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Article A – Precinct Boards
(a) Precinct Boards shall be established as prescribed in Sections 402 and 403 of the Charter. The Precinct Boards shall be those persons staffing and operating the polling places to conduct the holding of the election in accordance with the Charter and this Code.
(b) The Precinct Board for a Primary Nominating or General Municipal Election will consist, to the extent feasible, of one Inspector and three clerks; except that in the case of any election held in the Los Angeles Unified School District outside of the City the number of Precinct Board Members for each precinct or consolidated precinct may consist of one Inspector and two clerks. For any Special City election, the number of Precinct Board Members for each precinct or consolidated precinct may consist of one Inspector and two clerks.
(c) Whenever feasible, Precinct Board Members appointed for a Primary Nominating election shall also be Precinct Board Members for the following General Municipal Election.
(d) The City may assign City employees and others to assist the Precinct Boards.
(e) This Chapter applies only to elections conducted by the City Clerk.
(a) Any registered voter may file an application for the position of Precinct Board Member on forms prepared by the City Clerk.
(b) The City Clerk shall have the sole responsibility to select and appoint persons to serve as Precinct Board Members. The City Clerk shall establish procedures to recruit, train and evaluate potential Precinct Board Members to ensure that the persons selected are both qualified and prepared to serve as Precinct Board Members.
(c) The City Clerk shall provide written notification to each person appointed to be a Precinct Board Member. The notification shall include the position to which the person has been appointed, the address of the polling place where the person will serve, the training schedule, the penalty for failure to serve, and any other information the City Clerk may determine to be necessary for the Precinct Board Members. The notification to the head of the Precinct Board, known as the Inspector, shall also include the name and address of the other persons appointed to serve with the Inspector in that precinct, and the position to which each person has been appointed.
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