A. The governing body shall designate within the municipal boundaries a polling place, in each precinct or consolidated precinct, that is the most convenient and suitable public building or public school building in the precinct that can be obtained and that provides suitable access for handicapped persons as required by law.
B. If no public building or public school building is available, the governing body shall provide some other suitable place, which shall be the most convenient and appropriate place obtainable within the municipal boundaries and in the precinct, considering the purpose for which it is to be used.
C. If no public building or public school building is available in the precinct and if there is no other suitable place obtainable in the precinct, the governing body may designate as a polling place for the precinct the most convenient and suitable building or public school building nearest to that precinct that can be obtained; provided, no polling place shall be designated outside the boundaries of the municipality and of the precinct as provided in this subsection until such designated polling place is approved by written order of the district court of the county in which the precinct is located.
D. Upon application of the governing body or municipal clerk, the governing board of any school district shall permit the use of any school buildings or a part thereof for the conduct of any municipal election.
E. If only one candidate files a declaration of candidacy for each position to be filled at an election and no declared write-in candidate files for a position and there are no questions or bond issues on the ballot, the municipal clerk may designate a single polling place for the election.
A. The governing body shall designate within the municipal boundaries a polling place, in each precinct or consolidated precinct, that is the most convenient and suitable public building or public school building in the precinct that can be obtained and that provides suitable access for handicapped persons as required by law.
B. If no public building or public school building is available, the governing body shall provide some other suitable place, which shall be the most convenient and appropriate place obtainable within the municipal boundaries and in the precinct, considering the purpose for which it is to be used.
C. If no public building or public school building is available in the precinct and if there is no other suitable place obtainable in the precinct, the governing body may designate as a polling place for the precinct the most convenient and suitable building or public school building nearest to that precinct that can be obtained; provided, no polling place shall be designated outside the boundaries of the municipality and of the precinct as provided in this subsection until such designated polling place is approved by written order of the district court of the county in which the precinct is located.
D. Upon application of the governing body or municipal clerk, the governing board of any school district shall permit the use of any school buildings or a part thereof for the conduct of any municipal election.
E. If only one candidate files a declaration of candidacy for each position to be filled at an election and no declared write-in candidate files for a position and there are no questions or bond issues on the ballot, the municipal clerk may designate a single polling place for the election.
A. The governing body shall designate within the municipal boundaries a polling place, in each precinct or consolidated precinct, that is the most convenient and suitable public building or public school building in the precinct that can be obtained and that provides suitable access for handicapped persons as required by law.
B. If no public building or public school building is available, the governing body shall provide some other suitable place, which shall be the most convenient and appropriate place obtainable within the municipal boundaries and in the precinct, considering the purpose for which it is to be used.
C. If no public building or public school building is available in the precinct and if there is no other suitable place obtainable in the precinct, the governing body may designate as a polling place for the precinct the most convenient and suitable building or public school building nearest to that precinct that can be obtained; provided, no polling place shall be designated outside the boundaries of the municipality and of the precinct as provided in this subsection until such designated polling place is approved by written order of the district court of the county in which the precinct is located.
D. Upon application of the governing body or municipal clerk, the governing board of any school district shall permit the use of any school buildings or a part thereof for the conduct of any municipal election.
E. If only one candidate files a declaration of candidacy for each position to be filled at an election and no declared write-in candidate files for a position and there are no questions or bond issues on the ballot, the municipal clerk may designate a single polling place for the election.
