At all elections held under this article, the polls shall be opened at 7 a.m. and remain open until 7 p.m. of the same day. If a full set of judges of election do not attend at the hour of 7 a.m., an alternate election judge shall be appointed as provided in section 31-10-405. The polls shall be opened if a majority of judges are present, even though the alternate judge has not arrived. Every person, otherwise qualified to vote, who is standing in line waiting to vote at 7 p.m. shall be permitted to vote.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1048, § 1, effective July 1. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 1502, § 18, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 31-10-601 as it existed prior to 1975.