§ 12286 Precinct And Polling Setup

• •All of this must be done at least 29 days before the election.
• •The official must create precincts, set their borders, pick a polling place for each, appoint a precinct board, and tell the board members where to work.
• •If a voter belongs to more than one district, the official should try to let them vote at one polling place.
• •In districts where landowners vote, a special polling place is set for non‑resident landowners.
• •The rules don’t apply when the election uses vote centers.

A small county is getting ready for its mayoral election. The county elections official draws the precinct lines, chooses a school gym for each precinct, appoints volunteers to run the polls, and sends them letters telling them where to meet. Because some voters live in both the city and the school district, the official tries to use one polling place so those voters only have to go to one spot.

The official follows the law by doing everything (making precincts, picking places, appointing boards, notifying them) more than a month before the vote, and by trying to give voters who belong to more than one district just one polling location.