Matt Dunlap leaving state auditor job after failing two accounting tests

[TexasTowelie]

Maine's state auditor announced Friday that he is stepping down after failing two exams needed to become a certified public accountant, a requirement for the post he was elected to last year.

Matthew Dunlap (D) says he passed one of the required accounting tests but failed two others by a margin of five questions. The soonest he could retake the exams is in 60 days, putting him past the nine-month window to gain certification after his election.

Dunlap said he will turn the job over to Deputy State Auditor Melissa Perkins. Dunlap spent 14 years as Maine's secretary of state before reaching the term limit in 2020.

https://www.mainepublic.org/politics/2021-10-02/matt-dunlap-leaving-state-auditor-job-after-narrowly-failing-two-accounting-tests
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[Rorey]

1. I've heard it's a tough exam NT

[underpants]

3. It is

I sat for it once just to get grandfathered before more credit hours were required.

That was all 5 parts in one day. Now it’s done separately I think. Still it’s a tough test.

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. Democrat doing the right thing, as usual. Can you see a con stepping down?