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Attorney General, Treasurer, Tom Martin. I knew Tom
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Martin. Cliff Yale was the Auditor. They don't have
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an office called Comptroller.
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MR. SAYRE: No, Secretary of State handles
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those functions. You also have split responsibilities
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when you have so many elected officials. It is hard to
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pin responsibility for this and that, it would seem to
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me. In other words, you say you even think the Treasurer
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ought to be elected. To me, this confuses responsibility,
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hurts a fiscal program, and prevents the Legislature
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from doing, from responding to executive leadership in
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the way that perhaps would be more beneficial to the
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public. In other words, if you can pin your finger on
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someone who is responsible for something, wouldn't you
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say that that is an easier way for the public to make the
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elective officials accountable, when it is on a broader
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scale, than simply the responsibilities you presently
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hold, collector, revenue estimator, et cetera?
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MR. GOLDSTEIN: I am a great believer in let-
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ting the people have a strong voice in government by
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electing people. To me, it represents a stronger, better
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