§ 163-128. Election precincts and voting places established or altered.
SUBCHAPTER VI. CONDUCT OFPRIMARIES AND ELECTIONS.
Article 12.
Precincts and VotingPlaces.
§ 163‑128. Electionprecincts and voting places established or altered.
(a) Each county shallbe divided into a convenient number of precincts for the purpose of voting.Upon a resolution adopted by the county board of elections and approved by theExecutive Director of the State Board of Elections voters from a given precinctmay be temporarily transferred, for the purpose of voting, to an adjacentprecinct. Any such transfers shall be for the period of time equal only to theterm of office of the county board of elections making such transfer. When sucha resolution has been adopted by the county board of elections to assign votersfrom more than one precinct to the same precinct, then the county board ofelections shall maintain separate registration and voting records, consistentwith the procedure prescribed by the State Board of Elections, so as toproperly identify the precinct in which such voters reside. The polling placefor a precinct shall be located within the precinct or on a lot or tractadjoining the precinct.
Except as provided by Article12A of this Chapter, the county board of elections shall have power from timeto time, by resolution, to establish, alter, discontinue, or create such newelection precincts or voting places as it may deem expedient. Upon adoption ofa resolution establishing, altering, discontinuing, or creating a precinct orvoting place, the board shall give 45 days' notice thereof prior to the nextprimary or election. Notice shall be given by advertisement in a newspaperhaving general circulation in the county, by posting a copy of the resolutionat the courthouse door and at the office of the county board of elections, andby mailing a copy of the resolution to the chairman of every political party inthe county. Notice may additionally be made on a radio or television station orboth, but such notice shall be in addition to the newspaper and other requirednotice. No later than 30 days prior to the primary or election, the countyboard of elections shall mail a notice of precinct change to each registeredvoter who as a result of the change will be assigned to a different votingplace.
(b) Each county boardof elections shall prepare a map of the county on which the precinct boundariesare drawn or described, shall revise the map when boundaries are changed, andshall keep a copy of the current map on file and posted for public inspectionat the office of the Board of Elections, and shall file a copy with the StateBoard of Elections. (Rev., s. 4313; 1913, c. 53; C.S., s. 5934; 1921, c. 180; 1933, c. 165,s. 3; 1967, c. 775, s. 1; 1969, c. 570; 1973, c. 793, ss. 51‑53; 1975, c.798, s. 2; 1979, c. 785; 1981, c. 515, s. 1; 1985, c. 757, s. 205(b); 1989, c.93, s. 4; c. 440, s. 1; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 762, s. 33; 1995, c. 423,s. 1; 2001‑353, s. 2; 2006‑264, s. 20.)