Laying the Foundations
Andrew "Drew" Georgi Jr.
Democratic Candidate for
McHenry County Clerk & Recorder
Help us campaign today for a better tomorrow!
Our Elections and Democracy are Under Attack
It’s Time to Send in a Marine
Since the Jan. 6th riot at our nation’s capital, almost every state, including Illinois, has drafted bills to eliminate voter fraud in our elections. Many have passed. These new bills and laws, in fact suppress the vote and limits who can vote. So far this year, tens of thousands of mail-in ballots have been rejected. All these new election laws are nothing more than voter suppression and have one aim-to suppress voter turnout.
Add that our own County Clerk has made the papers for every election going wrong since the first election under his control.
The person in this position must have the skills, knowledge, and experience to perform the duties that this office requires. Issues of party, gender, race, and religion must be put aside to guarantee fair outcomes for all constituents. The person in this office needs to be able to objectively carry out the laws overseen by this office and equitably manage the duties of the office for all seeking the services of the County Clerk & Recorder’s Office.
I believe I have the skills, knowledge, and experience that are needed to be able to address all the issues that have risen since 2018, using quality tools like benchmarking to compare what we are doing compared to other election authorities, building relationships with other county clerks and recorders through our membership in the Illinois County Clerks and Recorders Association, and implementing parts of the International Organization for Standardization’s ISO/TS 54001 Application of ISO 9001:2015 for electoral organizations at all levels of government to help improve our procedures and record keeping.
I believe once you review my work resumé and personal bio below, you will see that I have the skills, knowledge, and experience to implement procedures that will ensure that our election process is fair for all and will assure that the results will be accurate and secure from any interference, both internal and external. I hope I can count on your support and your vote. Below you will find out how you can help my campaign by donating and volunteering.
Personal Bio
Family
Married to Lisa Georgi for over 25 years
Stepson Russell Loftis
Stepson George Loftis (Deceased)
Son Andrew James
Daughter Melanie
Military
US Marines Dec. 1980 to Dec. 1990
Admin Clerk/Unit Diary Clerk/Admin Chief/Instructor-Inspector Started as a reservist and made Admin Chief of my unit of about 125 Marines as a Corporal (E4). Asked to apply for Full Time Support (FTS) duty Sergeant position while still a Corporal. Was approved first try. Started teaching data base management to reservists. Then made active duty pay clerk in charge of 7 reserve units of about 1500 Marines and set a Marine Corps record of 3.5% error rate for a MCDOSIT audit. Received 4 Navy Meritorious Unit Medals for the improvements our team made.
Professional
Family owned and operated a general contracting and carpentry company with 200 carpenters and labors. Worked my way to getting my journeymen’s card with the union. Spent last 30 years in the quality field starting as an inspector moving into quality engineering working on corrective actions and improvement projects. Currently a quality manager for an industrial painting and powder coating company.
Political
Been part of the McHenry County Democratic Party for almost 20 years. Starting with appointments as a precinct committeeman. Elected as District 6 chair, parade chair, vice chair of election services, and active member of fund raising and recruitment committees. Spent 4 years as a trustee on the Village of Hebron Board trying to expand intergovernmental agreements for equipment and labor sharing. Exposed the corruption by the village president. Last 3 years as the vice chair of the state Illinois Ballot Integrity Project working on changing state election laws to have a hand counted audit instead of doing audits using scanners. Founded the McHenry chapter of the IBIP and worked to have the group certified to be a state civic organization within the first year. Members can become deputy registrars and register people to vote. We can sponsor poll watchers. We are one of the few groups allowed to work with high schools and hold voter registration events and election classes.
The Plan
- Discovery: Drew has already identified areas of past issues in our election process. As County Clerk, he intends to determine whether those issues are procedural or based in a lack of training by comparing McHenry County procedures to other election authority procedures where these issues do not occur, as well as, taking feedback from employees, voters, election judges and other regulatory bodies seriously.
- Implementation: Drew will use his expertise as a Quality Control Systems Manager to draft continuous improvement procedures and update training in accordance with the law and using ISO/TS 54001:2019 Quality Management Systems For Electoral Organizations as a supplement.
- Registration & Turnout: We get better quality leaders when more people vote. Drew will ensure elections are free and open to all eligible voters, with a focus on improving eligible voter registration and turnout, NOT suppressing it.
- Cut Costs: Better procedures lead to better efficiency and greater productivity, which ultimately brings the cost of elections down.
- Transparency: Drew believes in the voters’ rights to hold their elected officials accountable and he is committed to transparency in any way he can achieve it. He will make a list publicly available to voters of all local government officials and their contact information. On the County Clerk website., Drew will work diligently to update the website in real time with all important dates and changes relevant to McHenry County residents.
- Clean Rolls: Drew will do the hard work to ensure the voter rolls are accurate and fair in order to protect the voting rights of everyone. The rights of voters should never be compromised by government incompetence.
- Equipment Security: The integrity of the election process depends on chain of custody processes (which have been an issue) and a disciplined approach to effectively train people. Drew is qualified to oversee this important civic function.
- Support Election Judges: These roles are vital to our election process! Those that volunteer to serve deserve the utmost respect! Drew will provide better support and improved training for election judges and volunteers, ensure they have the tools and resources they need, and that those tools and resources are delivered in a timely, efficient manner.
- A Focus on Fraud: Drew will work with local and state agencies to continuously maintain the integrity and accuracy of voter rolls to guarantee those who are legally permitted to vote may do so, and that those with false or outdated records are properly removed. Drew will also implement a program to work with local schools to get young voters registered when they are eligible and encourage them to participate and learn about the election process by volunteering as election judges or poll watchers.
- Accessibility: It should be easier to vote, not harder. Drew will advocate for elections as National and State holidays. He will work to secure appropriate polling facilities that accommodate the number of voters, with adequate parking, room sizes, ADA requirements, etc. Drew will fix the relationship between the County Clerk’s office and the school districts to keep polling places out of private locations and utilize the over 120 local government bodies we already pay for.
Endorsements
I am proud to announce that on April 25th 2022 VoteVets has endorsed my campaign to be the next McHenry County Clerk & Recorder. It means a lot to me that a group of over 1.5 million members chose me and understand my need to find ways to continue to fulfill my oath to protect our Constitution and all the people in the United States. Please visit them at VoteVets.org.
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