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Section 17-12-1 – Conclusion of Voting; Locking of Equipment; Certificates of Result.

Section 17-12-1 Conclusion of voting; locking of equipment; certificates of result. When the time arrives for closing the polls, all qualified voters, who are then waiting within the voting room to vote, shall be permitted by the election officers to do so. After closing the polls and sealing the required records, the precinct election officials […]

Section 17-12-10 – Posting of Certificate of Result.

Section 17-12-10 Posting of certificate of result. Immediately after the election the inspectors shall post in front of the polling place a copy of their certificate of the result of the election. (Code 1907, §355; Code 1923, §445; Code 1940, T. 17, §128; §17-13-8; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §56.)

Section 17-12-12 – Returns of Election – Sealing, Delivery, and Disposition of Records.

Section 17-12-12 Returns of election – Sealing, delivery, and disposition of records. After completing and signing the certificate of result, the election officials shall seal the ballots, certificates, and other records as follows: (1) Where precinct ballot counters are used: a. The list of registered voters shall be delivered to the judge of probate for […]

Section 17-12-13 – Procedure; Improperly Marked Ballots.

Section 17-12-13 Procedure; improperly marked ballots. Except where precinct ballot counters are used in counting the ballots, the inspector must take the ballots, one by one, from the box in which they have been deposited, at the same time reading aloud the names of the persons voted for and the office for which such persons […]

Section 17-12-15 – Time and Manner of Canvassing.

Section 17-12-15 Time and manner of canvassing. On the second Friday next after the election, at the hour of 12:00 noon, the sheriff, in person or by deputy, and the judge of probate and the clerk of the circuit court shall assemble at the courthouse; and if there is no such judge or clerk, or […]

Section 17-12-16 – Certification of Results.

Section 17-12-16 Certification of results. Immediately after ascertaining the results of an election for county officers, including members of the House of Representatives of the Legislature, the canvassing board must make in writing a public certification of the result, stating the name of each officer elected and the office to which elected. The certification must […]

Section 17-12-17 – Canvass of Election Returns by State Officials.

Section 17-12-17 Canvass of election returns by state officials. All returns of elections required by law to be sent to the Secretary of State must, within 22 days after an election, be opened, counted, and certified in the presence of the Governor, Secretary of State, and Attorney General, or two of them. (Code 1886, §390; […]

Section 17-12-18 – Governor Proclaims Result of Certain Elections.

Section 17-12-18 Governor proclaims result of certain elections. Except as to officers provided for in Sections 17-12-16 and 17-12-19, the Governor must immediately declare the results of the election as ascertained in Section 17-12-17 by publishing them in some newspaper at the seat of government. (Code 1886, §390; Code 1896, §1647; Code 1907, §423; Code […]

Section 17-12-19 – Returns of Election of State Officers.

Section 17-12-19 Returns of election of state officers. The certificates of the canvassing board forwarded to the Secretary of State as to the election of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Auditor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, and Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries must be by the judge of probate forwarded to the Governor for the Speaker […]

Section 17-12-2 – Statements of Results.

Section 17-12-2 Statements of results. The authority charged with the holding of an election or primary election shall cause to be prepared a statement of results on a form to be designated by the Secretary of State. The statement of results shall conform with the type of electronic voting machine to be used, and the […]

Section 17-12-20 – List of Registered Voters Open to Inspection.

Section 17-12-20 List of registered voters open to inspection. After having ascertained the result of an election, made declarations thereof, and made the certificates provided for in Sections 17-12-9 and 17-12-16, the board of registrars must file the lists of the registered voters in the office of the judge of probate, which shall be open […]

Section 17-12-22 – Results of Election of State Officers; Resolution of Tie Votes.

Section 17-12-22 Results of election of state officers; resolution of tie votes. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall, within the first five days of the session of the Legislature, in the presence of a majority of the members of the Legislature, open the returns furnished under Section 17-12-19, ascertain and proclaim the result […]

Section 17-12-23 – How Tie Vote Decided.

Section 17-12-23 How tie vote decided. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-337 IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE APRIL 13, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. In all elections where there is a tie between the two highest candidates for the same office, for all county or precinct offices, it shall […]

Section 17-12-24 – Penalty for Failure to Make Returns.

Section 17-12-24 Penalty for failure to make returns. If any officer required to make returns of any election to the Secretary of State or to the Speaker of the House of Representatives fails to make such returns within the time prescribed, he or she forfeits to the state five hundred dollars ($500), recoverable by motion […]

Section 17-12-25 – Notice of Failure to Make Return.

Section 17-12-25 Notice of failure to make return. Whenever the return of any officer, required to be made to the Secretary of State or to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, is not received within the time prescribed, the Secretary of State or Speaker of the House of Representatives must give notice thereof to […]

Section 17-12-4 – Procedures Upon Malfunction of Equipment.

Section 17-12-4 Procedures upon malfunction of equipment. If a precinct ballot counter malfunctions, the polls shall remain open and voters shall deposit their ballots in a ballot box or other suitable container. The inspector shall notify the custodian, who shall maintain a public list of all voting places in which equipment failure has occurred. After […]

Section 17-12-5 – Retest of Equipment.

Section 17-12-5 Retest of equipment. The judge of probate may order a post-election retest of any precinct ballot counter or memory pack tabulator using the same procedures prescribed for the pre-election test. If the retest shows a malfunction or error in the equipment or its program, the judge of probate shall order a recount at […]