Qualifications by area.

The president of the board and each associate member thereof shall be qualified electors of Covington County and shall be elected from the county at large. Each district as established in Section 45-20-71.02 shall be entitled to a member on the board and each candidate for election as an associate member of the board upon qualification for election as such associate member of such board shall specify at the time of his or her qualification the designated district for which he or she seeks election.

(Acts 1945, No. 22, §5; Acts 1971, No. 2219, p. 3564, §1.)