§15-7 - Absentee polling place.

     §15-7  Absentee polling place.  (a)  Absentee polling places shall be established at the office of the respective clerks, and may be established at such other sites as may be designated by the clerk under the provisions prescribed in the rules adopted by the chief election officer.  Section 11-21 relating to changes and transfers of registration shall apply to the absentee polling place as though it were the precinct at which a person's name properly appears on the list of registered voters.

     (b)  The absentee polling places shall be open no later than ten working days before election day, and all Saturdays falling within that time period, or as soon thereafter as ballots are available; provided that all absentee polling places shall be open on the same date statewide, as determined by the chief election officer. [L 1975, c 36, pt of §3; am L 1976, c 106, §4(2); am L 1992, c 129, §6; am L 1993, c 230, §3 and c 304, §9; am L 1998, c 55, §1]