Veronica Degraffenreid
Veronica Degraffenreid | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | |
Acting | |
| In office February 5, 2021 – January 8, 2022 | |
| Governor | Tom Wolf |
| Preceded by | Kathy Boockvar |
| Succeeded by | Leigh M. Chapman (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA) |
Veronica Degraffenreid is an American election official serving as the special advisor on election modernization in the Pennsylvania Department of State. After it was announced that Commonwealth Secretary Kathy Boockvar would resign from her position on February 5, 2021, Degraffenreid was announced as her successor.[1][2][3]
Background
Degraffenreid earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She worked as a litigation specialist at Poyner Spruill LLP and the North Carolina Department of Justice before becoming director of election operations for the North Carolina State Board of Elections.[2] Degraffenreid has been cited as an expert on election modernization and voting technology.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Boockvar out at the Pa. Department of State after department failed to advertise Constitutional Amendment". Tioga Publishing. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ a b "Special Advisor on Election Modernization". Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ "Boockvar out at the Pa. Department of State after department failed to advertise Constitutional Amendment". WFMZ.com. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ "With Move to New Voting Machines, North Carolina Prizes Verification of Vote Recording". www.govtech.com. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ "The Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 09/20/12". MSNBC.com. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
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