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| | RG 407.000 - State Board of Elections |
 | | The State Officers Electoral Board, created by the General Assembly in 1943, consisted of the Secretary of State, Auditor of Public Accounts, and the Attorney General who were given the power to hear and pass upon objections to the nomination of candidates for state offices (L. 1943, vol. |
 | | In 1951 the board assumed the canvassing duties formerly exercised by the State Canvassing Board, expanded its membership to include the Governor and the State Treasurer, and shortened its name to the State Electoral Board (L. 1951, p. |
 | | The State Electoral Board further was expanded in 1967 to include the respective chairmen of the state central committees of the two leading political parties (L. 1967, p. |
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