Bill Text: TX SR73 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizing Michael J. Scarpello on the occasion of his retirement.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-05 - Reported enrolled [SR73 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR73-Introduced.html
| 88S30921 AMB-D | ||
| By: Johnson, Parker | S.R. No. 73 | |
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| 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 88th Texas 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 by the | ||
| Texas Senate. | ||
