AUBURN -- Four years ago, office seekers fought for their place on the ballot and to remain ahead in the primaries.

This year's Cayuga County Republican Committee agreed unanimously for nominations during the designating meeting Monday evening.

The committee agrees to back county clerk Sue Dwyer for re-election to another four-year term.

"What a difference four years makes," Dwyer said after receiving the unanimous nod for the position. "Last time I had to do this, it wasn't this easy."

In 2003, three people sought the clerk's title. Dwyer worked as a manager for former U.S. Rep. Sherwood Boehlert's Auburn office prior to taking office in 2004. She loves her job, which requires her to oversee the county's Department of Motor Vehicles office, clerk's office, historical office and records retention office, she said.

"It's refreshing to hear the unanimous voices," Auburn Mayor Timothy Lattimore said. Last time he vied for the mayoral seat, he had to beat three other candidates to get his name on the ballot.

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