Section 17-19-46. – False instructions as to marking a computer ballot and the operation of optical scan precinct count units.
§ 17-19-46. False instructions as to marking a computer ballot and the operation of optical scan precinct count units. Whoever, with intent to defraud a voter of his or her vote, or to cause a voter to lose his or her vote, gives in any way, or prints, writes, circulates, or causes to be written, […]
Section 17-19-36. – Tabulation of town returns — Certificate of election.
§ 17-19-36. Tabulation of town returns — Certificate of election. The local board shall meet on the day following the election and shall tabulate the town or city election returns, as the case may be, and announce the results, but shall issue no certificates of election until the time for petitions filed under this section […]
Section 17-19-37. – Tabulation of state returns — Certificate of election.
§ 17-19-37. Tabulation of state returns — Certificate of election. The state board shall proceed to tabulate the state election returns and declare the results as provided in chapter 22 of this title, and any candidate at the election challenging the result as applied to him or her may petition the board within seven (7) […]
Section 17-19-37.1. – Recount eligibility — Candidates for public office.
§ 17-19-37.1. Recount eligibility — Candidates for public office. A candidate for election or nomination for election to public office shall be eligible to request a recount of the votes cast in his or her race pursuant to the following: (1) In those races in which a single candidate is elected a candidate who trails […]
Section 17-19-37.2. – Recount eligibility — Write-in candidates for public office.
§ 17-19-37.2. Recount eligibility — Write-in candidates for public office. (1) A write-in candidate for election to public office shall be eligible to request a recount of the votes cast in a race: (a) If, following the initial manual count of all irregular ballots, the write-in candidate shall have received a minimum of ten (10) […]
Section 17-19-37.3. – Recount eligibility — Ballot questions and other offices.
§ 17-19-37.3. Recount eligibility — Ballot questions and other offices. (1) A person, group or organization of “recognized standing” regarding a ballot question, as determined by the board of elections, may request a recount of the votes cast on the ballot question pursuant to the following: (a) The person, group or organization may request a […]
Section 17-19-37.4. – Post-election audits.
§ 17-19-37.4. Post-election audits. (a) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that auditing of election results is necessary to ensure effective election administration and public confidence in the election results. Further, risk-limiting audits provide a more effective manner of conducting audits than traditional audit methods in that risk-limiting audit methods typically require only […]
Section 17-19-38. – Custody of optical scan precinct count units pending return to storage.
§ 17-19-38. Custody of optical scan precinct count units pending return to storage. After the close of the polls, the local board shall resume custody of the voting equipment until the voting equipment is removed by the state board or its designee. The local board shall take all necessary measures to prevent the voting equipment […]
Section 17-19-39. – Power to open voting equipment.
§ 17-19-39. Power to open voting equipment. The state board of elections shall have the right to open any and all voting equipment either before, during or after an election in the presence of the proper election officials of the city or town in which the election is held for the purpose of examining the […]
Section 17-19-39.1. – Voted ballot storage and security.
§ 17-19-39.1. Voted ballot storage and security. (a) Voted computer ballots that were counted at the state board shall be stored in containers by the state board until the expiration of twenty-two (22) months from the date of election and voted computer ballots that were voted and packaged at a local precinct or counted at […]