§ 21-2-90. Appointment of Chief Manager and Assistant Managers
All elections and primaries shall be conducted in each polling place by a board consisting of a chief manager, who shall be chairperson of such board, and two assistant managers assisted by clerks. The managers of each polling place shall be appointed by the superintendent. If the political parties involved elect to do so, they […]
§ 21-2-91. Appointment of Clerks
Prior to the opening of the polls in each precinct at each primary and election, the superintendent shall appoint a sufficient number of clerks to serve therein at such primary or election. If additional clerks are required during the day for the purpose of counting ballots, or for other purposes, the superintendent may appoint same. […]
§ 21-2-92. Qualifications of Poll Officers; Service During Municipal Election or Primary; Student Teen Election Participant (Step) Program
Poll officers appointed pursuant to Code Sections 21-2-90 and 21-2-91 shall be judicious, intelligent, and upright citizens of the United States, residents of or otherwise employed by the county in which they are appointed except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection or, in the case of municipal elections, residents of or otherwise […]
§ 21-2-16. Construction of Chapter
The provisions of this chapter, so far as they are the same as those of existing laws, are intended as a continuation of such laws and not as new enactments. Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, this chapter shall repeal any conflicting provision or provisions of any municipal act in conflict with this chapter. The […]
§ 21-2-50.2. Obligations of the State Under the Federal Help America Vote Act of 2002
The Secretary of State, as the chief election official designated under the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002, shall be responsible for coordinating the obligations of the state under the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002. As the chief election official, the Secretary of State is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to […]
§ 21-2-17. Designation of Candidate’s Chief Deputy Clerk in Elections for Clerk of State Court of Certain Counties
This Code section shall apply only to counties with a population of 425,000 or more according to the United States decennial census of 1990 or any future such census. When a candidate for election to clerk of the state court of a county is required by law at any time before election to name the […]
§ 21-2-51. Opening of Election Records to Members of Public
Except when otherwise provided by law, the primary and election records of the Secretary of State, including registration statements, nomination petitions, affidavits, certificates, tally papers, returns, accounts, contracts, reports, and other documents in his or her custody shall be open to public inspection and may be inspected and copied by any elector of the state […]
§ 21-2-30. Creation; Composition; Election of Chairperson, Terms of Service; Vacancies; Quorum; Seal and Bylaws; Meetings
There is created a state board to be known as the State Election Board, to be composed of a chairperson elected by the General Assembly, an elector to be elected by a majority vote of the Senate of the General Assembly at its regular session held in each odd-numbered year, an elector to be elected […]
§ 21-2-31. Duties
It shall be the duty of the State Election Board: To promulgate rules and regulations so as to obtain uniformity in the practices and proceedings of superintendents, registrars, deputy registrars, poll officers, and other officials, as well as the legality and purity in all primaries and elections; To formulate, adopt, and promulgate such rules and […]
§ 21-2-32. Institution of and Intervention in Court Actions; Procedure; Compensation of Presiding Judge; Granting of Relief; Notice; Appellate Review
The State Election Board shall have the right to institute or to intervene as a party in any action in any court of this state or of the United States, seeking mandamus, injunction, or other relief, to compel compliance with any election or primary law of the state or with any valid rule or regulation […]