County board
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A county board is a common form of county legislature, particular of counties in the United States.
Related forms of county government include:
- Board of Supervisors — a form of county legislature in some U.S. states
- County commission, also called a board of county commissioners — a form of county administration in some U.S. states
- County council — a form of county legislature in some countries.
Some states, such as New York, uses a County Legislature for larger, "chartered" counties, but have a Board of Supervisors for smaller rural counties.[1]
Forms unique to a single state include:
- Police jury — the most common form of legislature in parishes of Louisiana
- Board of Chosen Freeholders — the county legislature in each county of New Jersey
- Fiscal court — Same in Kentucky.
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