§ 163-284. Mandatory administration by county boards of elections.
§ 163‑284. Mandatory administration by county boards of elections.
(a) No later than 30 days after January 1, 1973, everymunicipality which conducts its elections on a partisan basis, and everyspecial district shall deliver its registration books to the county board ofelections which shall, forthwith, assume the responsibility for administrationof the registration and election process in such municipalities and specialdistricts. The county boards of elections shall have authority to compare theregistration books of such municipalities and special districts with the countyregistration books. Any person found to be registered for municipal or specialdistrict elections but not registered on the county registration records shallbe required to register with the county board of elections in order to maintainhis municipal or special district registration. The county board of electionsshall forthwith notify any such person by mail to the address appearing on themunicipal or special district registration records that he must reregister. Thecounty board of elections shall have authority to require maps or definitiveoutlines of the boundaries constituting such municipality or special districtand shall be immediately advised of any change or relocation of suchboundaries.
(b) The registration of voters and the conduct of all electionsin municipalities and special districts covered under this section shall beunder the authority of the county board of elections. Any contested election orallegations of irregularities shall be made to the county board of electionsand appeals from such rulings may be made to the State Board of Elections underexisting statutory provisions and rules or regulations adopted by the StateBoard of Elections.
Each municipality and special district shall reimburse the county boardof elections for the actual cost involved in the administration required under(a) and (b) of this section. (1971, c. 835, s. 1; 1973, c. 793, s. 84.)