§3-5-22. Other Party and Group Nominations; Procedure
Any political party which polled less than ten percent of the total vote cast only for Governor at the general election immediately preceding may nominate candidates and select committees by party conventions, provided such nominations are made and the certificates thereof filed within the time and in the manner provided in section twenty-four of this […]
§3-5-23. Certificate Nominations; Requirements and Control; Penalties
(a) Groups of citizens having no party organization may nominate candidates who are not already candidates in the primary election for public office otherwise than by conventions or primary elections. In that case, the candidate or candidates, jointly or severally, shall file a nomination certificate in accordance with the provisions of this section and the […]
§3-5-24. Filing of Nomination Certificates; Time; Location; Fees; Effect of Failure to Timely File or Pay Fee
(a) All certificates nominating candidates for office under section twenty-three of this article shall be filed not later than August 1 preceding the November general election: Provided, That for municipal or other elections not held in conjunction with regular state and county general elections, certificates shall be filed not later than ninety days before the […]
§3-5-19. Vacancies in Nominations; How Filled; Fees
(a) If any vacancy occurs in the party nomination of candidates for office nominated at the primary election or by appointment under the provisions of section eleven of this article, the vacancies may be filled, subject to the following requirements and limitations: (1) Each appointment made under this section shall be made by the executive […]
§3-5-20. Election Contests and Court Review
Any candidate for nomination for or election to an office to be filled by the voters of the state or any political subdivision thereof or any candidate for membership on any political party executive committee, may contest the primary election before the county court of the county in which any primary election procedures, practices or […]
§3-5-21. Party Conventions to Nominate Presidential Electors; Candidates; Organization; Duties
Candidates for presidential electors shall be nominated by the delegated representatives of the political party assembled in a state convention to be held during the months of June, July or August next preceding any general election at which presidential electors are to be elected. The state executive committee of the political party, by resolution, shall […]
§3-5-10. Publication of Sample Ballots and Lists of Candidates
(a) The ballot commissioners of each county shall prepare a sample official primary ballot for each party and, as the case may be, for the nonpartisan candidates to be voted for at the primary election, according to the provisions of this article and 3-4A-1 et seq. of this code, as appropriate to the voting system. […]
§3-5-11. Withdrawals; Filling Vacancies in Candidacy; Publication
(a) A candidate who has filed a certificate of announcement and wishes to withdraw and decline to stand as a candidate for the office shall file a signed and notarized statement of withdrawal on a form provided by the Secretary of State with the same officer with whom the certificate of announcement was filed. If […]
§3-5-12. Official and Sample Ballots; Color
There shall be a separate ballot printed on different colored paper for each political party participating in the primary election and the ballot of no two parties may be of the same color or tint. The Secretary of State shall select and determine the color of the paper of the ballot of each of the […]
§3-5-13. Form and Contents of Ballots
The following provisions apply to the form and contents of election ballots: (1) The face of every primary election ballot shall conform as nearly as practicable to that used at the general election.