The Hall County Democratic Party selected its appointees Monday night to the new elections board that will launch in January. Kim Copeland, a longtime activist in the party and member of the county’s previous incarnation of the elections board, and Gabe Shippy, a young military veteran, have been selected to represent the Democrats. “To me, it’s not a political position,” Copeland told The Times, adding that the board needs to work together to ensure fair elections in Hall County.