About Mark Shelden
Mark Shelden was appointed Champaign County Clerk in April of 1997 and elected in November 1998 and re-elected in 2002 and 2006.
Among his accomplishments is the development of new election management software for the County Clerk’s office. The software has greatly enhanced the efficiency of the office and facilitates the design of ballots and vote counting software in the County Clerk’s office, saving hundreds of thousands of dollars over the last five years. Mark has the most extensive ballot auditing process in the state that verifies the accuracy of the Election Day software. Mark writes extensively on national election administration issues at his County Clerk blog. The Champaign County Clerk website is arguably the best in the state. It offers voters information about their own voting entitlement and the history of Champaign County elections while also providing e-commerce and making available more County Board documents than any other site in the state.
Prior to serving as County Clerk, Mark worked for the Illinois House of Representatives as a legislative policy analyst. He has also been active in many political campaigns as both a volunteer and consultant.
Mark, his wife Mary, and son Ethan currently reside in Urbana. They are active members of St. Matthew Catholic Church.
If you would like to contact Mark, feel free to email at mark@champaigncountyclerk.com
Mark has frequently spoken at events for various groups and schools . If you would like Mark to speak to your group, please send us an email at mail@champaigncountyclerk.com
