Sec. 1-13. Election districts; voting places.[8]
Each ward of the city shall constitute two election districts or
precincts, as defined in this section. Elections in each district in
each ward shall be held at such voting places as may from time to
time be designated by the council. The voting places, as now
constituted, shall be so continued unless and until changed by the
council, but no change shall be made in any voting place within
thirty days next preceding any general election.
(a) First ward.
(1) Clark School Precinct. The Clark School Precinct of the
first ward shall embrace all territory in the first ward lying south
of the center line of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company
right of way.
(2) Recreation Center Precinct. The Recreation Center
Precinct of the first ward shall embrace all territory in the first
ward lying north of the center line of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway Company right of way. The voting place for this precinct
shall be the former National Guard Armory now city recreation
center on East Market Street.
(b) Second ward.
(1) Lane High School Precinct. The Lane High School
Precinct of the second ward shall embrace all territory in the
second ward lying south of the center line of Rugby Avenue.
(2) Walker Junior High School Precinct. The Walker
Junior High School Precinct of the second ward shall embrace all
territory in the second ward lying north of the center line of
Rugby Avenue. The voting place for this precinct shall be the
Walker Junior High School.
(c) Third ward.
(1) Central Fire Station Precinct. The Central Fire Station
Precinct of the third ward shall embrace all the territory in the
third ward lying east of the line running along the center line of
9th Street, S. W.; thence south along the center line of 7½ Street,
S. W.; thence along an imaginary line south to the center line of
5th Street, S. W.; thence along the center line of 5th Street, S. W.
to the city limits.
(2) Johnson Precinct. The Johnson Precinct of the third ward
shall embrace all territory in the third ward lying west of the line
set forth in paragraph (1) above. The voting place for this precinct
shall be the United States Army Reserve Armory located at 1634
Cherry Avenue.
(d) Fourth ward.
(1) Venable School Precinct. The Venable School Precinct
of the fourth ward shall embrace all territory in the fourth ward
lying north of a line beginning at Main Street and 10th Street, N.
W.; thence along the center line of Main Street to its intersection
with Ivy Road; thence along the center line of Ivy Road to the city
limits.
(2) University Precinct. The University Precinct of the
fourth ward shall embrace all territory in the fourth ward lying
south of the line set forth in paragraph (1) above.
(e) Central absentee voter district. There is hereby established
a central absentee voter election district in the office of the
electoral board of the city in City Hall for the purpose of
receiving, counting and recording all absentee ballots in all
elections cast within the city. Such central absentee voter election
district shall receive, count and record all absentee ballots in
accordance with the requirements of section 24.1-233.1 and all
other applicable provisions of law. (Code 1959, § 1-13; 10-18-62;
1-18-72; 2-20-73; 8-19-74, § 1; 1-31-75, § 1.)
