(1) (a) The governing body of each municipality shall divide the municipality into as many election precincts for municipal elections as it deems expedient for the convenience of electors of said municipality and shall designate the location and address for each precinct at which elections are to be held. Municipal election precincts shall consist of one or more whole general election precincts wherever practicable, and clerks and governing bodies shall cooperate with the county clerk and recorder and board of county commissioners of their county to accomplish this purpose. In municipalities having wards, no precinct or part thereof shall be located within more than one ward, and each ward shall contain at least one precinct. The precincts shall be numbered consecutively beginning with the number one. The precincts and polling places established pursuant to this section shall remain until changed by the governing body.
(b) and (c) Repealed.
(2) (a) Changes in the boundaries of election precincts or wards and the creation of new election precincts shall be completed not less than ninety days prior to any municipal election, except in cases of precinct changes resulting from annexations.
(b) All changes in precinct or ward boundaries and in municipal boundaries shall be reported by the clerk to the county clerk and recorder, and a corrected map shall be transmitted to the county clerk and recorder as soon as possible after such changes have been effected.
(3) It is the duty of the governing body to change any polling place upon petition of a majority of the registered electors residing within the precinct.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1046, § 1, effective July 1. L. 79: (1)(b) and (1)(c) repealed, p. 1182, § 28, effective July 1. L. 81: (3) amended, p. 1502, § 15, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 31-10-502 as it existed prior to 1975.