Establishment of voting centers.

(a) Pursuant to the authorization under Section 17-6-4(c), the Franklin County Commission may establish voting centers by combining voters from two or more precincts in order to facilitate or reduce costs for elections.

(b)(1) The Franklin County Commission shall hold a public hearing seeking input from the affected voters before the voting centers are approved by the commission.

(2) The public hearing shall be held at the location of the proposed voting center.

(Act 2017-230, §1.)