17-204 – Definitions.
§ 17-204. Definitions. For the purposes of this title: 1. “At-large” method of election means a method of electing members to the governing body of a political subdivision: (a) in which all of the voters of the entire political subdivision elect each of the members to the governing body; (b) in which the candidates are […]
17-206 – Prohibitions on Voter Disfranchisement.
§ 17-206. Prohibitions on voter disenfranchisement. 1. Prohibition against voter suppression. (a) No voting qualification, prerequisite to voting, law, ordinance, standard, practice, procedure, regulation, or policy shall be enacted or implemented by any board of elections or political subdivision in a manner that results in a denial or abridgement of the right of members of […]
17-208 – Assistance for Language-Minority Groups.
* § 17-208. Assistance for language-minority groups. 1. Political subdivisions required to provide language assistance. A board of elections or a political subdivision that administers elections shall provide language-related assistance in voting and elections to a language-minority group in a political subdivision if, based on data from the American community survey, or data of comparable […]
17-210 – Preclearance.
* § 17-210. Preclearance. 1. Preclearance. To ensure that the right to vote is not denied or abridged on account of race, color, or language-minority group, the enactment or implementation of a covered policy by a covered entity, as defined in subdivisions two and three of this section respectively, shall be subject to preclearance by […]
17-154 – Pernicious Political Activities.
§ 17-154. Pernicious political activities. It shall be unlawful for any person to: 1. Intimidate, threaten or coerce, or to attempt to intimidate, threaten or coerce, any other person for the purpose of interfering with the right of such other person to vote or to vote as he may choose, or for the purpose of […]
17-156 – Political Assessments.
§ 17-156. Political assessments. Any officer or employee of the state, or of a political subdivision thereof who, directly or indirectly uses his authority or official influence to compel or induce any other officer or employee of the state or a political subdivision thereof, to pay or promise to pay any political assessment shall be […]
17-160 – Procuring Fraudulent Documents in Order to Vote.
§ 17-160. Procuring fraudulent documents in order to vote. 1. Any person who knowingly and wilfully procures from any court, judge, clerk or other officer, any document with intent to enable himself or any other person to register for or vote at any election when he or such other person is not entitled to exercise […]
17-162 – Judicial Candidates Not to Contribute.
§ 17-162. Judicial candidates not to contribute. No candidate for a judicial office shall, directly or indirectly, make any contribution of money or other thing of value, nor shall any contribution be solicited of him; but a candidate for a judicial office may make such legal expenditures, other than contributions, authorized by this chapter.
17-164 – Political Contributions by Owners of Polling Places Prohibited.
§ 17-164. Political contributions by owners of polling places prohibited. A person, who being the owner of premises contracted for or used as a place of registration or as a polling place for any election or official primary, who makes offers or promises to make a political contribution to any party committee, candidate or person, […]
17-166 – Penalty.
§ 17-166. Penalty. Any person convicted of a misdemeanor under this article shall for a first offense be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any person who, having […]