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Let's Talk Sometime

If you would like to reach out to me, you may email me at ed@edpackard.com. You may also call me at 334-826-3606.

You may also contact me by regular mail:
PO Box 681169
Prattville, Alabama 36068

About

I am Ed Packard, a former, long-term election official in the office of the Secretary of State in Alabama. I worked with the general public, county election officials, and city election officials, to ensure they understood Alabama's election laws, administrative rules and procedures. The son of a serviceman in the United States Air Force, I lived in a variety of places but spent most of my childhood in Auburn, Alabama. I not only graduated from Auburn High School in 1986, but I also received two degrees from Auburn University: a Bachelor's of Public Administration in 1991 and a Master's of Public Administration in 1994. After completing graduate school, I was hired by the former Center for Governmental Services, an outreach agency at Auburn University. Then, I moved into state government and election administration when I was employed by the North Carolina State Board of Elections. A year later, Alabama Secretary of State Jim Bennett recruited me to return to Alabama and work with the Elections Division in his office, where I was for over twenty-four and a half years.

Employment History

Elections Division, Office of the Secretary of State, State of Alabama

State Board of Elections, State of North Carolina

Center for Governmental Services, Auburn University, Alabama

Voter Registration & Elections, Sacramento County, California (internship)

Education

Master of Public Administration, Auburn University, Alabama, 1994. Concentration: Election Administration.
Bachelor of Science, Auburn University, Alabama, 1991. Concentration: Public Administration.

Professional Honors

Charles J. Spindler Award for Outstanding Achievement. Awarded by the Auburn University Chapter of Pi Alpha Alpha National Public Administration Honor Society for contributions to the field of election administration.

Publications

Certifying Poll Workers: Implementation of Harris v. Siegelman. 1992. (Auburn, Alabama: Center for Governmental Services).
“Counted Votes at the Core of Democracy,” The Birmingham News. February 6, 2005.
"Creating an Election Agency Web Site," in Innovations in Election Administration 16: Using the Internet in Election Offices, p. 27-31. 1998. (Washington, D.C.: Federal Election Commission).
“Democracy’s Power Rests with the Many,” The Birmingham News. October 24, 2004.
“Mobilization and Participation: Extending Rosenstone and Hanson,” with Robert A. Bernstein. Paper presented to the American Political Science Association Meetings, Washington D.C., August 1997.
"Mobilization and Participation: Mobilization and Participation: A Research Note Extending Rosenstone and Hansen," with Robert A. Bernstein. American Review of Politics, Summer 2000.
The National Voter Registration Act of 1993: an Overview and Recommendations. 1994. (Auburn, Alabama: Center for Governmental Services).
“Protecting Voter’s Personal Information,” The Birmingham News. June 6, 2005.
“The Right to Vote is the Key to Good Government,” The Birmingham News. December 18, 2005.
“State’s Rules Must Change to Aid Military Voters,” The Birmingham News. July 11, 2004.
“Voter Registration - as easy as NVRA.” Public Sector. Summer 1994. (Auburn, Alabama: Center for Governmental Services).