Legislation has been drafted that would restructure Chatham County’s Board of Elections and Board of Registrars by creating one combined board.
State Sen. Buddy Carter, R-Pooler, who plans to sponsor the bill, said Chatham County remains one of a handful of counties in the state with two separate boards. He also said having elections board members elected is against the law.
Chatham County is the only county in the state where voters select elections board members.
“The code was changed some years ago where you could not elect a board of elections,” Carter said. “We are in violation of the state law.”
The current elections board will hold its monthly meeting at 3:30 p.m. today.
News of the drafted legislation came as a surprise last week to members of both boards, which oversee the county’s elections and voter registration processes.
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