Wasco County Chief Deputy Clerk Christy Zaugg is one of five Oregonians recognized with the National Association of Secretaries of State Medallion Award.  The award honors individuals whose outstanding service and dedication further the mission of the National Association of Secretaries of State within the states.  According to the Oregon Secretary of State’s office, as both a Girl Scouts leader in The Dalles and as Wasco County’s Chief Deputy Clerk, Zaugg showed exceptional creativity and resourcefulness in the pursuit of transparency in the democratic process.  Zaugg and her two daughters Ella and Aralyn transformed their Girl Scouts elections and civics event into a video called “Path of the Ballot”.   The video, which was shot, produced, and voiced entirely by Ella and Aralyn, provided transparency on the elections process, and received rave reviews from local political parties and citizens across the county.