12.ĭavid Becker, executive director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research, a nonprofit that seeks to increase voter participation and improve the efficiency of elections administration, said Carew’s departure is the latest example of an ominous trend toward independent election administrators being forced out in favor of partisan officials. She will oversee her final election in early November before leaving Nov. Carew said she is joining an Austin-based private company and will work to help local elections administrator offices across the country run more efficiently.