§ 21-2-260. Designation of Precincts
Each election district existing as of December 31, 1982, shall constitute a separate precinct until and unless changed as provided in this article. The governing authority of each municipality shall determine and establish the number and boundaries of municipal voting precincts in accordance with the provisions of this article. Insofar as practicable, the precincts shall […]
§ 21-2-261. Change in Boundaries of Precinct; Creation of New Precincts
The superintendent of a county or the governing authority of a municipality may, as provided in Code Section 21-2-262, divide or redivide any precinct in that county or municipality into two or more precincts of compact and contiguous territory, or alter the bounds of any precinct in that county or municipality, or form a precinct […]
§ 21-2-261.1. Boundary Requirements for Precincts
All voting precincts established or altered under the provisions of this article shall consist of areas which are bounded on all sides only by: Visible features which are readily distinguishable upon the ground (such as streets, railroad tracks, streams, lakes, and ridges) and which are indicated upon official Department of Transportation maps, current census maps, […]
§ 21-2-262. Investigation as to Division, Redivision, Alteration, Formation, or Consolidation of Precincts; Petition of Electors or Board of Registrars
The superintendent may upon his or her own motion direct the board of registrars to investigate the division or redivision of a precinct into two or more precincts, or the alteration of the bounds of any precinct, or the formation of one or more precincts out of two or more existing precincts or parts thereof […]
§ 21-2-263. Reduction in Size Of, or Provision of Additional Voting Equipment or Poll Workers To, Precincts Containing More Than 2,000 Electors When Voting in Such Precincts at Previous General Election Not Completed One Hour After Closing of Polls
If, at the previous general election, a precinct contained more than 2,000 electors and if all those electors desiring to vote had not completed voting one hour following the closing of the polls, the superintendent shall either reduce the size of said precinct so that it shall contain not more than 2,000 electors in accordance […]
§ 21-2-264. Reimbursement of Counties and Municipalities for Costs Incurred Pursuant to Alteration of Precinct Boundaries
In all cases of the division, redivision, alteration, formation, or consolidation of precincts, the costs of the proceedings shall be paid by the county or municipal governing authority, as appropriate. There may be appropriated to the Secretary of State funds to be granted to counties or municipalities for purposes of meeting the requirements of Code […]
§ 21-2-265. Duty of Superintendent to Select Polling Places; Change; Notice of Change; Objecting to Proposed Change; Space for Political Parties Holding Primaries; Facilities for Disabled Voters; Selection of Polling Place Outside Precinct; Restriction on Changing Polling Place
The superintendent of a county or the governing authority of a municipality shall select and fix the polling place within each precinct and may, either on his, her, or its own motion or on petition of ten electors of a precinct, change the polling place within any precinct. Except in case of an emergency or […]
§ 21-2-266. Polling Places and Advance Voting Locations — Use of Public Buildings; Use of Portable or Movable Facilities; Unrestricted Access to Residential Communities
In selecting polling places and advance voting locations, the superintendent of a county or the governing authority of a municipality shall select, wherever practicable and consistent with subsection (d) of Code Section 21-2-265, schoolhouses, municipal buildings or rooms, or other public buildings for that purpose. In selecting polling places and advance voting locations, the superintendent […]
§ 21-2-267. Polling Places — Equipment; Arrangement; Storage
The governing authority of each county and municipality shall provide and the superintendent shall cause all rooms used as polling places to be provided with suitable heat and light and, in precincts in which ballots are used, with a sufficient number of voting compartments or booths with proper supplies in which the electors may conveniently […]
§ 21-2-268. Compensation for Rent, Heat, Light, and Janitorial Services
The superintendent or county or municipal governing authority shall fix the compensation for rent, heat, light, and janitorial services to be paid for the use of polling places for primaries and elections; provided, however, that no compensation for rent, heat, or light shall be paid in the case of schoolhouses, municipal buildings or rooms, or […]