Episode 46: Shannon Lackey - Randall County Texas, Election Administrator
In Episode 46, Tonya talks with Randall County Texas Election Administrator, Shannon Lackey, who answers all the big questions about the registration process and the abundance of misinformation showing up in our inboxes and social media.
As Tonya has mentioned a lot on this podcast, voting rights and voting education are what the League of Women Voters was organized around and dedicated to for the past 106 years. Remember that you can always find an abundance of voting information at the League's nonpartisan voter info portal, Vote411.org. Find out how to register, check your registration status, learn who will be on your ballot, and access the full Nonpartisan Voters Guide online. So when our local libraries, coffee shops, and grocery stores run out of print copies of the LWV Voters Guides, just know that it's always available online at Vote411.org.
Shannon Lackey is the Randall County Elections Administrator. She was appointed as Randall County’s first Election Administrator in December of 2012, though she began her career in elections in 2006. She was appointed as the Election Manager in the County Clerk’s office and served under two county clerks before the appointment to Elections Administrator.
Shannon is a Texas Registered Election Official (TREO) and CERA (Certified Election/Registration Administration). (CERA is the highest National certification that can be achieved in the Election Administration profession.) She currently serves on the Legislative Committee for Texas Association of County Election Officials (TACEO), the Election Education Committee for Texas Association of Counties (TAC), and Shannon has served on the Board of the Texas Association of County Election Officials.
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Randall County Election Administration
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