A county board that appoints various local election officers, such as and CLERKS. INSPECTORS "The judge of probate, sheriff and clerk of the circuit court, or a majority of them, acting as an appointing board, must, not more than 20 nor less than 15 days before the holding of any election in their county, appoint from the qualified electors of the respective voting places, excluding members of a candidate's immediate family to the second degree of kinship by affinity or consanguinity or any member of a candidate's political committee ..., three inspectors and two clerks for each place of voting, and returning officer for each precinct, to act at the place of holding elections in each precinct." Ala. Code §17-6-1.
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A county board that appoints various local election officers, such as and CLERKS. INSPECTORS "The judge of probate, sheriff and clerk of the circuit court, or a majority of them, acting as an appointing board, must, not more than 20 nor less than 15 days before the holding of any election in their county, appoint from the qualified electors of the respective voting places, excluding members of a candidate's immediate family to the second degree of kinship by affinity or consanguinity or any member of a candidate's political committee ..., three inspectors and two clerks for each place of voting, and returning officer for each precinct, to act at the place of holding elections in each precinct." Ala. Code §17-6-1.
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Appointing Board. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 21, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/appointing-board
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