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Forsyth County Officials Will Begin Search For New Elections Director

Keri Brown
More than 1,000 people braved cold temperatures and winds on Saturday at the Forsyth County Board of Elections in downtown Winston-Salem. People waited in line two to three hours to cast their ballots during the last day of early voting.

The director of the Forsyth County Board of Elections has resigned. Steve Hines is leaving his post after only a year on the job.

Hines submitted his resignation letter Thursday. According to the Winston-Salem Journal, he told officials he is taking an elections job near his hometown of Kinston, which will allow him to be closer to family.

The Forsyth County Board of Elections selected Hines in July 2014 after a six-month search for a new director. The previous director, Rob Coffman, was fired in January 2014 based in part on errors he made with an election recount.

In his resignation letter, Hines thanked the elections board for its support during his time as director. In the last year, he proposed changes such as replacing the county's aging elections equipment and requiring more training for poll workers.

An interim director will be appointed.

The board of elections says it will meet next week/this week to discuss Hines' resignation and the board's plans to move forward.

Keri Brown is a multi-award winning reporter and host at 88.5 WFDD. She has been honored with two regional Edward R. Murrow awards for her stories about coal ash, and was named the 2015 radio reporter of the year by the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas (RTDNAC).Although she covers a variety of topics, her beats are environmental and education reporting.Keri comes to the Triad from West Virginia Public Broadcasting, where she served as the Chief Bureau Reporter for the Northern Panhandle. She produced stories for the state's Public Television and Radio programs and was honored by the West Virginia Associated Press Broadcasters Association for her feature and enterprise reporting.She also served as an adjunct instructor at Wheeling Jesuit University and Bethany College in West Virginia. She worked with the Center for Educational Technologies in Wheeling, WV, and other NASA centers across the country to develop several stories about the use of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) concepts in the classroom.Keri's journalism career began at WTRF-TV 7 in Wheeling. She worked in several roles at the station, including the head assignment editor. She also was a field producer and assignment manager at WPGH-TV Fox 53 in Pittsburgh.Keri is a graduate of Ohio University. When she's not in the studio or working on a story, she enjoys watching college football with her family, cooking, and traveling.Keri is always looking for another great story idea, so please share them with her. You can follow her on Twitter @kerib_news.

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