13-15-101. Votes to be publicly counted — return forms. (1) Any official vote count must be open to public observation. (2) Immediately after all the ballots are counted by precinct, the election judges shall copy the total votes cast for each candidate and for and against each proposition on the return forms furnished by the election administrator. […]
13-15-102. Defect in form of returns to be disregarded. No declaration of an election result, commission, or certificate shall be withheld because of a defect or informality in the returns of any election if it can be determined with reasonable certainty the office intended and the person elected. History: En. Sec. 189, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. […]
13-15-103. Renumbered 13-15-207. Code Commissioner, 2003.
13-15-104. Absentee ballot counting board. (1) The election administrator shall: (a) give special instructions to any absentee ballot counting board appointed under 13-15-112 on the proper procedures for counting the absentee ballots; and (b) provide the forms and supplies necessary for the board to perform its duties. (2) The absentee ballot counting board shall: (a) be in a room separate […]
13-15-105. Notices relating to absentee ballot counting board. (1) Not more than 10 days or less than 2 days before an election, the election administrator shall broadcast on radio or television, as provided in 2-3-105 through 2-3-107, or publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the county a notice indicating the method that will be […]
13-15-106. Counting of absentee ballot for deceased candidate. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) or (3), an absentee ballot voted for a candidate who dies after printing of the ballot but before the election must be counted for the deceased candidate. (2) A vote for a deceased candidate for governor must be counted as a vote […]
13-15-107. Handling and counting provisional and challenged ballots. (1) To verify eligibility to vote, a provisionally registered individual who casts a provisional ballot has until 5 p.m. on the day after the election to provide valid identification or eligibility information either in person, by facsimile, by electronic means, or by mail postmarked no later than the […]
13-15-108. Rejected ballots — handling provided by rule. (1) All rejected absentee ballots, the absentee ballot applications, and all absentee ballot signature envelopes must be handled and marked as provided under rules adopted by the secretary of state. (2) After being handled and marked as provided in this section, all rejected ballots must be placed in a […]
13-15-109 and 13-15-110 reserved.
13-15-111. Write-in elections — general election. (1) An individual elected by having the individual’s name written in at the general election and receiving the largest number of votes counted as provided in 13-15-206(5) shall: (a) file with the secretary of state or election administrator, not later than 10 days after the official canvass, a written declaration indicating […]
13-15-112. Appointment of counting boards. To count votes in any election under this title, when election judges are appointed under 13-4-101, each county’s governing body shall designate one or more groups of three of the election judges to act as counting boards. The governing body may also designate one or more groups of three of the […]
