§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 […]
§3-5-10. 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.
§3-5-13a. Order of Offices and Candidates on the Ballot; Uniform Drawing Date
(a) The order of offices for state and county elections on all ballots within the state shall be as prescribed herein. When the office does not appear on the ballot in an election, then it shall be omitted from the sequence. When an unexpired term for an office appears on the ballot along with a […]
§3-5-14. General Provisions Applicable to Primary Elections
Provisions of article one of this chapter relating to ballot commissioners, election commissioners and clerks, procedures for obtaining election supplies and conducting elections, loss and replacement of election supplies, challenge of voters, leaves of absence for voting, election expenses and recount procedures shall control and govern primary elections wherever applicable. In all other particulars, when […]
§3-5-15. Ascertaining and Certifying Primary Election Results
When the polls are closed in an election precinct where only a single election board has served, the receiving board shall perform all of the duties prescribed in this section. When the polls are closed in an election precinct where two election boards have served, both the receiving and counting boards shall together conclude the […]