§ 2. [Composition.]

The board of elections shall be composed of four members, each of whom shall be an elector and resident of the county and who shall be appointed as provided in this section. One member of the board of elections shall be appointed by the political party which received the highest number of votes within the county for its candidate for Governor in the general election immediately preceding the appointment of the member, and one member of the board of elections shall be appointed by the political party which received the second highest number of votes within the county for its candidate for Governor in the general election immediately preceding the appointment of the member. Each of the two appointments by political parties shall be made as follows: the member shall be nominated by the chairman and ratified by the county executive committee of each of the above-designated political parties at least 30 days before the beginning of the term of office or within 30 days after the creation of a vacancy in the office. The remaining two members of the board shall be selected by the county governing authority. In making the initial appointments to the board, the members shall be selected within 30 days following the effective date of this Act, except that the fourth member added to the board by the 1988 amendment to this section shall be appointed no later than July 1, 1988. Initial members of the board shall serve until December 31, 1988, and until their successors are duly appointed and qualified. Thereafter, successors shall be appointed for terms of four years and until their successors are duly appointed and qualified. The governing Authority of the county shall designate one of the two members selected by it to be the chairman of the board.

(1988 Ga. Laws, page 3846, § 1)