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Dodge County elections committee outlines plan to recruit election board members; manager recommends Willie King
Summary
At a June 6 meeting, the Dodge County Elections Committee discussed procedures to fill election board seats, including advertising in the legal organ and soliciting party lists; County Manager Conner Bearden recommended Willie King and the committee set a follow-up meeting for July 31.
The Dodge County Elections Committee met June 6 at the Pearl Bates Courthouse Annex to discuss procedures for selecting members of the county’s Board of Elections, and set a follow-up meeting for July 31.
The discussion opened with County Manager Conner Bearden inviting committee members to submit names and recommending Willie King as a candidate for the Board of Elections. Probate Judge Al McCranie urged the committee to advertise the openings in the county’s legal organ, and members recommended contacting the local Democratic and Republican parties for candidate lists. Commissioner Kelly Belflower suggested that current members of the Board of Registrars be encouraged to apply if they are interested.
Committee members did not record a formal vote on specific appointments in the minutes. The minutes note only that the next meeting was set for Wednesday, July 31 at 1:00 p.m., and that the meeting adjourned at 2:14 p.m. The attendance list recorded County Manager Conner Bearden; Probate Judge Al McCranie; Probate Clerk Kaye Collins; Commissioner Sharon Cobb Flanagan (District 1); Commissioner Kelly Belflower (District 2); and County Clerk Kimberly Smith-Parkerson, who attested the minutes.
The committee’s discussion centered on outreach options and candidate recruitment rather than on final appointments. The recommendations recorded in the minutes to advertise in the legal organ and to solicit party lists outline the procedural steps the committee plans to use to assemble a slate of candidates for the Board of Elections. The minutes do not specify deadlines for applications or a formal appointment timetable.
