board of elections

noun

U.S. Politics.

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

Example Sentences

In a statement by the Wilmington police department, James E. Yokeley, 66, the chair of the Surry County Board of Elections, “flagged down” an officer on August 8 at a convenience store to report that his two granddaughters found “two hard objects” in their ice creams, purchased at a nearby Dairy Queen.

From Salon

In a statement, the Surry County Board of Elections said it was “aware of the charges against Mr. Yokeley,” and “will continue to collect information about the situation.”

From Salon

“If I don’t get that resignation, my intent is today to ask the State Board of Elections to remove him,” Boliek said.

From Salon

Absentee ballots are fed into machines as well, and early voting, done at the board of elections, is the same as in-person voting.

From Slate

Griffin initially sought to have the state Board of Elections throw out more than 65,000 votes he claimed were invalid, in part, because voters’ registration applications lacked required identification numbers.

From Salon