§ 26-3-120. Polling places - Tort liability.

Except as otherwise provided for by law, there shall be one (1) polling place for each precinct, said polling place to be located within the geographic boundaries of such precinct.  The State Election Board shall be authorized to adopt rules and regulations providing exceptions to the aforesaid requirement.  Persons, businesses, churches and any other nongovernmental entities providing space for use as a polling place shall not be held liable for any torts arising from any incident occurring in such space during the period when such space is used as a polling place.

Laws 1974, c. 153, § 3-120, operative Jan. 1, 1975; Laws 1979, c. 240, § 9, emerg. eff. June 1, 1979; Laws 1981, c. 296, § 1, eff. July 1, 1981; Laws 1992, c. 346, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1992.