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Sec. 15.15.410. Plural voting.

Upon a determination that a person has voted more than once in the same election, the director shall notify the attorney general.

Sec. 15.15.290. Prohibiting the identification of ballots.

While the polls are open, an election official may not open any ballot received from a voter, or mark a ballot by folding or otherwise so as to be able to recognize it, or otherwise attempt to learn how a voter marked a ballot, or allow the same to be done by another person.

Sec. 15.15.430. Scope of the review of ballot counting.

(a) The review of ballot counting by the director shall include only (1) a review of the precinct registers, tallies, and ballots cast; (2) a review of absentee and questioned ballots as prescribed by law; and (3) unless the ballot for the house district contains nothing but uncontested offices, a hand count of ballots from […]

Sec. 15.15.440. State ballot counting review.

The state ballot counting review shall begin as soon as practicable after the election is completed and not later than 16 days after an election and shall be continued until completed. The director may designate the hours each day during which the state ballot counting review board is to conduct its ballot counting review. The […]

Sec. 15.15.330. Commencement of ballot count.

When the polls are closed and the last vote has been cast in a hand-count precinct, the election board shall immediately proceed to open the ballot box and to count the votes cast. In all cases, the election board shall cause the count to be continued without adjournment until the count is complete.