1996 INDEX
ELECTION COMMISSION
96-030-E
A county election commissioner may simultaneously serve as a member of
the county's planning commission. Cautioned regarding §25-4-101 and
§25-4-105(1). [9,11,21]
96-033-E
A county election commissioner may simultaneously serve as a circuit court
baliff Cautioned regarding §25-4-101 and §25-4-105(1). [11, 21,
28]
96-035-E
A deputy circuit clerk performing election duties such as operating voting
machines may not be elected to the county election commission and remain
as a deputy circuit clerk performing election duties as it violates §25-4-105(3)(a).
A county election commissioner performing election duties such as operating
voting machines for primary elections conducted by party executive committees
is contrary to the policy set forth in §25-4-101. [11,17,21]
96-050-E
An individual serving on a municipal separate school board and on a municipal
election commission should recuse himself from any action coming before
the municipal election commission regarding a school bond issue election.
Cautioned regarding §25-4-101 and §25-4-105(5). [4, 20, 21]
96-108-E
An individual may simultaneously serve as a county election commissioner
and as a principal of a public school. Cautioned regarding §25-4-105(1)
and (5). [20, 21]
96-112-E
An individual that has been elected to the office of county election commissioner
may become an employee of the sheriff's department of the county as the
elected and employment positions are in separate authorities of the county
government thereby allowing the exception in §25-4-105(4)(h) to apply.
Cautioned regarding §25-4- 105(1) and §25-4-101. [11, 13,21]
96-135-E
The conflict of interest laws do not prohibit a secretary to the board
of supervisors from serving as a county election commissioner as the county
board of supervisors and the county election commission or separate authorities
and the exception found in Code Section 25-4-105(4)(h) applies. However,
there may be problems under the election laws so the requestor was referred
to the Attorney General. Cautioned regarding §25-4-105(1) and §25-4-101.
[11, 14,21]