SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 73
         WHEREAS, Michael J. Scarpello is retiring as the Dallas
  County elections administrator on December 19, 2023, drawing to a
  close a notable career that has spanned more than two decades; and
         WHEREAS, Michael Scarpello first took the helm of the
  Dallas County Elections Department on December 7, 2020; over the
  course of his exemplary tenure, he has effectively managed the
  operations of the department, which includes more than 50
  full-time employees and over 5,000 seasonal election workers who
  serve the county's 1.4 million registered voters; he has
  implemented a number of innovative initiatives designed to
  improve and modernize the department's processes, facilities,
  technology, communications, and organization; among other
  achievements, he added a real-time poll tracker, revamped the
  training for elections equipment, and created a database of
  information on voting centers; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Scarpello brought to his position 20 years
  of experience in elections management; after beginning his
  career in Nebraska as the chief deputy election commissioner
  and elections manager from 2000 to 2007, he went on to work in
  Colorado as the director of elections from 2007 to 2011, in
  California as the registrar of voters from 2011 to 2018, and in
  Arizona as the vice president of election management systems
  from 2019 to 2020; he holds a bachelor's degree from the
  University of Nebraska Omaha and a juris doctor degree from the
  University of Nebraska College of Law, and he is certified as
  an elections administrator by the National Association of
  Election Officials; and
 
         WHEREAS, Michael Scarpello has greatly benefited the
  residents of Dallas County through his steadfast commitment to
  maintaining the efficiency, accuracy, and transparency of the
  elections process, and his contributions have earned him the
  respect and admiration of his fellow citizens and professional
  colleagues alike; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
  Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Michael J.
  Scarpello on his retirement as the Dallas County elections
  administrator and commend him for his dedicated service; and, be
  it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
  prepared for Mr. Scarpello as an expression of high regard from
  the Texas Senate.
 
  Johnson, Parker
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on November 5, 2023.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate