Heider Garcia resigns as Dallas County elections chief

Dallas County Elections Administrator Heider Garcia is leaving his post to work for one of the state’s certified voting machine companies. He submitted his letter of resignation on Thursday.

His last day with the county will be Aug. 29. Garcia’s resignation comes only months before a statewide constitutional-amendment election and the 2026 primary election. Planning for both elections is already underway.

The Dallas County Elections Commission — made up of a bipartisan group of county leaders — will choose the next elections administrator.

If a new administrator is not appointed before Garcia's last day, his deputy, Malissa Kouba, will carry out the duties until one is chosen, County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins’ office said in a statement to Votebeat.




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