(1) For each election coordinated by the county clerk and recorder, the county clerk and recorder shall appoint election judges for each location where election activities are occurring.
(2) The county clerk and recorder may appoint an election judge to serve in a county other than the county in which the election judge resides.
(3) If, at the time the county clerk and recorder appoints election judges, the list of recommended election judges submitted in accordance with section 1-6-102 contains an insufficient number of names for a major political party’s share of the total number of election judges as required in section 1-6-109, the designated election official shall appoint any additional election judges necessary from among the persons recommended by minor political parties in accordance with section 1-6-103.5 and the unaffiliated voters who have offered to serve as election judges in accordance with section 1-6-103.7.
(4) For each election coordinated by the county clerk and recorder, the county clerk and recorder may appoint one or more student election judges that satisfy the requirements contained in section 1-6-101 (7) to serve as an election judge, and shall designate the locations where election activities are occurring in which the student election judge shall serve based upon the number of qualified students and vacancies in the number of available positions for election judges throughout the county.
Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 725, § 8, effective January 1, 1993. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 576, § 4, effective April 30. L. 99: (3) amended, p. 161, § 13, effective August 4. L. 2000: (4) added, p. 1334, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2002: (3) amended, p. 1632, § 10, effective June 7. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (SB 18-233), ch. 262, p. 1609, § 17, effective May 29.
Editor’s note: This section is similar to former § 1-5-101 as it existed prior to 1992.
Cross references: For removal of election judges, see §§ 1-6-119 and 1-6-120.