County Clerk/Auditor Special Election

My third great-grandfather and his family were among the first pioneers to arrive in the St. George valley in 1861. The hardships he and others endured to lay the building blocks of Washington County inspire

me to be a good steward of this beautiful place so many of us call home.

I grew up working in my family's restaurant and motel business where I was taught from a very young age how to work incredibly hard.

After graduating from Dixie State College, I went on to earn my Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Southern Utah University. I worked 19 years at the Washington County Assessor’s Office. As a Division

Manager I was tasked with accurately reporting a $36.2 billion assessment roll. I am currently the Chief Deputy Clerk-Auditor where I manage the County’s $165.3 million budget and develop and certify annual

property tax rates. I also coordinate with our election administrator to ensure fair, free, and accurate elections.

My wife and I own a local property services company. Running a small business requires the ability to make tough decisions, manage finances, and navigate complex regulatory environments. These are the same skills and qualities that are needed to be an effective Clerk-Auditor.

I am confident budgeting and financial accounting systems and professional staff are already in place and functioning like a well-oiled machine. These processes are generally well defined and operate within objective and observable generally accepted accounting principles. Still they must be managed.

I have prepared countless budgets and overseen many implementations. I am not a CPA and have never performed a financial audit. However, I emphasized accounting in my MBA courses at the University of

Utah which built on my Finance and Management undergraduate double major. I have used these skills almost continuously during my career and service. I am happy to share more details upon request.

But auditing is more than printed reports. Auditing is asking the right questions, awareness, noticing, probing, watching for agendas and conflicts of interest that may not be discovered in spread sheets.

My relevant skills, beyond accounting and financial statements, are thinking independently and asking

questions. “MIStrust, and verify.”

My reason for entering this contest is concern for our Washington County elections. To my knowledge, there has never been an audit of our County elections. Even if one has been attempted, there are no

standards.

Without a transparent audit, how will you ever know for sure that your vote counts?

I am creating the standards by writing a book “The Official Handbook for Free and Fair Elections” which outlines from start to finish best election practices. In other words, begin with the end in mind. I am

happy to share the outline with anyone and welcome your input.

I intend to bring a new standard to clerk/auditing. It is one of the most powerful offices in this country. 

Conservative Washington County can and will set the national standard.

I ask for your vote so we can bring the same level of trust to our elections that we enjoy in our financial affairs. Thank you.

A friend called and asked me to run for the Clerk/Auditor position for Washington County. I asked him why, he said “we need someone with integrity and courage to stand up to any special interest and hold

to the principles of the constitution”. As a former CEO, COO, and CTO, I have a love of God, Family, and Country. I have been active in the Republican Party since I was eighteen years old serving as a delegate,

chair, vice chair and member many times over the years. Most of my activity has been helping and teaching others about our great nation and its founding. I am a grateful husband and companion to Christine for 43 years with four independent children with spouses and ten and counting grandchildren.

I love the beauty of our county and the history of its creation, good and bad. I love the outdoors

especially when there is a fishing hole nearby. I desire the transparency of government and truth to shine before all, no matter where it leads. With your support, I will serve the county as Clerk/Auditor to bring this about.

Hi! I’m Marlee Meyers. I’ve been asked to write a bio to introduce myself to the County Central Committee (CCC) and let’s face it – it’s an awkward thing. Many of you know me as the face of the Flag and Tax Referendums {the Tax Referendum of January 2020 successfully prevented tax increases and forced the Legislature to truly cut taxes) in Washington County – or the lady who conducted the National Anthem at our recent County convention.

Due to my father’s career as an officer in the U.S. Air Force, our family traveled and lived all across the country and around Europe. Utah became my home once I graduated from Air Academy High. I met my husband Larry while we were both studying at BYU.  We’ve now been married for over 33 years. After he finished law school, we moved to St George in 1996 to raise our family. Our three sons are Dixie High School alumni.

I gained various experiences in the workplace (including projections, budgeting, accounting, marketing, management, and auditing) until I decided my focus would be best in raising our family while Larry was our primary breadwinner. Over the years, I’ve helped out through a variety of endeavors that I could mostly do from home; bookkeeping, publishing a novel, training horses and giving riding lessons, farming, etc.  I have also occasionally worked outside the home using the skills I gained as a civilian contractor, working for a defense contractor, and at several Utah based businesses to assist with marketing and development.

I’ve been an active Republican since I became eligible to vote because I support the principles outlined in the Platform. Studying the Constitution of the United States, the Declaration of Independence, and the Founding Fathers of America has been a favorite pastime all my life. I believe taxes (and spending) should be low, our Rights are paramount and granted us not by government but by our Creator, and that the primary job of a public servant is to protect the Rights of the individual citizen. I’ve served as a precinct chair, vice-chair, secretary, and treasurer; as well as volunteered on many local, state, and federal campaigns.

As a wife and mother, my life has been about serving. Because of my principles and beliefs, that extends into community and church service. With all our children grown, I have more time and energy to serve the community we love and I am anxious to be engaged in good works. 

I am a 65 year year old retired Medical Sales business owner who specialized & sold durable medical equipment for over 30 years. 

My territory consisted of Utah, Arizona, Idaho and New Mexico...basically the Rocky Mountain Regions, and believe I can bring a business like approach to the Clerks office. 

I'm presently employed for the City of St George working in the irrigation and maintenance Cemetery department. 

The 2020 election and the deep state of non-elected bureaucrats brought the world the covid pandemic and forced mail-in balloting for the entire U.S... thus rigging it in favor of the Democrat party. 

When elected officials in Utah decided to change the name of our local university without the input of local citizens that is when I decided to run for Mayor of St George in 2021.  My vision while running was to slow the growth of St George. 

I'm against cancel culture, CRT and the grooming of our children in our public education system. I believe 'All Lives Matter' and support 'The Blue' and our Fire Department. 

During my campaign our city sent out about 65,000 ballots and 16,000 were cast which is about 25% return, which would leave a lot of room for possible fraud to occur. My goal would be to clean up the voter rolls, to be more organized so whatever happened in the the Willey Billings race could never happen again. 

I'm presently a State delegate for two years running.