From Augusta Chronicle:

Attorney General Thurbert Baker’s opinion found that the commission did not have the power to extend the term of the chairman from one year to two. He also said the panel couldn’t replace a state-mandated rotation with one in which the commission selects its own leader.

The opinion leaves the five-member commission and its newly elected chairman, Stan Wise, in limbo. Critics of the decision say they will call to reconsider the rule change when the panel meets next week, but Wise said he is still uncertain what action he will take.

“This is not the end of the Earth,” said Wise, who was set to take the chairman’s gavel in July. “But I do believe the commission should be able to select who its chairman is. There’s continuity, there’s a relationship in the General Assembly.”

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