(a) The State Board of Election Commissioners shall consider the following when determining whether a polling site closure subject to the appeal is permissible:

1. (1) Whether the closure of the poll forces voters to travel an unreasonable distance in order to cast a ballot on election day;
2. (2) The capacity of remaining polling locations to accommodate voters;
3. (3) The number of voters who utilized a poll in prior elections;
4. (4) The availability of vote centers and early voting in the county;
5. (5) The relative distribution of the population across the county;
6. (6) Whether the polling location in question meets or can be modified to meet the requirements of a poll under state and federal law;
7. (7) The expense of operating the poll or of modifying the poll in order to make a poll satisfy the requirements of state and federal law;
8. (8) The availability of the poll in question;
9. (9) Whether the closure constitutes a violation of state or federal law; and
10. (10) The number of poll workers available at the time poll worker appointments were made.

(b) The State Board of Election Commissioners shall uphold the actions of the county board of election commissioners unless, by a majority vote, it finds that the closure of one (1) or more polls:

1. (1) Causes an undue burden on the ability of voters to access the polls on election day; or
2. (2) Constitutes a violation of law.

(c) If more than one (1) poll was at issue in the appeal, the State Board of Election Commissioners:

1. (1) Shall consider each poll at issue; and
2. (2) May prohibit some closures while upholding other closures.