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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Michael J. Scarpello is retiring as the Dallas |
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County elections administrator on December 19, 2023, drawing to a |
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close a notable career that has spanned more than two decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Michael Scarpello first took the helm of the Dallas |
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County Elections Department on December 7, 2020; over the course of |
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his exemplary tenure, he has effectively managed the operations of |
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the department, which includes more than 50 full-time employees and |
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over 5,000 seasonal election workers who serve the county's 1.4 |
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million registered voters; he has implemented a number of |
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innovative initiatives designed to improve and modernize the |
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department's processes, facilities, technology, communications, |
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and organization; among other achievements, he added a real-time |
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poll tracker, revamped the training for elections equipment, and |
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created a database of information on voting centers; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Scarpello brought to his position 20 years of |
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experience in elections management; after beginning his career in |
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Nebraska as the chief deputy election commissioner and elections |
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manager from 2000 to 2007, he went on to work in Colorado as the |
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director of elections from 2007 to 2011, in California as the |
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registrar of voters from 2011 to 2018, and in Arizona as the vice |
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president of election management systems from 2019 to 2020; he |
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holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska Omaha and |
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a juris doctor degree from the University of Nebraska College of |
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Law, and he is certified as an elections administrator by the |
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National Association of Election Officials; and |
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WHEREAS, Michael Scarpello has greatly benefited the |
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residents of Dallas County through his steadfast commitment to |
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maintaining the efficiency, accuracy, and transparency of the |
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elections process, and his contributions have earned him the |
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respect and admiration of his fellow citizens and professional |
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colleagues alike; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 3rd |
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Called Session, hereby congratulate Michael J. Scarpello on his |
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retirement as the Dallas County elections administrator and commend |
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him for his dedicated service; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Scarpello as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |