Vermont Auditor of Accounts
The Vermont State Auditor of Accounts is one of six constitutional officers in Vermont, elected statewide every two years. The Office provides an independent and objective assessment of Vermont's governmental operations. The current Auditor is  Douglas R. Hoffer, a Democrat/Progressive. He was first elected to office in 2012. Until 1870, Vermont elected the Auditor of Accounts for one-year terms. Prior to an 1883 constitutional amendment, the state auditor was chosen by a vote of the Vermont General Assembly, as was the Secretary of State of Vermont. Since then, these two officials are elected by statewide popular vote, as are the governor, lieutenant governor, treasurer, and attorney general. In the event of a vacancy, the governor is empowered to appoint a successor. Vermont statutes require the governor to solicit recommendations from the political party of the individual who held the office prior to the vacancy, but the governor is empowered to appoint any qualified individual whether or not he or she was recommended. Notable former Vermont Auditors
 Silas H. Hodges, Commissioner of the U.S. Patent Office
 Frederick E. Woodbridge, member of the United States House of Representatives
 Franklin D. Hale, U.S. Consul in: Coaticook, Quebec; Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island; Trinidad; and Huddersfield, England
 Orion M. Barber, Judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals
 Horace F. Graham, Governor of Vermont

List of Vermont Auditors

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External links 
 Vermont State Auditor of Accounts
 Government of Vermont portal

 
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