Elements of Elected Official Scorecards Should Be S.M.A.R.T.

Happy New Year! The purpose of Accountability Citizenship is to build and sustain communities of positive, informed and engaged citizens. The theme for this week is scorecards. Voters should insist that every elected official campaign on a scorecard containing the performance objectives they will try to achieve if elected. The elements of those scorecards should be Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time Bound. Positive, informed and engaged citizens can make our government work at every level if we hold elected officials accountable using scorecards.