Alex Astley, a Professional Engineer and Engineering Manager, has announced his candidacy for Secretary of State. Astley aims to bring his experience in building and maintaining complex systems to the role, establishing clear organizational objectives and leveraging his business networking skills to build relationships with county clerks and other agency leaders.

Policy Priorities

Astley’s top policy priorities include earning back trust in elections, simplifying state records, and ensuring business regulation is not punitive. He believes that election processes should be simple for voters and thorough for administrators, with positive verification of voter identity. Astley also wants to deploy assisted-search features to help the public navigate state records and laws.

Astley’s experience in leading a team of technical subject-matter-experts will enable him to provide clear direction and goals for the teams in the Secretary of State’s office. He plans to use AI models to present state laws and regulations in a clear and accessible manner, without interpreting the law.

Original reporting: KRDO (Colorado Springs metro) — read the source article.