Bailey Kelley has been named Iowa’s director of elections, Paul Pate, Iowa Secretary of State, announced. Kelley has served as deputy director of election for the past two years. Kelley has a bachelor of arts degree from Columbia College Chicago; a master’s degree from the University of Illinois-Chicago; and doctorate degree from the University of Iowa. She has received the Certified Elections Registration Administrator certification from the Election Center. The certification for election administrators requires graduates to complete an extensive number of hours of election training and attend several conferences and workshops to gain experience and education on voter registration and election administration. “We are confident that with Bailey at the helm, Iowans can continue to expect fair, accurate and smooth elections administered across the state,” Pate said in a prepared statement. Before joining the Iowa secretary of state’s elections team, Kelley worked in elections in Johnson County.