The following announcement arrived via email:

The Pew Center on the States has named David Becker the new director of Election Initiatives, overseeing its entire portfolio of work on election administration. Since 2008, David has managed Pew’s efforts to upgrade voter registration systems. He will now also manage efforts to improve military and overseas voting, assess elections performance through data, and use technology to provide voters with information they need to cast a ballot. David brings more than a decade of experience working to strengthen America’s election system, including seven years as a senior trial attorney in the Voting Section of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division.

Congratulations David!