Section 9-13-27.4 – Recount on ballot question–Recount board.
9-13-27.4. Recount on ballot question–Recount board. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, recounts of municipal ballot questions shall be conducted if, within five days after completion of the official canvass of a municipal ballot question election at which a question is approved or disapproved by a margin not exceeding two percent of the total votes […]
Section 9-13-28 – Notice to persons elected–Time allowed for qualification.
9-13-28. Notice to persons elected–Time allowed for qualification. The finance officer, within two days after the result of the election is declared, shall notify each person elected to office of the person’s election. If a person does not qualify by filing an oath or affirmation of office in the usual form provided by law within […]
Section 9-13-29 – Municipal officers subject to recall.
9-13-29. Municipal officers subject to recall. In any municipality, with or without a city manager, the mayor, any commissioner, any alderman, or any member of the board of trustees may be removed from office at any time by the voters qualified to vote for a successor as provided in §§9-13-30 to 9-13-32, inclusive. Source: SL […]
Section 9-13-30 – Petition for recall–Number of signatures–Grounds–Time limits–Challenge to petition.
9-13-30. Petition for recall–Number of signatures–Grounds–Time limits–Challenge to petition. A petition signed by fifteen percent of the registered voters of the municipality, based upon the total number of registered voters at the last preceding general election, demanding the election of a successor to the mayor, commissioner, alderman, or trustee sought to be removed shall be […]
Section 9-13-31 – Special or annual election–Notice.
9-13-31. Special or annual election–Notice. The governing body shall, within ten days of presentation, order and fix a date for holding a special election, to be on a Tuesday not less than thirty nor more than fifty days from the date of the order of the governing body. If a petition is filed after December […]
Section 9-13-32 – Recall election–Incumbent–Other candidates–Runoff.
9-13-32. Recall election–Incumbent–Other candidates–Runoff. Any mayor, commissioner, alderman, or trustee sought to be removed may be a candidate to succeed himself or herself and, unless the incumbent requests otherwise in writing, the auditor shall place the incumbent’s name on the official ballot without nomination. The auditor shall also place on the official ballot the name […]
Section 9-13-24 – Return and canvass of votes.
9-13-24. Return and canvass of votes. The election returns shall be reported as soon as possible to the finance officer, and within seven days of the election, the governing body shall canvass the election returns, declare the result, and enter the result on its journal. Source: SL 1890, ch 37, art XIV, §5; RPolC 1903, […]
Section 9-13-25 – Election result–Highest vote total–Runoff by ordinance.
9-13-25. Election result–Highest vote total–Runoff by ordinance. In any municipality, the person having the highest number of votes for any office shall be declared elected. However, the governing board of any municipality may, on or before the first of October in the year preceding, approve an ordinance requiring a runoff election to be conducted pursuant […]
Section 9-13-14 – Special elections governed by general provisions–Questions to be stated in notice.
9-13-14. Special elections governed by general provisions–Questions to be stated in notice. Every special election authorized by law, except as provided in §§6-8B-4 and 9-13-14.2, shall be held upon the same notice, at the same polling places, be conducted, returned, and canvassed, and the result declared as provided herein for the annual municipal election. The […]
Section 9-13-14.1 – Filling of vacancy on municipal governing body–Appointment or special election.
9-13-14.1. Filling of vacancy on municipal governing body–Appointment or special election. If a vacancy exists on a municipal governing body, the remaining members shall appoint a replacement to serve until the next annual municipal election, or the vacancy may be filled by special election for the remainder of the unexpired term as provided in §9-13-14.2. […]