Logan County Clerk Sally Turner to serve as Election Observer for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

[May 12, 2015]  LINCOLN - Logan County Clerk Sally J. (Litterly) Turner has been chosen to serve as an Election Observer for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Central Asia, the Caucasus, the Balkans, and Central and Eastern Europe.

Through the Rapid Expert Assistance and Cooperation Teams (PAE -REACT) Election Officials serve the U.S. Department of State to support the democratization, elections, human rights, and rule of law efforts of the OSCE in the various regions.

In November 1999, OSCE endorsed REACT as a tool to enable the OSCE to rapidly deploy civilian experts to undertake activities associated with conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict rehabilitation.

Since 2000, PAE has deployed American experts on behalf of the U.S. Department of State to support the efforts of the OSCE. The U.S. Mission to the OSCE represents the interest of the United States government in the OSCE. The United States views the OSCE as a vital instrument for building stable, open societies in which every country lives at peace with its neighbors. The U.S. Mission to the OSCE engages with diplomatic representatives of the other participating States and with the OSCE staff in promotion of this vision.

Elected in 1994, Turner is the Election Authority for Logan County and was re-elected 5 more times and is serving in her 6th term. She is a past President of the Illinois County Clerks and Recorders Association, Chairman of the Legislative Committee, and serves on the Tax Manual and State Board of Elections Advisory Committees.

[From the Office of Logan County Clerk Sally J. Turner]