Steve Trout Joins Clear Ballot as Director of Strategic Partnerships
April 17 2024 - 12:45PM
Clear Ballot, the company that provides voting and audit systems
for 13 states across the country, announced today that Steve Trout
joins as Director of Strategic Partnerships. Trout will join Clear
Ballot’s strategy team and will play an important role in
government relations and overall growth at the company.
As an innovator and leader in the elections community, Trout has
over 25 years of election experience, working at the local, state
and federal level, and within both for-profit and nonprofit
sectors.Trout was a member of the Clear Ballot team from 2014 to
2016 and has previously served in the Oregon Secretary of State’s
office as Director of Elections.
"I am excited to return to Clear Ballot, who I believe provides
the best election tools and support in the industry," said Trout.
“I am looking forward to rejoining the team at a truly exciting
time as we work to expand our footprint across the country, bring
new state-of-the-art technology to voters and election officials,
and increase confidence and transparency in election
results.”
About Clear Ballot: Founded as a post-election audit company in
2009, Clear Ballot has introduced a new class of tools and a modern
approach to voting, enabling record speed, accuracy, and
transparency. Clear Ballot entered the election industry with the
nation’s first independent, automated audit in 2012 and four years
later developed a complete voting system, which is now the fastest
growing voting system in the industry. Clear Ballot’s election
technology is currently used in thirteen states, serving more than
46 million registered voters.
Carolyn Weigold
Clear Ballot Group
media@clearballot.com