§ 21-2-76. Eligibility of Person to Serve as County Election Superintendent
No person who holds elective office, as defined in this chapter and including every municipal office to which persons can be elected by a vote of the electors under the laws of this state but excluding the office of probate judge, shall be eligible to serve as county or municipal election superintendent during the term […]
§ 21-2-77. Electronic Election Returns
Beginning with the election cycle in the year 2000, the superintendent of elections of each county shall provide electronically to the Secretary of State, within 45 days after the close of voting, election returns divided by precinct for each precinct in their respective counties for all primaries, elections, special primaries, special elections, and runoffs for […]
§ 21-2-70. Powers and Duties
Each superintendent within his or her county or municipality shall exercise all the powers granted to him or her by this chapter and shall perform all the duties imposed upon him or her by this chapter, which shall include the following: To receive and act upon all petitions presented by electors, the board of registrars, […]
§ 21-2-70.1. Municipal Superintendents; Eligibility
The municipal superintendent shall conduct, in accordance with this chapter, all municipal elections held within his or her municipality. The municipal superintendent shall be a person or committee selected by the governing authority of the municipality in a public meeting, and such selection shall be recorded in the minutes of such meeting. The municipal superintendent […]
§ 21-2-71. Payment by County or Municipality of Superintendent’s Expenses; Study and Report on Acceptance and Equitable Distribution of Donations
The governing authority of each county or municipality shall appropriate annually and from time to time, to the superintendent of such county or municipality, the funds that it shall deem necessary for the conduct of primaries and elections in such county or municipality and for the performance of his or her other duties under this […]
§ 21-2-72. Primary and Election Records to Be Open to Public
Except when otherwise provided by law or court order, the primary and election records of each superintendent, registrar, municipal governing authority, and committee of a political party or body, including registration statements, nomination petitions, affidavits, certificates, tally papers, returns, accounts, contracts, reports, and other documents in official custody, except the contents of voting machines, shall […]
§ 21-2-73. Preservation of Primary and Election Records
All primary and election documents on file in the office of the election superintendent of each county, municipal governing authority, superintendent, registrar, committee of a political party or body, or other officer shall be preserved therein for a period of at least 24 months and then the same may be destroyed unless otherwise provided by […]
§ 21-2-74. Creation of Board to Assume Duties of Superintendent in Counties Without a Board of Elections and in Which Judge of Probate Court Is Candidate for Public Office
If a county does not have a board of elections and if the judge of the probate court of that county is a candidate, with opposition, for any public office in a primary or election, a board to be composed of the judge of the probate court who shall serve as chairperson, of an elector […]
§ 21-2-74.1. Acting Election Superintendents During Vacancy; Filling Vacancies; Compensation
If a county does not have a board of elections and: There is a vacancy in the office of judge of the probate court that has not been filled pursuant to Code Section 15-9-10 or 15-9-11; or The judge of the probate court is incapacitated and unable to perform the duties of the election superintendent […]
§ 21-2-75. Eligibility of Persons Holding Elective Public Office, or Office in Political Party, to Serve on County Board of Elections
No person who holds elective public office, as defined in this chapter and including every municipal office to which persons can be elected by a vote of the electors under the laws of this state, shall be eligible to serve as a member of a county board of elections during the term of such elective […]