Party affiliation of election judges in partisan elections - definition.

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(1) For partisan elections in voter service and polling centers that have an even number of election judges, each major political party is entitled to one-half of the number of election judges.

  1. For partisan elections in voter service and polling centers that have an odd number ofelection judges, one major political party is entitled to the extra election judge in one-half of the voter service and polling centers, as determined by the county clerk and recorder, and the other major political party is entitled to the extra election judge in the other one-half of the voter service and polling centers, as determined by the county clerk and recorder.

  2. If an odd number of voter service and polling centers exist, the county clerk andrecorder shall determine which major political party is entitled to any extra election judge. The county clerk and recorder shall make this determination either by mutual agreement of both of the major political parties or, if the two major political parties cannot agree, by lot.

  3. and (5) Repealed.

Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 726, § 8, effective January 1, 1993. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 578, § 8, effective April 30. L. 2002: (4) repealed, p. 1642, § 39, effective June 7. L. 2012: (5) added, (HB 12-1292), ch. 181, p. 684, § 24, effective May 17. L. 2018: (1), (2), and (3) amended, (SB 18-233), ch. 262, p. 1610, § 18, effective May 29.

Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former § 1-5-102 as it existed prior to 1992.

(2) Subsection (5)(b) provided for the repeal of subsection (5), effective January 1, 2015. (See L. 2012, p. 684.)


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