Interim Cobb elections director appointed as search continues

The Cobb Board of Elections and Registration on Tuesday appointed Gerry Miller to run the department on an interim basis.

Interim Cobb Elections director appointedMiller retired as an assistant elections director in Cobb in 2021, and also was an elections supervisor in Fulton and Henry counties.

The Cobb Elections office has been without a director since Janine Eveler retired in April.

Miller was the department’s preparation center director for 11 years, and will serve in the interim capacity as the board conducts a national search for a permanent successor.

“We are grateful that Gerry has agreed to come out of retirement to help lead our elections team,” Cobb elections board chairwoman Tori Silas said in a statement issued Tuesday by Cobb County government.

“We believe he will provide steady leadership while we work to expand our search for a new Elections Director.”

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