16-248

16-248. Designation of polling places

A. Not less than twenty days before a presidential preference election, the board
of supervisors shall designate a reasonable and adequate number of polling places where
the election shall be held.

B. The number of polling places for the presidential preference election is to be
determined according to the number of active registered voters as of January 1 of the
year of the presidential preference election.

C. Each county with more than two hundred thousand active registered voters shall
determine the number of polling places for the presidential preference election by using
no more than one-half of the number of precincts as of January 1 of the year of the
presidential preference election.

D. Each county with less than two hundred thousand active registered voters but
more than ten thousand active registered voters shall determine the number of polling
places for the presidential preference election by using no more than one polling place
for every two thousand active registered voters as of January 1 of the year of the
presidential preference primary.

E. Each county with less than ten thousand active registered voters shall determine
the number of polling places for the presidential preference election by using no more
than one polling place for every one thousand active registered voters as of January 1 of
the year of the presidential preference election.

F. If it is determined by the secretary of state that compliance with state and
federal regulations would be jeopardized, the secretary of state has the authority to
release a county from the number of polling places prescribed by this section.

G. The provisions of this section do not apply to land located on an Indian
reservation.

H. In precincts that contain fewer than two hundred active registered voters, the
officer in charge of elections may conduct a presidential preference election by mail.