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Ed Packard (born 1968, San Antonio, Texas) is an election administrator with the State of Alabama's Office of the Secretary of State.〔http://www.sos.alabama.gov/sosinfo/contactus.aspx 〕 Ed Packard is the first person in the United States to earn a Master of Public Administration degree with a specialty in election administration (1996, Auburn University). Packard has spent nearly all of his professional career in Alabama. His career in election administration began during his employment with Auburn University (1992-1996) where he was the lead coordinator implementing election programs through contracts with the Alabama Secretary of State's office. From spring of 1996 to spring of 1997, he worked approximately one year for the State Board of Elections in Raleigh, North Carolina as an education and training specialist. In 1997, he was appointed Administrator of Elections with the Alabama Secretary of State's office. In 2007, he was appointed Supervisor of Voter Registration and oversaw statewide voter registration programs. In March 2013, Packard was named State Election Director in the office of the Alabama Secretary of State and continues in that position. Packard was a candidate in the 2006 Alabama Democratic Party for the office of Alabama Secretary of State. He was defeated in that election by Nancy Worley, receiving 100,626 votes to Worley's 316,043.〔http://www.sos.alabama.gov/downloads/election/2006/primary/DemocraticPrimary-OfficialCertification-06-06-2006.pdf 〕 In May 2006, Packard, in relation to his employment with the Alabama Secretary of State, filed an election complaint with the Alabama Attorney General alleging violation of state election laws by then-Secretary of State and Democratic primary election opponent Nancy Worley. The complaint specified that Worley illegally solicited campaign contributions from Secretary of State staff.〔http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060511/NEWS/605110341/1007/NEWS02〕 On March 14, 2007, the Associated Press reported that a Montgomery County, Alabama, grand jury issued an indictment against Worley that included five felony counts and five misdemeanor counts related to Worley's solicitation of campaign contributions from Secretary of State employees.〔(AP Alabama News News Online Breaking News & Headlines from Associated Press - al.com ) 〕 == References == 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ed Packard」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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