AUBURN — DeKalb County Clerk Holly Albright has been acknowledged because the 2022 Indiana Election Division Election Administrator of the Yr.
Albright, who’s simply finishing her sixth yr as clerk, was nominated for the award by her voter registration election deputy, Karen Bishop.
In her nomination, Bishop mentioned that when Albright began her time period in 2017, not solely was the position new to her, however there additionally was a brand new choose and employees in DeKalb Circuit Courtroom.
“She sat with everybody to be taught everybody’s job,” Bishop wrote.
Albright administered her first election in 2018 — a yr that featured a race for the workplace of sheriff. Bishop mentioned that was “solely breaking her in for the following yr,” that included a public query on a DeKalb Central faculty district proposed constructing challenge, a mayoral race, and her first problem a couple of candidate’s residency.
Bishop went on to narrate how the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and Albright was administering her first presidential election.
“She had some very attempting instances like all of us did. However for her nonetheless studying and attempting to maintain issues straight, she did an superior job. She dealt with all of the adjustments, stored all of it collectively and ran an ideal election,” Bishop wrote.
“That is the third clerk I’ve served and I couldn’t ask for a greater one than her,” Bishop mentioned.
Albright will full her second time period as clerk in 2024 and can’t search a 3rd consecutive time period as a result of time period limits.
“On the finish of 2024, we’ll significantly miss her confidence and what pleasure she has taken in her job as being the clerk and election administrator,” Bishop concluded in her nomination.
Albright mentioned she was shocked to obtain the award and credited her employees for the job they do.
“I couldn’t have accomplished it with out my nice Karen, my employees and my nice election board,” Albright mentioned.
“We have now actually acquired a superb crew environment. Everyone jumps in the place wanted.”