Sec. 3501.29. (A) The board of elections shall provide
for | 8 |
each precinct a polling place and provide adequate facilities
at | 9 |
each polling place for conducting the election. The board
shall | 10 |
provide a sufficient number of screened or curtained voting | 11 |
compartments to which electors may retire and conveniently mark | 12 |
their ballots, protected from the observation of others. Each | 13 |
voting compartment shall be provided at all times with writing | 14 |
implements, instructions how to vote, and other
necessary | 15 |
conveniences for marking the ballot. The presiding judge shall | 16 |
ensure that the voting compartments at all times are adequately | 17 |
lighted and contain the necessary supplies. The board shall | 18 |
utilize, in so far as practicable, rooms in public schools and | 19 |
other public buildings for polling places. Upon application of
the | 20 |
board of elections, the authority which has the control of
any | 21 |
building or grounds supported by taxation under the laws of
this | 22 |
state, shall make available the necessary space therein for
the | 23 |
purpose of holding elections and adequate space for the
storage of | 24 |
voting machines, without charge for the use thereof.
A reasonable | 25 |
sum may be paid for necessary janitorial service.
When polling | 26 |
places are established in private buildings, the
board may pay a | 27 |
reasonable rental therefor, and also the cost of
liability | 28 |
insurance covering the premises when used for election
purposes, | 29 |
or the board may purchase a single liability policy
covering the | 30 |
board and the owners of the premises when used for
election | 31 |
purposes. When removable buildings are supplied by the
board, they | 32 |
shall be constructed under the contract let to the
lowest and best | 33 |
bidder, and the board shall observe all
ordinances and regulations | 34 |
then in force as to safety. The board
shall remove all such | 35 |
buildings from streets and other public
places within thirty days | 36 |
after an election, unless another
election is to be held within | 37 |
ninety days. | 38 |
(3) AllNotwithstanding division (B)(1)(a), (c), or (d) of | 59 |
this section, certain polling places in each county shallmay be | 60 |
in
compliance by November 1, 1982, except those that are | 61 |
specifically exempted by the secretary of state upon
certification | 62 |
by a board of elections that a good faith, but
unsuccessful, | 63 |
effort has been made to modify, or change the
location of, such | 64 |
polling places. | 65 |
(C) At any polling place that is not in compliance with
the | 66 |
requirements of division (B) of this section or is exempted
from | 67 |
compliance by the secretary of state, the board of elections
shall | 68 |
permit any handicapped elector who travels to that elector's | 69 |
polling
place, but who is unable to enter the polling place, to | 70 |
vote,
with the assistance of two polling place officials of major | 71 |
political parties, in the vehicle that conveyed that elector to | 72 |
the
polling place, or to receive and cast that elector's ballot at | 73 |
the
door of
the polling place. | 74 |
(2) Work with organizations that represent or provide | 80 |
services to handicapped, disabled, or elderly citizens to effect
a | 81 |
wide dissemination of information about the availability of | 82 |
absentee voting, voting in the voter's vehicle or at the door of | 83 |
the polling place, or other election services to handicapped, | 84 |
disabled, or elderly citizens. | 85 |