§26-7-129.1. Ballots mutilated by electronic counting equipment to be counted.
In the event ballots are counted electronically by a voting device, writing or other marks on the ballot shall not invalidate a ballot or any portion of the ballot, provided the ballot is properly marked otherwise so that it may be counted by the voting device according to law. Added by Laws 1984, c. 38, […]
§26-7-129.2. Substitute ballots.
A. In the event an absentee ballot is mutilated, defaced or damaged in a manner that it cannot be read by the voting device and thus not counted during the counting process, then two members of the county election board of different political party affiliations or two members of an absentee voting board under the […]
§26-7-130. Watchers – Commission – Duties – Violation deemed misdemeanor.
Any candidate or any recognized political party shall be entitled to have a watcher present at any place where an official count is being conducted. Such watcher must be commissioned in writing by the candidate, or by the chair of the recognized political party of the county in which the watcher is being authorized. Such […]
§26-7-132. Certificate of vote – Electronic results of election results storage medium.
After the last voter has voted, the inspector shall insert the key or other device in the voting device and obtain printouts of results from the election results storage medium. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall prescribe the number of such printouts to be obtained. The inspector, judge and clerk shall each sign […]
§26-7-115. Absentee ballot affidavit.
If a registered voter has requested an absentee ballot, he shall be required by the judge to sign an affidavit swearing or affirming that he has not cast such absentee ballot and is entitled to vote in person. Laws 1974, c. 153, § 7-115, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
§26-7-132.2. Voting devices – Removal and transfer of election results storage medium.
After the results have been printed from the election results storage medium, the voting device shall be unlocked and the seal removed from the election results storage medium compartment. The election results storage medium shall be removed and prepared for transfer to the county election board as prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election […]
§26-7-115.1. Address confirmation form – Persons required to complete.
Before being issued a ballot during in-person absentee voting or at the voter’s precinct or when applying for an absentee ballot, the following voters shall be required to complete an address confirmation form prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board: 1. An inactive voter; 2. A voter identified by the Secretary of the […]
§26-7-133. Ballot cards – Certificate of vote – Return to county election board.
After certificates of vote have been printed, the ballot box shall be unlocked and all ballot cards and a copy of the signed certificate of vote shall be placed in a transfer case. Said transfer case shall be sealed, and the inspector shall return it, along with all other election materials and a copy of […]
§26-7-116.1. Provisional ballots – Persons authorized to use – Counting – Release of information – Retention.
A. Provisional ballots shall be available for all elections conducted by the county election board. Provisional ballots shall include all offices, candidates and questions and shall be identical to the regular ballots for each precinct. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall promulgate rules and shall prescribe materials necessary for the implementation of provisional […]
§26-7-134. Retention of transfer case.
The county election board shall not disturb anything in the transfer case, and the case shall remain sealed and retained by the secretary of the county election board until opened by court order or until it is necessary to open same for use at another election, at which time the ballots shall be destroyed; provided, […]