Three months after the launch of a nationwide seek for the subsequent elections chief, the Bexar County Elections Fee has employed Michele Carew.
Carew, who will begin her new job on March 1, oversaw elections in Hood and Aransas counties all through her 14-year profession.
She’s held roles as an officer within the Texas Affiliation of Elections Directors from 2017 to 2021, and served as president from 2020 to 2021.
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When Carew managed Hood County’s elections, she was accused by hard-line Trump supporters for allegedly harboring a secret liberal agenda and of violating a decades-old elections legislation, regardless of assurances from the Texas Secretary of State that she was complying with Texas election guidelines, the Texas Tribune reported. She resigned in November 2021, nonetheless working with election workplaces throughout the nation.
The Bexar County Elections Fee, chaired by Bexar County Decide Peter Sakai, County Clerk Lucy Adame-Clark, County Tax Assessor-Collector Albert Uresti, Democratic Occasion County Chair Michelle LoweSolis and Republican County Occasion Chair Kris Coons made the announcement on Thursday, months after they have been tasked to search for a brand new elections administrator.
Jacque Callanen submitted her resignation in June after serving 22 years and agreed to remain on by the tip of the month to assist with the transition.
Greater than 200 folks utilized and 46 have been interviewed, in line with the Robert Half Government Search. Carew was one among 5 finalists who got here to San Antonio for in-person interviews over the previous two weeks.
“We emerged with a consensus that Ms. Carew can be one of the best individual to steer Bexar County ahead on this critically vital place,” Sakai stated in a public written assertion.
The upcoming election contains the election of a brand new San Antonio mayor.
“Her intensive expertise overseeing greater than 120 elections, her deep data of election legislation and her dedication to impartiality made her the best candidate,” he stated.
San Antonio’s municipal election begins Could 3. Early voting begins April 22.
