June 10, 2020
Fulton County's Election Chief Richard Barron admits Tuesday's primary election had its problems.
Barron says 44 of the 45 polling location changes were due to the virus, and they had to notify all the households.
Another challenge, also due to COVID-19 was that many older poll workers with experience opted out, so new poll workers signed up, on brand new machines.
These new workers were mostly trained online.
May 12, 2013
Top candidate for Fulton elections director
Richard L. Barron II
Age: 46
Starting salary: $125,000
Work history:
Elections Administrator, Williamson County, Texas, 2007-present
Account Manager for Hart InterCivic (election equipment supplier), Austin, Texas, 2006
Regional Account Manager for Sequoia Voting Systems (election equipment supplier), Reno, Nev., 2004-2005
Elections Management Coordinator, Travis County, Texas, 1999-2003
https://www.ajc.com/news/local/fulton-names-top-pick-for-elections-chief/p0E93yuar6JaGpFXw5pVsO/
April 30, 2013
Fulton has been without an elections director since September, when Sam Westmoreland resigned while jailed for failing to follow sentencing terms from two prescription drug-related DUI arrests. An AJC investigation found Westmoreland had fudged parts of his resume. He oversaw a flawed primary election last year, and the county had myriad problems in the November presidential election, which a hired consultant chalked up to poor managerial decisions by Westmoreland.