<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=43q864_1GzLI8SL00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=43q864_1GzLI8SL00" width="1787" height="1160" ><figcaption>Stock Photo</figcaption></figure>Update: Gillespie County Election Administrator Jim Riley tendered his resignation on Monday, Nov. 9. County Commissioners accepted his resignation at their regular meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 10. County Judge Daniel Jones said a press release on the issue will be released.The Gillespie County Election Commission met Thursday, Nov. 5, and voted to terminate Elections Administrator Jim Riley. The Commissioners Court will have the final word on the issue Tuesday, Nov. 10.“We’ve taken a long time to consider, and we’ve had a lot of deliberation with a lot of people,” GOP Chair Kyle Biederman, who is part of the election commission, said before making the motion to terminate.The commission voted unanimously in favor of the motion. Members had met in closed session before returning to open session to take a vote. The commission had also met on a previous occasion to discuss the role of the elections administrator.Riley stated at the time of the previous meeting that he could not comment to The Standard on the commission’s discussion. He did not make a statement during the Nov. 5 meeting other than to request a roll call of how each member of the commission voted.After the meeting was adjourned, Judge Daniel Jones responded to a question from the audience about an investigation into election irregularities.“We were informed that the investigation is not complete,” Jones said, adding that the Gillespie County Sheriff’s Office is conducting the inquiry.The Commissioners Court has the item on its agenda for the Tuesday, Nov. 10, regular meeting.The Election Commission consists of five members: the tax assessor-collector, the county clerk, the county judge, the Democratic chair and the Republican chair.Democratic Chair Jerry Vaclav gave the assurance that “the elections have been well run with the highest ethical standards by the staff and the election judges and alternate judges and clerks provided by the two political parties.”The Fredericksburg Standard has asked county authorities for more information on election incidents requiring investigation but, at press time, has not received specific confirmation.Look for more updates on the story as information becomes available.</div></body>

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Update: Gillespie County Election Administrator Jim Riley tendered his resignation on Monday, Nov. 9. County Commissioners accepted his resignation at their regular meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 10. County Judge Daniel Jones said a press release on the issue will be released. The Gillespie County Election Commission met Thursday, Nov. 5,...

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