There must be provided at each polling precinct at least one booth. At least one booth must be provided for each two hundred and fifty registered electors or a major fraction thereof of the precinct. The booths must be made of wood, sheet metal, or other suitable substance; must not be less than thirty-two inches wide, thirty-two inches deep, and six feet six inches high; must have a curtain hanging from the top in front to within three feet of the floor; and must have a suitable shelf on which the voter can prepare his ballot. In primary, general, and special elections, the booths must be provided by the board of voter registration and elections. Only one voter shall be allowed to enter a booth at a time, and no one except as provided herein is allowed to speak to a voter while in the booth preparing his ballot.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-400.54; 1952 Code Section 23-348; 1950 (46) 2059; 1966 (54) 2340; 1996 Act No. 434, Section 9, eff June 4, 1996.

Code Commissioner's Note

Pursuant to the directive in 2014 Act No. 196, Section 8, at the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to county election commissions or commissioners or county boards of voter registration were changed to the "Board of Voter Registration and Elections" and board members as appropriate.

Effect of Amendment

The 1996 amendment substituted "must" for "shall" throughout this section, deleted "any" preceding "other suitable substance", substituted "must have a curtain" for "shall be provided with a curtain", inserted "primary," following "prepare his ballot. In", substituted "board. Only one voter" for "board; in primaries by the county committee. But one voter", substituted "a" for "any" preceding "booth at a time", substituted "is" for "shall be" preceding "allowed to speak", and made other nonsubstantive changes.