Upon receipt of the lists of names of election judges and clerks from each county chair due by December 8, 1997, the county clerk or elections administrator shall select co-judges, co-alternate judges, and appoint clerks (if applicable) for each precinct in accordance with §32.002(c) of the Texas Election Code and §81.152 of this title (relating to Estimating Voter Turnout for Joint Primaries). The county clerk or elections administrator shall also select from the party lists co-judges and appoint members for the early voting ballot board and central counting station that shall be balanced equally from each party's list of names, the total number of which shall be determined by the county clerk or elections administrator. Should the early voting ballot board or central counting station personnel be composed of an odd number of members, the county clerk or elections administrator will appoint the additional members from the party whose candidate for governor received the highest number of votes in the county in the most recent gubernatorial general election.

Source Note:The provisions of this §81.148 adopted to be effective December 15, 1997, 22 TexReg 12037.