A county official appointed in large Nebraska counties to supervise elections. Nebraska Stat. §32-207. A local election official in Louisiana. "The clerk of the district court is ex officio parish custodian of voting machines in each parish, except that in any parish having a civil and a criminal district court the clerk of the criminal district court is ex officio parish custodian of voting machines." La. R.S. §18:1354. Similarly in New York and West Virginia. See also COMMISSIONER. CHIEF DEPUTY ELECTION
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A county official appointed in large Nebraska counties to supervise elections. Nebraska Stat. §32-207. A local election official in Louisiana. "The clerk of the district court is ex officio parish custodian of voting machines in each parish, except that in any parish having a civil and a criminal district court the clerk of the criminal district court is ex officio parish custodian of voting machines." La. R.S. §18:1354. Similarly in New York and West Virginia. See also COMMISSIONER. CHIEF DEPUTY ELECTION
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Election Commissioner. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/election-commissioner
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