Section 17-13-84 – Filing Statements of Contests; Depositions; Costs; Service of Process; Contempt.
Section 17-13-84 Filing statements of contests; depositions; costs; service of process; contempt. Upon the filing of any contest of nomination, the chair of the executive committee with which the contest is filed shall file a statement in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the county where the contestant resides of the […]
Section 17-13-85 – Meeting of State Executive Committee.
Section 17-13-85 Meeting of state executive committee. The chair of the state executive committee shall, upon the filing of a contest with him or her, as provided in this article, call the committee to meet and the committee shall meet not more than five calendar days from the time of filing such contest for the […]
Section 17-13-86 – Declaration of Result of Contest.
Section 17-13-86 Declaration of result of contest. Upon the hearing of any contest, if the state or county executive committee finally determines who is the legal nominee for any office, it shall make a declaration of its judgment upon the question not later than 90 days before the general election for a county office and […]
Section 17-13-71 – Grounds.
Section 17-13-71 Grounds. The contests of nomination by a party for office, other than a county office, may be instituted by any qualified elector of the state, or of the political subdivision, as the case may be, who belongs to that party and who legally participated in such primary election, upon the following grounds, which […]
Section 17-13-87 – New Primary in Case Contest Cannot Be Decided.
Section 17-13-87 New primary in case contest cannot be decided. If, upon the hearing of any contest for any office, as provided for in this chapter, the committee, after an investigation and hearing of the contest, shall determine that it is impossible from the evidence before it to decide who is the legally nominated candidate […]
Section 17-13-26 – Additional Duties of Sheriff, Chief of Police, Etc.
Section 17-13-26 Additional duties of sheriff, chief of police, etc. The sheriff of each county on the day of such primary election shall be present in person or by deputy at each election precinct or voting district where such elections are held, and shall preserve good order. All duties imposed and powers conferred upon the […]
Section 17-13-40 – “Political Party” Defined.
Section 17-13-40 “Political party” defined. An assemblage or organization of electors which, at the general election for state and county officers then next preceding the primary, casts more than 20 percent of the entire vote cast in any county is hereby declared to be a political party within the meaning of this chapter within such […]
Section 17-13-41 – Determination of Total Vote of Political Party.
Section 17-13-41 Determination of total vote of political party. In determining the total vote of a political party whenever required by this chapter, the test shall be the total vote received by a candidate of that party who received the highest vote total of any of the candidates of that party. (Acts 1975, No. 1196, […]
Section 17-13-42 – Political Parties May Elect Whether to Participate in Primary Elections.
Section 17-13-42 Political parties may elect whether to participate in primary elections. Primary elections are not compulsory. A political party may, by its state executive committee, elect whether it will come under the primary election law. All political parties are presumed to have accepted and come under the provisions of the primary election law, but […]
Section 17-13-43 – Selection of Delegates to National Conventions by Political Parties.
Section 17-13-43 Selection of delegates to national conventions by political parties. Political parties may provide for the selection of delegates to national conventions by the holding of a presidential preference primary or by popular election of the delegates or otherwise. In the event a presidential preference primary is called by the governing body of any […]