ยง15-7 - Absentee polling place.
ยง15-7ย Absentee polling place.ย (a)ย
Absentee polling places shall be established at the office of the respective
clerks, and may be established at such other sites as may be designated by the
clerk under the provisions prescribed in the rules adopted by the chief
election officer.ย Section 11-21 relating to changes and transfers of
registration shall apply to the absentee polling place as though it were the
precinct at which a person's name properly appears on the list of registered
voters.
(b)ย The absentee polling places shall be open
no later than ten working days before election day, and all Saturdays falling
within that time period, or as soon thereafter as ballots are available;
provided that all absentee polling places shall be open on the same date
statewide, as determined by the chief election officer. [L 1975, c 36, pt of
ยง3; am L 1976, c 106, ยง4(2); am L 1992, c 129, ยง6; am L 1993, c 230, ยง3 and c
304, ยง9; am L 1998, c 55, ยง1]