§3-9-4. Commissioner's Failure to Procure or Return Supplies; Penalties
Any commissioner of election designated to call for and deliver election supplies as provided in article one of this chapter who shall wilfully or negligently fail to appear at the offices of the clerks of the circuit and county courts of his county and procure and deliver such supplies, or who shall wilfully or negligently […]
§3-9-5. Destruction or Removal of Election Supplies and Equipment; Attempts; Penalties
If any person shall, during the election, remove or destroy any of the supplies or other conveniences placed in the booths or compartments as aforesaid, or delivered to the voter for the purpose of enabling the voter to prepare his ballot or shall, during an election, remove, tear down or deface, the cards printed for […]
§3-9-6. Unauthorized Presence in Election Room; 100-Foot Limit; Penalties
If any person, not herein authorized so to do, enters or attempts to enter the election room, except upon a lawful errand and for a proper purpose, or remains within 100 feet of the outside entrance to the building housing the polling place, contrary to the provisions of this chapter, he shall be guilty of […]
§3-8-9b. Coordinated Expenditures by Political Party Committees and Political Party Caucuses in Connection With Certain Statewide Candidates
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of 3-8-9a of this code, the state committee of a political party and caucus campaign committee may make coordinated expenditures in any amount with the general election campaign of the candidate for each of the following offices: Governor, Attorney General, Auditor, Commissioner of Agriculture, Secretary of State, Treasurer, State Senate, and […]
§3-8-9c. Joint Fundraising
(a) Political committees may engage in joint fund-raising efforts with other political committees or with committees registered with the Federal Election Commission pursuant to a written joint fund-raising agreement. (b) A written joint fund-raising agreement must be filed with the Secretary of State and must provide terms for the allocation of fund-raising proceeds between or […]
§3-8-10. Use of Certain Contributions
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, amounts received by a candidate as contributions that are in excess of any amount necessary to defray his or her expenditures may be: (1) Used by the candidate to defray any usual and customary expenses incurred in connection with his or her duties as a […]
§3-8-11. Specific Acts Forbidden; Penalties
(a) Any person who shall, directly or indirectly, by himself, or by any other person on his behalf, make use of, or threaten to make use of, any force, violence or restraint, or inflict, or threaten to inflict, any damage, harm or loss, upon or against any person, or by any other means attempt to […]
§3-8-12. Additional Acts Forbidden; Circulation of Written Matter; Newspaper Advertising; Solicitation of Contributions; Intimidation and Coercion of Employees; Promise of Employment or Other Benefits; Limitations on Contributions; Public Contractors; Penalty
(a) A person may not publish, issue, or circulate, or cause to be published, issued, or circulated, any anonymous letter, circular, placard, radio or television advertisement, or other publication supporting or aiding the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate. (b) An owner, publisher, editor, or employee of a newspaper or other periodical may […]
§3-8-13. Parties Liable and Subject to Penalties
In all cases of violation of the provisions of this article by any partnership, committee, association, corporation, or other organization or group of persons, the officers, directors, or managing or controlling heads thereof, who knowingly and willingly participate in such violation, shall be subject to the penalties and punishments provided herein.
§3-8-14. Effective Date of Certain Criminal Offenses
The criminal offenses created in sections two, seven and twelve of this article by the provisions of Enrolled Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 402 during the fourth extraordinary session, two thousand five, shall be effective ninety days from passage.