Section 17-20-33. – Disqualification of ballot by board of elections.
§ 17-20-33. Disqualification of ballot by board of elections. The board of elections shall, on its own motion, disqualify any mail ballot which it determines, based upon a preponderance of the evidence, was not voted by the elector who purportedly cast it, or was voted by an elector who was not eligible to vote by […]
Section 17-20-34. – Liberal construction.
§ 17-20-34. Liberal construction. This chapter shall be construed liberally to effect the purposes of maintaining the integrity and the secrecy of the mail ballot by assuring that only electors eligible to vote by mail ballot are allowed to utilize that method of voting, by assuring that the procedures set forth in this chapter controlling […]
Section 17-20-35. – Severability.
§ 17-20-35. Severability. If any provision of this chapter, or the application of the provision to any persons or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of the chapter and the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by the invalidity. History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 172, § 19.
Section 17-20-15. – Repealed.
§ 17-20-15. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 253, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 258, § 2; P.L. 1980, ch. 407, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2001, ch. 56, § 3; P.L. 2001, ch. 121, § 3, effective January 1, 2002.
Section 17-20-29. – Mail applicant not permitted to vote at polls.
§ 17-20-29. Mail applicant not permitted to vote at polls. (a) No person, or one claiming to be that person, whose name has been marked upon any voting list, provided for official use at any election, with the mark as provided by § 17-20-10, shall be permitted to vote in person at the election; provided, […]
Section 17-20-16. – Time of casting vote.
§ 17-20-16. Time of casting vote. Mail ballots may be cast in the manner provided by law on or before election day; provided, that no mail ballot shall be counted unless it is received by the state board not later than the time prescribed by § 17-18-11 for the closing of polling places on election […]
Section 17-20-30. – Penalty for violations.
§ 17-20-30. Penalty for violations. (a) Any person who knowingly makes or causes to be made any material false statement in connection with his or her application to vote as a mail voter, or who votes or attempts to vote under the provisions of this chapter, by fraudulently signing the name of another upon any […]
Section 17-20-17. – Omission of presidential electors.
§ 17-20-17. Omission of presidential electors. Every mail ballot previously required by the provisions of law to contain the names of electors for president and vice-president of the United States shall contain the names of all candidates for president and vice-president of the United States preceded by the words “Electors for” in lieu of names […]
Section 17-20-31. – Investigation of complaints.
§ 17-20-31. Investigation of complaints. The board of elections shall consider all complaints that it receives alleging criminal violations of this chapter and shall refer those complaints which it receives which it deems to be more than frivolous to the state police for investigation. History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 172, § 19.
Section 17-20-18. – Instructions on ballot.
§ 17-20-18. Instructions on ballot. The secretary of state may, if the secretary deems necessary, cause to be printed at the head of the ballot brief instructions for voting and the use of the ballot. The mail ballots shall, in addition to the official endorsement provided by law, bear the words: “Mail voters”. History of […]