After nearly 18 years as director of the Baltimore City Board of Elections, Armstead Jones is retiring, effective May 1, 2025.The Maryland State Board of Elections announced that recruitment efforts to fill Jones’s position will begin later this month.Jones expressed gratitude for being entrusted with leading Baltimore’s elections board. “Serving as Director of the Board of Elections in Baltimore for 18 years was an honor and a responsibility I never took lightly,” Jones said in a statement. “I’m deeply grateful to the people of this city for trusting me to protect their voice and help shape a more accessible, transparent, and fair democratic process.”Scherod Barnes, president of the Baltimore City Board of Elections, praised Jones for his service.“On behalf of the board, I would like to thank Armstead for his years of service and commitment to his staff and the Citizens of Baltimore City,” Barnes said in a statement. “His contributions to the growth, knowledge and development of this staff and new board members will sustain many of us as we move forward in this process.”Jones launched his elections career in 1995. He later was appointed president of the Baltimore City Board of Elections in 2003. In August 2007, Jones became director of Baltimore’s elections board, and he has served in that role for nearly 18 years.“Armstead has been a fixture at the Baltimore City Board of Elections,” said Michael Summers, Chairman of the Maryland State Board of elections, in a statement. “We thank him for years of service and cooperation with the State Board.” ...read more read less