Ch. 224

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(3)  Change the boundaries of any election precinct in
the counties or Baltimore City, as the case may be;

(4)  Designate new polling places in any such election
district, ward, or precinct as they may deem necessary, or change
the location of an existing polling place;

(5)  Combine or abolish precincts as may be necessary.

(b) [A] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS
SECTION, A precinct may not be created, nor any precinct boundary
change made, nor any new polling places in any election district
or precinct be created, except in emergencies, nor any precincts
be combined or abolished, after the Tuesday which is 13 weeks
prior to any primary election, nor shall any precinct be created,
combined, or abolished between any primary and general election.

(C) ANY PRECINCT BOUNDARY ESTABLISHED BY A LOCAL BOARD
SUBSEQUENT TO JULY 1, 1987, SHALL FOLLOW VISIBLE. FEATURES AS
DEFINED BY THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE.

(D) (1) UNLESS THE CHANGE IS APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY THE
STATE ADMINISTRATOR OF ELECTION LAWS, DURING THE PERIOD DECEMBER
8, 1987, THROUGH NOVEMBER 15, 1992, A NEW PRECINCT MAY NOT BE
CREATED AND A PRECINCT BOUNDARY MAY NOT BE CHANGED.

(2)  WITHIN 5 DAYS OF MAKING SUCH A CHANGE, THE LOCAL
BOARD SHALL SEND TO THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF ELECTION
LAWS A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW BOUNDARY AND A MAP SHOWING
THE BOUNDARY.

(3)  THE STATE BOARD SHALL IMMEDIATELY FORWARD THE
DESCRIPTION AND THE MAP TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE PLANNING AND
THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE.

[(c)] (E) Whenever the board subdivides into precincts any
election district, or ward; or subdivides any election precinct,
or changes the boundaries of any election precinct, or designates
new polling places or changes the location of any existing
polling place, or combines or abolishes any precincts in any such
election district or precinct, it shall:

(1)  Provide for and cause to be prepared such
additional sets of cards or loose-leaf pages as may be required
for transcribing the names of registered voters transferred to
such newly established precinct or polling place in any election
district, ward, or precinct, and to correct and transfer the
registration forms or cards of the -registered voters affected
thereby.

(2)  Except in emergencies, notify the voters affected
by the change by mail within 30 days after such change. In cases

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