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§ 1-4-101. Primary Elections – When – Nominations – Expenses

(1) Except as provided in section 1-4-104.5, a primary election shall be held on the last Tuesday in June of even-numbered years to nominate candidates of political parties to be voted for at the succeeding general election. Except as provided by section 1-4-1304 (1.5), only a major political party, as defined in section 1-1-104 (22), […]

§ 1-4-102. Methods of Placing Names on Primary Ballot

All candidates for nominations to be made at any primary election shall be placed on the primary election ballot either by certificate of designation by assembly or by petition. Source: L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 322, § 1, effective January 1, 1981. L. 92: Entire part amended, p. 673, § 4, effective January 1, […]

§ 1-4-103. Order of Names on Primary Ballot

Candidates designated and certified by assembly for a particular office shall be placed on the primary election ballot in the order of the vote received at the assembly. The candidate receiving the highest vote shall be placed first in order on the ballot, followed by the candidate receiving the next highest vote. To qualify for […]

§ 1-4-104. Party Nominees

Candidates voted on for offices at primary elections who receive a plurality of the votes cast shall be the respective party nominees for the respective offices. If more than one office of the same kind is to be filled, the number of candidates equal to the number of offices to be filled receiving the highest […]

§ 1-4-104.5. Primary Election Canceled – When

(1) If, at the close of business on the sixtieth day before the primary election, there is not more than one candidate for any political party who has been nominated in accordance with this article or who has filed a write-in candidate affidavit of intent pursuant to section 1-4-1101 for any office on the primary […]

§ 1-4-105. Defeated Candidate Ineligible

No person who has been defeated as a candidate in a primary election shall be eligible for election to the same office by ballot or as a write-in candidate in the next general election unless the party vacancy committee nominates that person. Source: L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 322, § 1, effective January 1, […]