19-4 Penalties; disqualification for, removal from office; reports of convictions to chief election officer.
§19-4 Penalties; disqualification for, removal from office; reports of convictions to chief election officer. Every person found guilty of an election fraud shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. Besides the punishment, the person shall be disqualified from voting and from being […]
19-5 REPEALED.
§19-5 REPEALED. L 1975, c 146, §2(a).
19-6 Misdemeanors.
§19-6 Misdemeanors. The following persons shall be guilty of a misdemeanor: (1) Any person who offers any bribe or makes any promise of gain, or with knowledge of the same, permits any person to offer any bribe or make any promise of gain for the person’s benefit to any voter to induce the voter to […]
19-7 to 9 REPEALED.
§ §19-7 to 9 REPEALED. L 1998, c 236, § §2 to 4.
19-3.5 Voter fraud.
§19-3.5 Voter fraud. The following persons shall be guilty of a class C felony: (1) Any person who knowingly registers another person to vote when that person is not entitled to register to vote; (2) Any person who knowingly votes when the person is not entitled to vote; (3) Any person who knowingly takes an […]
16-43 Ballot handling.
§16-43 Ballot handling. In every case where the ballots are handled by election officials or election employees for disposition upon completion of the tabulation, they shall be handled in the presence of not less than two officials assigned in accordance with section 16-45. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1975, c 36, […]
16-44 Counting center employees.
§16-44 Counting center employees. (a) The chief election officer or clerk in county elections shall designate counting center employees who will be responsible for the tabulation of the ballots. (b) Counting center employees shall follow the procedures established by the chief election officer for the tabulation of the ballots. [L 1970, c 26, pt of […]
16-45 Official observers.
§16-45 Official observers. Official observers shall be designated by the chief election officer or the clerk in county elections to be present at the counting centers and selected in the following manner: (1) No less than one official observer designated by each political party; (2) No less than one official observer from the news media; […]
16-46 Counting defective ballots.
§16-46 Counting defective ballots. Counting center employees shall prepare a new ballot to replace each defective ballot; provided that the replacement ballot may not be counted until reviewed by at least two official observers. The defective ballots shall be segregated and the replacement ballots counted pursuant to rules adopted by the chief election officer. [L […]
16-47 Preparation of absentee ballots.
§16-47 Preparation of absentee ballots. Counting center employees in the presence of at least two official observers shall prepare absentee ballots for counting by automatic tabulating equipment in a manner that shall accurately reflect the votes cast by the absentee voters. [L 1980, c 264, §5(b)]