{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"PhoneLive Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/phonelive.io\/blog","author_name":"Hugh Plappert","author_url":"https:\/\/phonelive.io\/blog\/author\/hughphonelive-io\/","title":"Elections take over everything (with Aileen Dickson) | Ground Floor Government Ep. 10 Elections take over everything (with Aileen Dickson) | Ep. 10","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"cB4yEpcFQB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phonelive.io\/blog\/gfg_ep10\/\">Elections take over everything (with Aileen Dickson) | Ground Floor Government Ep. 10<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/phonelive.io\/blog\/gfg_ep10\/embed\/#?secret=cB4yEpcFQB\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Elections take over everything (with Aileen Dickson) | Ground Floor Government Ep. 10&#8221; &#8212; PhoneLive Blog\" data-secret=\"cB4yEpcFQB\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/phonelive.io\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"\u201cDon\u2019t assume that just because it\u2019s government, it\u2019s boring.\u201d With Hugh Plappert and Aileen Dickson, the path runs from television marketing to a city clerk\u2019s office where elections, records, and public access shape every decision. Aileen traces a move from one computer per department and photocopied council packets to digital operations, Open Troy, and careful exploration of AI for searches. She explains being appointed and confirmed, the shift from paper to electronic records, and why \u201celections take over everything\u201d as law changes in 2018 and 2022, COVID years, and presidential cycles require agility. Responsibilities span agendas and minutes, FOIA, vital records, cemeteries, parliamentary procedure training, budgeting, community engagement, and a new precinct map. Education, mentorship, and association work support new clerks and succession planning. Creativity shows up in precinct outreach with a Finding Nemo play and a sixties pop diner feel that gets attention and shares information from the source.","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/phonelive.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PL_Site.png","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":630}