The Auditor of Accounts of Delaware is a constitutional officer in the

executive branch The Executive, also referred as the Executive branch or Executive power, is the term commonly used to describe that part of government which enforces the law, and has overall responsibility for the governance of a state. In political systems b ...

of the U.S. state of

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacen ...

. The incumbent is Lydia E. York, a Democrat, who was elected to the position in the Nov. 8, 2022 general election and sworn in on January 3, 2023 at

Delaware State University Delaware State University (DSU or Del State) is a public historically black land-grant research university in Dover, Delaware. DSU also has two satellite campuses: one in Wilmington and one in Georgetown. The university encompasses four col ...

. Auditor York was preceded by Dennis Greenhouse, who was appointed to the position by Governor John Carney after former Auditor of Accounts

Kathy McGuiness Kathleen Kramedas McGuiness (born February 14, 1967) is an American politician who was the Delaware state auditor, from January 2019 until October 2022. In July 2022, she was found guilty on multiple corruption charges. On September 13, 2022, ...

resigned on October 19, 2022.

Powers and duties

The auditor of accounts provides independent oversight of governments' use of taxpayer dollars through an array of external audits, be it assessments of financial condition, legal compliance, or program performance. The Office of the Auditor of Accounts also investigates fraud, waste, and abuse of public funds and resources and makes special reports on financial issues relevant to state and local government.

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