§ 22-8-101 — Notice of election officials needed; county chairmen to submit list of names; municipal clerks list of names appointment

(a) Not later than the third Tuesday of April in each
general election year, each county clerk shall notify the county
chairmen of the major and minor political parties in the county
of the number of election judges and counting board members and
alternates needed for the ensuing two (2) year term.
(b) Not later than the third Tuesday of May in each
general election year the county chairman of each major and
minor political party in each county may certify to the county
clerk a list of registered electors residing in the county and
affiliated with the party, and a list of persons who are at
least sixteen (16) years of age who otherwise meet all
requirements for qualification as an elector, who are willing to
serve as a judge of election or as a member of a counting board.
(c) Not later than the third Tuesday of May in each
general election year municipal clerks may submit to the county
clerk a list of registered electors, and a list of persons who
are at least sixteen (16) years of age who otherwise meet all
requirements for qualification as an elector, residing in the
municipality they represent who are willing to serve as a judge
of election or as a member of a counting board.
(d) Not later than June 30, the county clerk on each
general election year shall appoint judges of election and
counting boards and alternates from lists submitted by the
county chairmen of the major and minor political parties.
(e) If the list of nominees for judges of election and
members of counting boards provided by the county chairman is
insufficient, the county clerk shall consider the list submitted
by the municipal clerks and may appoint any elector otherwise
qualified to be a judge of election or a member of a counting
board.