The books of registration must be prepared and turned over to the managers of each voting place within the ward or precinct for use in conducting all municipal elections, but immediately following a municipal election the books must be turned over to the county board of voter registration and elections.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-117; 1952 Code Section 23-117; 1951 (47) 78, 229; 1996 Act No. 434, Section 3, 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, substituted "a municipal election the" for "any municipal election such", and deleted "and shall be safely kept in the office of the clerk of the court at the courthouse" following "board of registration".