Section 17-13-8 – Ballots, Stationery, and Supplies; Pledge Printed on Ballot; Spoiling of Ballot.
Section 17-13-8 Ballots, stationery, and supplies; pledge printed on ballot; spoiling of ballot. Separate official ballots and other election stationery and supplies for each political party shall be printed and furnished for use at each election district or precinct and shall be of a different color for each of the political parties participating in such […]
Section 17-13-8.1 – Instant Runoff Primary Elections in Certain Situations.
Section 17-13-8.1 Instant runoff primary elections in certain situations. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 17-6-23 and Section 17-13-18, in a primary election or second primary election, this section shall apply only to voters who are voting by absentee ballot pursuant to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act in any county or portion […]
Section 17-13-9 – Duty of Judge of Probate to Furnish and Deliver Election Supplies.
Section 17-13-9 Duty of judge of probate to furnish and deliver election supplies. The judge of probate of each county is hereby required to furnish to the officers of the primary election a copy of the official list of voters of each voting place in the county, of the same kind and in the same […]
Section 17-13-10 – Ballots to Be Secret and Inviolate.
Section 17-13-10 Ballots to be secret and inviolate. The ballot of every voter shall be kept secret and inviolate. (Acts 1975, No. 1196, p. 2349, §23; §17-16-25; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §59.)
Section 17-13-11 – Watchers at Polls.
Section 17-13-11 Watchers at polls. A candidate who has qualified may have a single watcher in the polling place, to be appointed in writing over his or her own signature, and the appointment shall be presented to and filed with the inspectors. Subsections (b), (c), and (d) of Section 17-8-7 apply to watchers appointed pursuant […]
Section 17-13-12 – Returning Officers.
Section 17-13-12 Returning officers. The inspector shall perform the duty of precinct returning officer as in general elections, unless someone else has been named and designated as authorized by law. It shall be the duty of the inspector or the duty of such returning officer as may be otherwise legally named and designated, as the […]
Section 17-13-13 – Counting of Votes; Results to Be Posted for Public Inspection.
Section 17-13-13 Counting of votes; results to be posted for public inspection. (a) At the close of the primary election at each voting place, and nowhere else, the inspectors and clerks shall proceed forthwith, without adjournment, in the manner provided by law in the case of general elections, to count the votes. This section shall […]
Section 17-13-14 – Counting of Ballots; Materials to Be Sealed; Delivery and Retention of Materials; Posting of Certificate of Result.
Section 17-13-14 Counting of ballots; materials to be sealed; delivery and retention of materials; posting of certificate of result. (a) No ballot shall be counted until the polls are closed; and, before counting any ballot or examining the same, the voters’ poll list, as provided in Section 17-9-15, shall be securely sealed in an envelope […]
Section 17-13-1 – “Primary Election” Defined.
Section 17-13-1 “Primary election” defined. A primary election, including a separate and special presidential preference primary election, within the meaning of this chapter, is an election held by the qualified voters who are members of any political party, for the purpose of nominating a candidate or candidates for public or party office. (Acts 1975, No. […]
Section 17-13-15 – When Voted Ballots Container and Records of Election Container May Be Opened.
Section 17-13-15 When voted ballots container and records of election container may be opened. After the result has been canvassed and declared by the county executive committee, the sheriff shall securely keep the voted ballots container and the records of election container in accordance with state and federal law. The voted ballots container and records […]