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Board rejects bylaw amendment 3-2; approves meeting-calendar adjustments and elects new secretary
Summary
The Cobb County Board of Elections voted 3-2 against an amendment to its bylaws clarifying officer-election timing, approved calendar changes for certification meetings and added dates, tabled final approval of a written public-comment policy, and elected board member Reggie Turner as secretary.
At its meeting the Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration debated proposed amendments to its bylaws intended to clarify when officer elections must be deferred when board membership changes are "imminent or pending." Board member Debbie introduced the amendment and said the text was intended only to clarify an existing practice and to ensure newly appointed board members had a chance to participate in selecting officers during their incoming term. Debbie said she had incorporated language from Robert's Rules of Order and sought to prevent the board from electing officers without newly appointed members present.
Several board members expressed concern with the amendment's wording, particularly the clause that would read, as proposed, that when changes are imminent or pending "officer elections should be deferred until the full board is properly…
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