1. (A) There is created the Lee County Board of Elections and Registration. There are nine members of the board who must be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of a majority of the Lee County Legislative Delegation for terms of four years until their successors are appointed and qualify except that of those first appointed, four must be appointed for initial terms of two years each, the initial terms of all members to be designated by the appointing authority.
2. (B) A vacancy on the board must be filled by appointment in the manner of original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.
3. (C) Members of the board and its staff receive compensation as may be appropriated by the governing body of Lee County upon the recommendation of the county legislative delegation.
4. (D) One of the nine members of the board shall serve as its chairman and the member to serve as chairman must be designated by the county legislative delegation.
5. (E) A member who misses three consecutive meetings of the board is considered to have resigned his office and a vacancy on the board exists which must be filled in the manner provided by subsection (B).
6. (F) The Lee County Election Commission and the Lee County Registration Board are abolished on the effective date of this section and the powers and duties of the Commissioners of Election and the Registration Board are devolved upon the Lee County Board of Elections and Registration created by subsection (A).

HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 312, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 12, 2008).