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Elections office says statewide ‘team’ rollout limited reporting; elections clerk to retire and replacement named
Summary
Elections staff told commissioners the Secretary of State's new 'team' system (CIVIC) rollout disrupted the county's ability to pull voter-registration reports in July; the elections administrative clerk will retire Aug. 29 and a replacement was named.
The Washington County Elections Administrator (identified in the record as Miss Jackson) told the Commissioners Court on Aug. 26 that the Texas Secretary of State launched a new statewide elections system (referred to in the meeting as the “new team system” and “CIVIC”) and that the rollout temporarily disabled the county’s ability to process applications and generate voter-registration reports during July.
Miss Jackson said the new system has been incomplete and under development since the July launch; county staff are attending trainings but reported the system’s functionality remains limited. She said the county is awaiting additional fixes from the Secretary of State and hopes the system will be fully available before early voting begins.
Personnel change: Miss Jackson announced that longtime elections administrative clerk Janet (last name not specified in the transcript) will retire Aug. 29 and that Jennifer Gajeski has accepted the replacement position. The county welcomed Gajeski during the meeting; Jackson said she expects the position will be busy ahead of the November election.
The court had no recorded action to change operations; the elections update was presented for the commissioners’ information.
