§11-92.1  Election proclamation;establishment of a new precinct.  (a)  The chief election officer shallissue a proclamation whenever a new precinct is established in anyrepresentative district.  The chief election officer shall provide a suitablepolling place for each precinct.  Schools, recreational halls, park facilities,and other publicly owned or controlled buildings, whenever possible andconvenient, shall be used as polling places.  The chief election officer shallmake arrangements for the rental or erection of suitable shelter for thispurpose whenever public buildings are not available and shall cause thesepolling places to be equipped with the necessary facilities for lighting,ventilation, and equipment needed for elections on any island.  Thisproclamation may be issued jointly with the proclamation required in section11-91.

(b)  No change shall be made in the boundariesof any precinct later than 4:30 p.m. on the tenth day prior to the close offiling for an election.

(c)  Notwithstanding subsection (a), andpursuant to section 15-2.5, the chief election officer is not required toestablish polling places for precincts affected by natural disasters, asprovided in section 15-2.5. [L 1983, c 34, §9; am L 1984, c 39, §1; am L 1996,c 215, §2]