ms. betty packard. >> good afternoon. >> good afternoon. >> and shall i say that i have chaired this commission for the last 15 years, been on the committee for now 21 years. i am very proud of this committee. i am very proud of the members on it. i am proud of the work that we have done. if you want a little bit of my background, i have 63 years of journalism experience behind me, starting when i was very young, as a reporter for the "indianapolis time requests . i have taught journalism, both high school and college. i have been editor of four national magazines. when it comes to the print side. i've been a tv host. i've done a little bit of everything. which is interesting. one year i interviewed peter druker who said to me really creative people change jobs about every five years in order stay creative and i think that probably fits me, exempt when it comes to the ballot simplification committee. [laughter] >> and i know you were giving me a little bit of background. but if you could just talk a little bit about the level of commitment. i think that is important for the public to hear and s