"Palin appoints the members of the Personnel Board. I would assume the Alaska state legislature is elected. Both hired (different) independent investigators.
I'm sure everyone will forgive me if I'm not very surprised that the board Palin herself appoints has cleared her of any wrongdoing."
However, a saner head replied by saying,
"The personnel board is indeed appointed by the governor. That said most were appointed by her predescessor, only one reappointed by her, and Alaska law allegedly protects them from dismissal without cause."