52 USC 20943 - Membership of Standards Board

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§ 20943.

Membership of Standards Board

(a)

Composition

(1)

In general

Subject to certification by the chair of the Federal Election Commission under subsection (b), the Standards Board shall be composed of 110 members as follows:

(A)

Fifty-five shall be State election officials selected by the chief State election official of each State.

(B)

Fifty-five shall be local election officials selected in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2)

List of local election officials

(3)

Requiring mix of political parties represented

(b)

Procedures for notice and certification of appointment

(1)

Notice to chair of Federal Election Commission

Not later than 90 days after October 29, 2002, the chief State election official of the State shall transmit a notice to the chair of the Federal Election Commission containing—

(A)

the name of the State election official who agrees to serve on the Standards Board under this subchapter; and

(B)

the name of the representative local election official from the State selected under subsection (a)(2) who agrees to serve on the Standards Board under this subchapter.

(2)

Certification

(3)

Effect of failure to provide notice

(4)

Role of Commission

(c)

Executive Board

(1)

In general

Not later than 60 days after the last day on which the appointment of any of its members may be certified under subsection (b), the Standards Board shall select nine of its members to serve as the Executive Board of the Standards Board, of whom—

(A)

not more than five may be State election officials;

(B)

not more than five may be local election officials; and

(C)

not more than five may be members of the same political party.

(2)

Terms

(3)

Staggering of initial terms

Of the members first selected to serve on the Executive Board of the Standards Board—

(A)

three shall serve for 1 term;

(B)

three shall serve for 2 consecutive terms; and

(C)

three shall serve for 3 consecutive terms,

as determined by lot at the time the members are first appointed.

(4)

Duties

(Pub. L. 107–252, title II, § 213, Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat. 1678.)

cite as: 52 USC 20943