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Best of Austin 2012

Best Ballot Box Brain: Mary Fero

Every time election season rolled around and journalists found themselves stumped by some weird corner of voter law, there was only one solution: Call Mary Fero! The calm voice of the Travis County Elections Division, Mary has solved queries, settled conundrums, and clarified calamities for the whole press corps. Now she heads into a happy retirement, and we wish her bon voyage. Before you go, Mary, we've just got one quick question about filing deadlines!

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