Longtime Baltimore Elections Director Armstead Jones dies at 71
Armstead Jones, a longtime elections director in Baltimore City, died at the age of 71 on Saturday.
The news comes just hours after he announced his retirement on Friday. A member from Baltimore City government confirmed his death with WJZ on Saturday evening.
"His contributions to the growth, knowledge and development of this staff and new board members will sustain many of us as we move forward in this progress," Scherod Barnes, President of the Baltimore City Board of Elections, said.
Jones started working in elections in 1995 as a board member. He became president of the Baltimore City Board of Elections in 2003 and later the director, according to the Baltimore Banner.
He managed city elections during many changes, like changing the election calendar and moving to more mail-in voting during the pandemic, which was challenging for election leaders in the state.
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