22-6-101. Certification of candidates nominated; printing of names. Not less than sixty (60) days before each general election the secretary of state shall transmit to each county clerk under party headings a certified list of the name and address of each person nominated by primary election as indicated by the state canvass, the name of […]
22-6-102. County clerk to print ballots; exception. (a) The county clerk shall print official ballots for his county, for all primary, general and special elections. (b) All other ballots shall be provided by the official responsible for conducting the election.
22-6-103. Official ballots. (a) The official ballot shall contain the name of every candidate and every ballot proposition lawfully entitled to appear on the ballot. Only official ballots shall be cast at any election. (b) The official absentee ballot shall be in the form prescribed by law for the official ballot.
22-6-104. Sample ballots; printing, distribution, posting. The officer providing the official ballot shall also print sample ballots which shall be identical to the official ballot except that it shall contain the words “SAMPLE” in large clear letters and may be printed on paper of a different color than the official ballot. The officer shall distribute […]
22-6-105. Sample ballots; publication. The officer providing the official ballots shall publish sample ballots at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the district in which each primary and general election is held within two (2) weeks prior to the election. This notice shall also state that the names of candidates will be […]
22-6-106. Replacement of lost ballots. Official ballots not delivered to a polling place or lost, stolen or destroyed shall be replaced immediately by the official providing the ballot. Judges of election receiving replacement ballots shall sign a receipt therefor in which they shall state under oath, before each other, that the original ballots were not […]
22-6-107. Time for possession of ballots and labels. (a) Official ballots for primary and general elections shall be in the county clerk’s possession forty-five (45) days before the election. If a clerk is unable to obtain ballots on time, the secretary of state shall provide by rule and regulation for the clerk to obtain and […]
22-6-108. Errors or omissions; posting. (a) The official responsible for preparing the ballot shall correct errors or omissions as soon as possible. (b) The official shall post a copy of each ballot in his office not later than the day when the official must have the ballot in his possession.
22-6-109. Elector’s petition alleging error or omission. (a) Not later than three (3) days after the ballot is posted an elector may file a notarized affidavit with the county clerk alleging that an error or omission exists in any official ballot to be voted within the county. The county clerk shall, if the affidavit has […]
22-6-110. Ballot propositions. A ballot proposition shall be printed as nearly as possible in the manner and form prescribed by law for a constitutional amendment.
22-6-111. Only name of candidate on ballot; exception. A candidate may use the name on the ballot by which he is generally known. Professional titles and degrees shall not appear on the ballot. If in the opinion of the officer with whom the application for nomination or election is filed the names of two (2) […]
22-6-112. Name to appear only once; exception. (a) No candidate’s name shall appear on the partisan ballot more than once, except that of a candidate for the office of precinct committeeman or committeewoman, who may also seek the office of president or vice president of the United States or another office on the same partisan […]
22-6-113. More than 1 ballot on machine. More than one (1) ballot may appear on a voting machine but if several ballots are placed on a machine they shall be clearly separated to prevent confusion.
22-6-115. Specifications for paper ballots; arrangements on voting machines. Official paper ballots shall be uniform in size, printed in black ink on good quality paper through which printing cannot be read. Ballots shall be white except as otherwise provided. On a voting machine each column or row containing the titles of offices and candidates for […]
22-6-116. Printing type size of party and candidate names. On official ballots the political party name or title shall be printed in capital letters not less than one-eighth (1/8) inch nor more than one-fourth (1/4) of an inch in height. The names of all candidates shall be printed in the same size letters not less […]
22-6-117. Order of listing offices in partisan elections. (a) The major party primary and general partisan election ballots shall contain the offices to be voted on in the following order: (i) President and vice-president of the United States, or electors therefor, or as otherwise required by an act of congress; (ii) United States senator; (iii) […]
22-6-118. Primary ballot colors. (a) The primary ballot of political parties shall be printed on the following colored paper or on paper with the following color demarcation as provided by rule and regulation of the secretary of state: (i) Republican party-White; (ii) Democratic party-Blue; (iii) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 243, § 5. (iv) Additional […]
22-6-119. Format of primary ballot. (a) The primary ballot of each major political party shall be printed in substantial compliance with this format: (i) Across the top shall be printed “Official Primary Election Ballot” followed by the name of the major political party; (ii) On the first line shall be printed the county in which […]
22-6-120. Format of general election ballot. (a) The general election ballot shall be printed in substantial compliance with this format: (i) Across the top shall be printed “Official General Election Ballot”; (ii) On the first line shall be printed the name of the county in which the ballot is used, the date of the election, […]
22-6-121. Political party ballot position on general election ballot; order of candidates’ names. (a) Political party position shall be determined on the general election ballot according to the number of votes received by each party within the county for the office of representative in congress at the last preceding general election. The party receiving the […]
