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board of elections

American  

noun

U.S. Politics.
  1. a bipartisan board appointed usually by local authorities and charged with control of elections and voting procedure.


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The state board of elections removed the case to federal court the next day.

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2024

The director of the board of elections, Sheila Ollis, picked up the phone cheerily, even though Hurricane Helene wiped out 14 out of 19 polling stations and upended much of her careful planning.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2024

One of the things that’s been disturbing to me is watching, for example, the Georgia state board of elections meetings.

From Slate • Sep. 9, 2024

Instead, any such ballot submitted to a county board of elections office after 7:30 p.m. on the day of the election - which is when polls close statewide - wouldn’t count.

From Washington Times • Jun. 6, 2023

The board of elections of Cleveland had asked for this.

From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV by Harper, Ida Husted