When a new voting precinct is established by law, the county board of voter registration and elections must transfer from the books of registration the names of electors registered to vote in other voting precincts as should register and vote in the new voting precinct and shall notify electors of the change of polling precincts.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-216; 1952 Code Section 23-216; 1950 (46) 2059; 1984 Act No. 510, Section 12, eff June 28, 1984.

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 1984 amendment substantially reworded this section.