Updated Nov. 19 at 4:30 p.m. CST

On Nov. 18 members of the Williamson County Election Commission named Kay Eastes as interim elections administrator, following the Nov. 13. resignation of former elections administrator Jason Barnett.

Eastes isa deputy elections administrator who previously served as interim administrator in 2013, after the resignation of former administratorRick Barron and Barnett's appointment.The election commission will continueto seek a new county elections administrator, the county commission said in a Nov. 19 release.

Original story posted Nov. 17 at1:24 p.m. CST

Former Williamson County Elections Administrator Jason Barnett resigned effective Nov. 13.

Williamson County ElectionCommission members will meet by phone Nov. 18 to appoint an interim county elections administrator, Connie Lawson, Williamson County public affairs manager, said.

On July 9 the elections commission selected Barnett as administrator effective July 29, 2013. Barnett was previously Denton County deputy elections administrator. As Williamson County elections administrator he supervised races in November 2013, May 2014 and November 2014.