Richmond’s Board of Elections has appointed a permanent registrar to replace Keith Balmer, who led the city’s elections office until he resigned last year following allegations of nepotism and fraud.

Electoral board Chair Starlet Stevens said David Levine will start in the role on July 1, less than two weeks after Virginia’s June 17 primary elections. Levine formerly worked in Richmond’s elections office as a deputy registrar from 2012 to 2014, Stevens said.

Levine most recently served in a local elections office in the area of Bethesda, Maryland, and has elections experiences in localities in Idaho and Washington, Stevens said.

“Some people in the office have already worked with him,” Stevens said. “We think that we’ve made a good choice.”

Tina Crump will continue to serve as interim

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