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Section 12283 Of Article 5. Polling Places From California Elections Code >> Division 12. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 5.
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. (a) The governing body having jurisdiction over school
buildings or other public buildings may authorize the use of its
buildings for polling places on any election day, and may also
authorize the use of its buildings, without cost, for the storage of
voting machines and other vote-tabulating devices. However, if a city
or county elections official specifically requests the use of a
school building for polling places on an election day, the governing
body having jurisdiction over the particular school building shall
allow its use for the purpose requested. When allowing use of a
school building for polling places, the governing body may, but is
not required to, do any of the following:
(1) Continue school in session, provided that the governing body shall identify to the elections official making the request the specific areas of the school buildings not occupied by school activities that will be allowed for use as polling places.
(2) Designate the day for staff training and development.
(3) Close the school to students and nonclassified employees. Classified employees are those so defined by Section 41401 of the Education Code.
(b) An elections official making a request for use of a school building pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include in his or her request a list of the schools from which the use of a building for polling places is needed. Requests must be made within sufficient time in advance of the school year for the governing body to determine, on a school-by-school or districtwide basis, whether to keep the affected schools in session, designate the schoolday for staff training and development, or close the school to students and nonclassified employees before school calendars are printed and distributed to parents.
(c) Once a governing body has approved the use of a school building as a polling place, the governing body shall instruct the school administrator to provide the elections official a site with an adequate amount of space that will allow the precinct board to perform its duties in a manner that will not impede, interfere, or interrupt the normal process of voting and to make a telephone line for Internet access available for use by local elections officials, if requested by those officials.
(d) The school administrator shall also make a reasonable effort to ensure that the site is accessible to the handicapped.
(1) Continue school in session, provided that the governing body shall identify to the elections official making the request the specific areas of the school buildings not occupied by school activities that will be allowed for use as polling places.
(2) Designate the day for staff training and development.
(3) Close the school to students and nonclassified employees. Classified employees are those so defined by Section 41401 of the Education Code.
(b) An elections official making a request for use of a school building pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include in his or her request a list of the schools from which the use of a building for polling places is needed. Requests must be made within sufficient time in advance of the school year for the governing body to determine, on a school-by-school or districtwide basis, whether to keep the affected schools in session, designate the schoolday for staff training and development, or close the school to students and nonclassified employees before school calendars are printed and distributed to parents.
(c) Once a governing body has approved the use of a school building as a polling place, the governing body shall instruct the school administrator to provide the elections official a site with an adequate amount of space that will allow the precinct board to perform its duties in a manner that will not impede, interfere, or interrupt the normal process of voting and to make a telephone line for Internet access available for use by local elections officials, if requested by those officials.
(d) The school administrator shall also make a reasonable effort to ensure that the site is accessible to the handicapped.
