Elections, State Board of; increasing membership and terms, role and eligibility, report.

State Board of Elections; increasing membershipand terms; Commissioner of Elections; role and eligibility; report. Increases the membership of the State Board of Elections from threemembers to five members and increases the terms of Board membersfrom four years to five years. Representation is given to each ofthe political parties having the highest and next highest numberof votes in the Commonwealth at the preceding gubernatorial election,with three Board members being of the party of the Governor. Termsare initially staggered. The bill provides that a Commissioner ofElections, who acts as the principal administrative officer of the Department of Elections, shall be appointed by the Governor. Personsengaging in certain partisan activities, persons related to persons engaging in certain partisan activities, and persons related to membersof the State Board are prohibited from serving as the Commissionerof Elections.