Conduct of Election and Voting Equipment, and Supplies

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Section
17-19-1

Definitions.

Section
17-19-2

Voting equipment.

Section
17-19-2.1

New voting technology.

Section
17-19-3

Voting equipment and services - Specifications.

Section
17-19-3.1

Repealed.

Section
17-19-3.2

Polling place accessibility for voters who are disabled or elderly.

Section
17-19-3.3

Telephones at polling places.

Section
17-19-3.4

Repealed.

Section
17-19-3.5

17-19-3.15 - Repealed.

Section
17-19-4

Voting booths and optical scan precinct count units - Number to be furnished.

Section
17-19-4.1

Repealed.

Section
17-19-4.2

Moderator request - Computerized voting machines.

Section
17-19-5

Printing and furnishing of computer ballots.

Section
17-19-6

Ballot - Arrangement.

Section
17-19-6.1

Local questions on the ballot.

Section
17-19-7

Local candidates and questions - Certification - Ballots.

Section
17-19-7.1

Listing of at-large candidates.

Section
17-19-7.2

Names of candidates.

Section
17-19-8

Ballots - Form.

Section
17-19-8.1

Ballots for voters who are blind, visually impaired or disabled.

Section
17-19-8.2

State-of-the-art voting technology.

Section
17-19-9

Party emblems.

Section
17-19-9.1

Ballot arrangement - Independent candidates.

Section
17-19-10

Sample ballots - Contents - Distribution.

Section
17-19-10.1

Training and community outreach.

Section
17-19-11

Election return forms - Contents.

Section
17-19-12

Delivery of election supplies.

Section
17-19-13

Exhibition of machines for instructional purposes.

Section
17-19-14

Preparation of voting equipment for election - Testing.

Section
17-19-15

Repealed.

Section
17-19-16

State election inspectors - Appointment - Duties - Training - Compensation.

Section
17-19-17

Custody of optical scan precinct count units and voting booths - Duties of local boards - Posting of sample ballots.

Section
17-19-18

Examination of voting equipment prior to opening of polls.

Section
17-19-19

Custody of machines during voting.

Section
17-19-20

Repair or replacement of defective machines.

Section
17-19-21

Arrangement of polling places - Election officials - Police officers.

Section
17-19-21.1

Polling place bake sales.

Section
17-19-22

Party checkers, runners, and watchers.

Section
17-19-22.1

Bilingual poll workers.

Section
17-19-23

Wardens and supervisors - Powers and duties.

Section
17-19-23.1

Certification and appointment of election officials.

Section
17-19-23.2

Compensation of election officials.

Section
17-19-23.3

Repealed.

Section
17-19-24

Procedure for voting.

Section
17-19-24.1

Provisional voting under the Help America Vote Act of 2002.

Section
17-19-24.2

Voter identification.

Section
17-19-24.3

Provisional ballot procedures.

Section
17-19-25

Certified voting list - Duty of bipartisan supervisor.

Section
17-19-26

Models for instruction - Assistance to voters in marking their ballot.

Section
17-19-26.1

Voting assistance.

Section
17-19-27

Challenge of identity as to right to vote.

Section
17-19-28

Repealed.

Section
17-19-29

Repealed.

Section
17-19-30

Voters who register by making a mark rather than signature.

Section
17-19-31

Irregular ballots.

Section
17-19-32

Recording and signing of returns.

Section
17-19-33

Sealing of voting equipment - Sealing and forwarding of results, programmed memory devices and keys.

Section
17-19-34

Declaration of results and certificates of election in towns not divided into districts.

Section
17-19-35

Guarding optical scan precinct count units until resumption of custody by board.

Section
17-19-36

Tabulation of town returns - Certificate of election.

Section
17-19-37

Tabulation of state returns - Certificate of election.

Section
17-19-37.1

Recount eligibility - Candidates for public office.

Section
17-19-37.2

Recount eligibility - Write-in candidates for public office.

Section
17-19-37.3

Recount eligibility - Ballot questions and other offices.

Section
17-19-37.4

Post-election audits.

Section
17-19-38

Custody of optical scan precinct count units pending return to storage.

Section
17-19-39

Power to open voting equipment.

Section
17-19-39.1

Voted ballot storage and security.

Section
17-19-40

Repealed.

Section
17-19-41

Violations by public officers.

Section
17-19-42

Tampering with voting equipment.

Section
17-19-43

Tampering with sample ballot.

Section
17-19-44

Officer tampering with voting equipment.

Section
17-19-45

Fraudulent election returns.

Section
17-19-46

False instructions as to marking a computer ballot and the operation of optical scan precinct count units.

Section
17-19-47

Improper possession of voting equipment keys or duplicates.

Section
17-19-48

Posting of original voter registration records.

Section
17-19-49

Political literature and influence.

Section
17-19-50

Candidates listing on ballot.

Section
17-19-51

Priority for elderly voters.

Section
17-19-52

Priority for disabled voters.

Section
17-19-53

Voter accompanied by children within voting booth.

Section
17-19-54

Bilingual voting material requirements.