Section 17-6-39 – Procedure When Straight Party Ticket Does Not Contain Names of All Candidates.
Section 17-6-39 Procedure when straight party ticket does not contain names of all candidates. If the ballot marked for a straight party ticket does not contain the names of candidates for all offices for which the elector may vote, the elector may vote for candidates for such offices so omitted by marking the names of […]
Section 17-6-24 – Printing and Design.
Section 17-6-24 Printing and design. (a) All ballots shall be in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and shall contain a party emblem for each political party represented on the ticket. The arrangement of the ballot shall in general conform substantially to the plan hereinafter given, and in all cases the party columns must […]
Section 17-6-40 – Procedure to Vote for Person Whose Name Not on Ballot.
Section 17-6-40 Procedure to vote for person whose name not on ballot. If the elector desires to vote for any person whose name does not appear upon the ballot, he or she can so vote by writing the name in the proper place on the blank column. (Code 1907, §386; Code 1923, §476; Code 1940, […]
Section 17-6-25 – Order of Listing of Candidates on Ballots.
Section 17-6-25 Order of listing of candidates on ballots. The names of candidates for each office shall be listed on the ballot in alphabetical order by surname, and the offices shall be listed in the following order: (1) President (if preference primary). (2) Governor. (3) Lieutenant Governor. (4) United States Senator. (5) United States Representative. […]
Section 17-6-41 – Ballot for Constitutional Amendment.
Section 17-6-41 Ballot for constitutional amendment. Whenever a constitutional amendment is submitted to a vote of the qualified electors the substance or subject matter of each proposed amendment shall be so printed that the nature thereof shall be clearly indicated. Following each proposed amendment or other public measure on the ballot shall be printed the […]
Section 17-6-26 – Order of Arrangement; Content Requirements; Secrecy Envelopes or Folders.
Section 17-6-26 Order of arrangement; content requirements; secrecy envelopes or folders. (a) Ballots, so far as practicable, shall be in the same order of arrangement as required by Section 17-6-24, except that they shall be of the size and design required by the precinct ballot counters and may be printed upon one or more separate […]
Section 17-6-42 – Ballots to Be Paid for by Counties and Cities.
Section 17-6-42 Ballots to be paid for by counties and cities. The printing and delivery of the ballots and cards of instructions to voters shall in municipal elections be paid for by the several cities and towns and in all other elections by the several counties respectively. (Code 1896, §1609; Code 1907, §391; Code 1923, […]
Section 17-6-27 – Write-in Votes; Listing of Independent Candidates; Form of Ballots.
Section 17-6-27 Write-in votes; listing of independent candidates; form of ballots. The elector may write in the column under the title of the office the name of any person whose name is not printed upon the ballot for whom the elector may desire to vote. In case of nomination by independent bodies, the ballot shall […]
Section 17-6-43 – Packaging of Ballots; Detachable Stubs.
Section 17-6-43 Packaging of ballots; detachable stubs. Ballots for use in a precinct shall be packaged in convenient numbers in such manner that each ballot may be removed separately. Each ballot shall have attached to it a numbered stub which can be detached therefrom without injury to the ballot or exposing the contents thereof. (Code […]
Section 17-6-28 – Requirements for Write-in Votes.
Section 17-6-28 Requirements for write-in votes. (a) Write-in votes shall be permitted only in non-municipal general elections and shall be counted as provided in this section based on one of the following: (1) Upon a determination that the number of write-in votes for a specific office is greater than or equal to the difference in […]