(1) Between seventy-five and one hundred days before a regular local government election, the designated election official shall provide public notice of a call for nominations for the election. The call must state the director offices to be voted upon at the election, where a self-nomination and acceptance form or letter may be obtained, the […]
(1) The designated election official, at least twenty days before each local government election, shall give written notice of the election stating the date of the election and the location and hours during which the polls will be open; the date ballots have or may be mailed if the election is conducted by mail ballot; […]
(1) Any ballot issue notice relating to a local government ballot issue must be prepared and distributed in a manner consistent with part 9 of article 7 of this title. (2) In addition to the requirements set forth in subsection (1) of this section, a local government submitting a ballot issue concerning the creation of […]
(1) This section applies to local government elections that are conducted by polling place. (2) The governing body of each local government, or designated election official if authorized by the governing body, shall divide the local government into as many election precincts for local government elections as it deems expedient for the convenience of the […]
(1) Each polling place shall comply fully with the current “ADA standards for accessible design” set forth in 28 CFR 36 and promulgated in accordance with the federal “Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990”, as amended, 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq., and no barrier shall impede the path of electors with disabilities to the […]
(1) When it becomes impossible or inconvenient to hold an election at the place designated, the election judges, after notifying the designated election official and after having assembled at or as near as practicable to such place and before receiving any vote, may move to the nearest convenient place for holding the election and at […]
(1) In local governments that use paper ballots, the governing body shall provide in each polling place a sufficient number of voting booths. Each voting booth shall be situated so as to permit an eligible elector to prepare his or her ballot screened from observation and shall be furnished with such supplies and conveniences as […]
The voting machines or the voting booths and ballot box must be situated in the polling place in plain view of the election officials and watchers. No person other than the election officials and those admitted for the purpose of voting are permitted within the immediate voting area, which is the area within six feet […]
The cost of conducting a local government election, including the cost of printing and supplies, is to be paid by the local government for which the election is being held. Source: L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 19, § 6, effective February 18.
Any election for which a notice was mailed shall not be invalidated on the grounds that an eligible elector did not receive the ballot issue notice, mailed information, or mailed notification of the election required by law or the state constitution if the designated election official acted in good faith in making the mailing. Good […]
(1) When an election is ordered by the court for a special district, the court shall authorize the designated election official to give notice, and take such other actions, as provided in the order. (2) For an organizational election, the notice by publication must include the purposes of the election, the estimated operating and debt […]
(1) No later than sixty days before any election, the designated election official of each local government that intends to conduct an election shall certify the order of the ballot and ballot content. The order of the ballot and ballot content must include the name and office of each candidate for whom a petition or […]
The designated election official shall, on his or her own motion, correct without delay any error in publication of sample or official ballots that he or she discovers or that is brought to his or her attention and that can be corrected without interfering with the timely distribution of the ballots. Source: L. 2014: Entire […]
(1) If the only matter before the electors in a nonpartisan election is the election of persons to office and if, at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election or at any time thereafter, there are not more candidates than offices to be filled at the election, including candidates filing affidavits […]
