Section 17-12-21 – Certificates of Election to Members of Congress and Legislators.
Section 17-12-21 Certificates of election to members of Congress and legislators. The Secretary of State shall, within 10 days after receiving the returns of election from the judge of probate of each county, furnish, from a count of the actual vote cast, as the same appears by the returns certified to him or her, certificates […]
Section 17-12-22 – Results of Election of State Officers; Resolution of Tie Votes.
Section 17-12-22 Results of election of state officers; resolution of tie votes. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall, within the first five days of the session of the Legislature, in the presence of a majority of the members of the Legislature, open the returns furnished under Section 17-12-19, ascertain and proclaim the result […]
Section 17-12-23 – How Tie Vote Decided.
Section 17-12-23 How tie vote decided. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-337 IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE APRIL 13, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. In all elections where there is a tie between the two highest candidates for the same office, for all county or precinct offices, it shall […]
Section 17-12-8 – Count of Votes to Be Sealed, Certified, and Delivered to Sheriff; Public Inspection of Results.
Section 17-12-8 Count of votes to be sealed, certified, and delivered to sheriff; public inspection of results. As soon as the ballots are counted, the inspectors shall ascertain the number of votes received for each person and for what office and shall make a statement of the same in writing, which statement shall be signed […]
Section 17-12-24 – Penalty for Failure to Make Returns.
Section 17-12-24 Penalty for failure to make returns. If any officer required to make returns of any election to the Secretary of State or to the Speaker of the House of Representatives fails to make such returns within the time prescribed, he or she forfeits to the state five hundred dollars ($500), recoverable by motion […]
Section 17-12-9 – Delivery of Certificates to Judge of Probate; Forwarding to Secretary of State.
Section 17-12-9 Delivery of certificates to judge of probate; forwarding to Secretary of State. The canvassing board must, as soon as they have ascertained the result of an election, make on forms furnished by the Secretary of State certificates stating the exact number of votes cast in the county by voting place for each person […]
Section 17-12-25 – Notice of Failure to Make Return.
Section 17-12-25 Notice of failure to make return. Whenever the return of any officer, required to be made to the Secretary of State or to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, is not received within the time prescribed, the Secretary of State or Speaker of the House of Representatives must give notice thereof to […]
Section 17-12-10 – Posting of Certificate of Result.
Section 17-12-10 Posting of certificate of result. Immediately after the election the inspectors shall post in front of the polling place a copy of their certificate of the result of the election. (Code 1907, §355; Code 1923, §445; Code 1940, T. 17, §128; §17-13-8; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §56.)
Section 17-12-11 – Returns of Election – How Made; Duty of Judge of Probate.
Section 17-12-11 Returns of election – How made; duty of judge of probate. One copy of the certificate of the result of the election shall be signed by the inspector and enclosed in an envelope, which shall then be securely sealed, and the inspector shall write his or her name across every fold at which […]
Section 17-12-12 – Returns of Election – Sealing, Delivery, and Disposition of Records.
Section 17-12-12 Returns of election – Sealing, delivery, and disposition of records. After completing and signing the certificate of result, the election officials shall seal the ballots, certificates, and other records as follows: (1) Where precinct ballot counters are used: a. The list of registered voters shall be delivered to the judge of probate for […]