Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 336 of the acts of 1929, as most recently amended by chapter 59 of the acts of 1988, is hereby further amended by striking out the fourth sentence and inserting in place thereof the following 2 sentences:- The boundaries of such precincts shall be reviewed and, if need be, such precincts shall be wholly or partly revised by the selectmen in December, once in 5 years, or in December of any year when so directed by a vote of a representative town meeting no later than November 30 of that year. In the course of any such revision the number of such precincts may be changed.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.