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 17-13-72 – Effect of Contest on Declared Nomination.
Section 17-13-72 Effect of contest on declared nomination. None of the grounds of contest enumerated in Section 17-13-71 shall serve to annul or set aside any declared nomination, unless such ground alone or in conjunction with other of such grounds alleged shall serve to show to the reasonable satisfaction of the committee trying the contest […]
Section 17-13-88 – Power of State Committee to Provide Rules of Party Procedure.
Section 17-13-88 Power of state committee to provide rules of party procedure. The state executive committee may prescribe such other additional rules governing contests and other matters of party procedure as it may deem necessary not in conflict with this chapter. (Acts 1931, No. 56, p. 73; Code 1940, T. 17, §389; §17-16-88; amended and […]
Section 17-13-73 – Certification of Candidate in Case of Contest.
Section 17-13-73 Certification of candidate in case of contest. When a contest of a nomination is instituted or where a special primary to nominate is held as provided for in this chapter, the declared nominee for such office shall not be certified until after termination of the contest filed in the time herein prescribed. (Acts […]
Section 17-13-89 – Commissioners to Take Testimony.
Section 17-13-89 Commissioners to take testimony. Upon filing of any contest as herein provided, the executive committee before whom any such contest is pending, if in session, or the chair of such committee, if it is not in session, may appoint a commissioner, upon the request of either party, for the purpose of taking testimony […]
Section 17-13-74 – Summoning Witnesses and Production of Documents.
Section 17-13-74 Summoning witnesses and production of documents. In the hearing of any contest before any committee or subcommittee under the provisions of this article, such committee, through its chair, or through such other authority as may be designated, shall have authority to summon witnesses to appear before it, or before any subcommittee appointed by […]