the county clerk's role as record keeper for the district courts even as the county clerk continues to maintain records for the constitutional county court and any county courts-at-law?

A) County clerk
B) County attorney
C) District clerk
D) County auditor