§ 2-8-113. Primary Elections — Determination of Results
On the fourth Thursday after a primary election, the state coordinator of elections shall publicly calculate and compare the votes received by each person and declare who has been nominated for office in the primary or elected to the state executive committee. The candidates who receive the highest number of votes shall be declared elected […]
§ 2-8-114. Primary Elections — Tie Votes
If the coordinator of elections determines that there is a tie between the two (2) or more candidates for an office who have the highest number of votes, the tie shall be broken as prescribed in the rules of the political party.
§ 2-8-115. Primary Elections — Certification of Nominees
The coordinator of elections shall certify the names of the nominees of political parties to the county election commission of each county in which the nominees are candidates by the qualifying deadlines set in § 2-5-101.
§ 2-8-116. Right of Candidate to Receive Certified Copies of Poll Lists and Tally Sheets
Each candidate has the right to have delivered to the candidate by the state election commission or the county election commission certified copies of all poll lists and tally sheets used in the counties in which the candidate ran, upon demand and payment of the regular legal fees.
§ 2-8-103. Form of Returns — Sufficiency
No return, poll list, or certificate made under this title may be disregarded or rejected for want of form or on account of its not being strictly in accordance with the requirements of this title if it can be clearly understood. Any such return or certificate signed by a majority of the election officials at […]
§ 2-8-104. Comparing Votes From Tally Tapes to Tabulated Election Results
The commission, or such persons as it may designate, shall, as soon as possible after the election, compare the votes from the tally tapes of all appropriate sources to the tabulated election results. All candidates, their representatives, representatives of the political parties, and representatives of the press may be present during this process and shall […]
§ 2-8-105. Certification of Tabulation and Results
After completing the comparison of the returns, the county election commission shall make and certify the official tabulation and certification of results, showing both precinct and county totals, in the following manner: In triplicate for the offices of governor, members of the general assembly, presidential and vice presidential elector, members of congress, judge, chancellor, or […]
§ 2-8-106. Mailing and Filing of Tabulation and Certification
The commission shall seal and mail the original of the official tabulation and certification of results prepared pursuant to § 2-8-105(1) and (2) to the secretary of state and take the postmaster’s receipt for it and shall mail the first copy to the governor and take the postmaster’s receipt for it. The remaining copy shall […]
§ 2-8-107. Disposition and Keeping of Pollbooks — Computerized Counties
The commission shall seal and forward all pollbooks containing the original poll list sheets to the secretary of state within ten (10) days after the election to be stored by the secretary of state for nine (9) years, and shall deposit the pollbooks containing the duplicate poll list sheets in the office of the county […]
§ 2-8-108. Preservation of Paper Ballots and Other Ballot Supplies
The commission shall preserve all paper ballots for six (6) months after the election to which they were cast or offered to be cast and may then dispose of them. During the period in which they are preserved, the packages of ballots shall be kept securely locked and may be opened and the ballots examined […]