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Section
7-13-10
Time of general elections for federal, state, and county officers; conduct of general and special elections.
Section
7-13-15
Primaries to be conducted by State Election Commission and county boards of voter registration and elections on second Tuesday in June; filing fees.
Section
7-13-20
Time of general election for certain county officers.
Section
7-13-30
Time of election of probate judges.
Section
7-13-35
Notice of general, municipal, special, and primary elections.
Section
7-13-35
Notice of general, municipal, special, and primary elections.
Section
7-13-40
Time of party primary; certification of names; verification of candidates' qualifications; filing fee.
Section
7-13-45
Acceptance of filings.
Section
7-13-50
Second and other primaries.
Section
7-13-60
Hours polls open.
Section
7-13-72
Managers of election.
Section
7-13-75
Members of local boards of voter registration and elections; political activity prohibited.
Section
7-13-80
Organization of voter registration and elections; managers and clerks; oaths.
Section
7-13-100
Managers shall take oath before opening polls.
Section
7-13-110
Residency requirements of chairmen, clerks, and managers of elections.
Section
7-13-120
Candidates and their relatives may not be managers or clerks.
Section
7-13-130
Managers' table; guard rail; general arrangement; preservation of right to vote and secrecy of ballot.
Section
7-13-140
Maintenance of order; police powers of managers.
Section
7-13-150
Penalty for failure to assist in maintaining order.
Section
7-13-160
Peace officers shall enter polling place only on request or to vote.
Section
7-13-170
Procedure when managers fail to attend, take charge of, or conduct election.
Section
7-13-180
Posting proposed constitutional amendments at polling place.
Section
7-13-190
Special elections to fill vacancies in office.
Section
7-13-310
Kinds of general election ballots; different colored paper to be used.
Section
7-13-315
Joint election of Governor and Lieutenant Governor; single vote.
Section
7-13-320
Ballot standards and specifications.
Section
7-13-325
Use of candidate's given name, derivative of, or nickname on ballot.
Section
7-13-330
Form of ballot; instructions.
Section
7-13-335
Arrangement of names on certain ballots.
Section
7-13-340
Printing and distribution of ballots.
Section
7-13-350
Certification of candidates; verification of qualifications.
Section
7-13-351
Nominees by petition.
Section
7-13-352
Date by which statement of candidacy must be filed; verification of candidates' qualifications.
Section
7-13-355
Time for submitting question to election commission for submission as referendum to electors.
Section
7-13-360
Place on ballot for write-in names.
Section
7-13-370
Death, withdrawal, or disqualification of candidate after name printed on ballot.
Section
7-13-380
Reprinting ballots to delete name of deceased or withdrawn candidate is optional.
Section
7-13-390
Limitations on withdrawal of candidacy.
Section
7-13-400
Form of ballot when questions are submitted.
Section
7-13-410
Ballots where both statewide and local constitutional amendments are submitted.
Section
7-13-420
Oath of printer of ballots and assistants.
Section
7-13-430
Ballots provided where voting machines not used; substitute ballots; penalties for failure to provide; failsafe ballots.
Section
7-13-440
Voting machine ballots; arrangement of nominations.
Section
7-13-450
Use of voting machines does not prohibit use of separate ballots on certain questions.
Section
7-13-460
Use of paper ballots.
Section
7-13-610
Ballot specifications; separate ballots for each party.
Section
7-13-611
Arrangement of official county and state primary ballots.
Section
7-13-710
Proof of right to vote; signing poll list; comparison of signatures; provisional ballot; purpose of requirement.
Section
7-13-720
Oath of voter.
Section
7-13-730
Delivery and marking of ballot; deposit into ballot box.
Section
7-13-740
Number and construction of booths; only one voter in booth at a time; speaking to voter prohibited.
Section
7-13-760
Time when voter must leave booth and voting place; voter must be alone in booth and must not talk while voting.
Section
7-13-770
Unauthorized persons within guard rails; voters requiring assistance; minor children of qualified elector accompanying parent into booth.
Section
7-13-771
Voting by handicapped and elderly electors who cannot enter the polling place or cannot stand in line to vote.
Section
7-13-780
Designation of voters who may receive assistance.
Section
7-13-790
Substitute for marred or defaced ballot.
Section
7-13-800
Write-ins to be in handwriting of voter or authorized manager.
Section
7-13-810
Prevention of illegal voting or taking too much time; challenging voters.
Section
7-13-820
Voting by person whose name is not on registration book.
Section
7-13-825
Location of requirements to challenge a ballot.
Section
7-13-830
Procedure when voter challenged.
Section
7-13-840
Ballot boxes; number, location, construction, color, labeling.
Section
7-13-850
Closing polls; voters waiting may vote.
Section
7-13-860
Watchers; appointment, qualifications, identification, and conduct.
Section
7-13-1010
Additional oath of voters.
Section
7-13-1020
Absentee voting not permitted in primaries; exceptions.
Section
7-13-1030
Voting by National Guard when on duty.
Section
7-13-1040
No person may vote in more than one primary on same day.
Section
7-13-1110
Counting ballots and declaration of result; volunteer personnel may assist.
Section
7-13-1120
Disposition of improperly marked ballots.
Section
7-13-1130
Disposition of ballots found in wrong box and ballots folded together.
Section
7-13-1140
Procedure when too many ballots found in box or too many votes tabulated.
Section
7-13-1150
Accounting for ballots after election; returns; delivery of poll lists and other matters; unused ballots.
Section
7-13-1160
Reporting of election results to State Election Commission.
Section
7-13-1170
Ordering of new election by Governor.
Section
7-13-1320
Use of vote recorders in certain precincts; use of vote recorders of different kinds; number and capacity of vote records.
Section
7-13-1330
Vote recorders and optical scan voting systems; approval process; duration and changes.
Section
7-13-1340
Requirements for vote recorders or optical scan voting devices.
Section
7-13-1350
Payment for vote recorders.
Section
7-13-1360
Form and contents of ballot labels; primary elections.
Section
7-13-1370
Ballot cards.
Section
7-13-1371
Ballot cards used in conjunction with optical scanning device; instructions.
Section
7-13-1380
Write-in votes.
Section
7-13-1390
Labeling, preparation, and testing of vote recorders; custodians and deputies; examination by interested persons.
Section
7-13-1400
Delivery of vote recorders; duties of officials at polling places.
Section
7-13-1410
Duties of officials after closing of polls; review of ballots; duplicate ballots.
Section
7-13-1420
Observation by poll watchers after polls close.
Section
7-13-1430
Counting stations; processing and counting of ballots and preparation of summary sheets.
Section
7-13-1440
Witnesses are to observe at counting station.
Section
7-13-1450
Public display of vote recorders preceding election.
Section
7-13-1460
Use of paper ballots where use of vote recorders is not possible or practicable.
Section
7-13-1470
Procedure when vote recorder becomes out of order.
Section
7-13-1480
Custody, storage, and care of vote recorders.
Section
7-13-1490
Regulations, instructions, and forms.
Section
7-13-1500
Oath of person preparing or operating tabulating devices.
Section
7-13-1610
State Board of Voting Machine Commissioners.
Section
7-13-1620
Voting system approval process.
Section
7-13-1640
Voting machine requirements.
Section
7-13-1650
Experimental use of voting machines.
Section
7-13-1655
"Voting system" defined; State Election Commission duties.
Section
7-13-1670
Demonstrations with machines for instruction of voters.
Section
7-13-1680
Number of voting machines; type and use; repair; custody.
Section
7-13-1690
Employment and qualifications of custodians of voting machines.
Section
7-13-1700
Instruction of managers and clerks in use of machines; appointment of manager or clerk in emergency.
Section
7-13-1710
Voting machine ballots; arrangement of nominations.
Section
7-13-1720
Unopposed candidates in primaries.
Section
7-13-1730
Use of separate ballots on constitutional amendments and other public measures.
Section
7-13-1740
Sample or instruction ballots.
Section
7-13-1750
Preparation of machines for elections; party representatives may examine machines.
Section
7-13-1760
The boards of voter registration and elections shall see that machines and other equipment are in place and good order.
Section
7-13-1770
Duties of managers prior to opening polls; when machines may not be used for voting purposes.
Section
7-13-1780
Placement of voting machines in polling places.
Section
7-13-1790
Lights and screens.
Section
7-13-1800
Inspection of machines; covering of counter compartment kept locked; attendance at voting places.
Section
7-13-1810
Instructions of voters by model machine at polling place.
Section
7-13-1820
Persons within guard rail; time permitted voters to vote.
Section
7-13-1830
Instruction after voter has entered machine.
Section
7-13-1840
Assistance may be given to voters.
Section
7-13-1850
Write-in ballots.
Section
7-13-1860
Duty to protect machines against injury.
Section
7-13-1870
Procedure when voting machine becomes inoperative.
Section
7-13-1880
Canvass and return of vote; return of provisional and failsafe ballots.
Section
7-13-1890
Machines shall remain locked after election; certification of managers or election; verification of results of election.
Section
7-13-1900
Use of voting machines for primary elections.
Section
7-13-1910
Possession of voting machine key by unauthorized person.
Section
7-13-1920
Tampering with voting machine.
Section
7-13-1930
Other provisions of this Title applicable to use of voting machines.
Section
7-13-2110
Authorization of simplified or more detailed explanation of proposed constitutional amendments.
Section
7-13-2120
Constitutional Ballot Commission.
Section
7-13-2130
Jurisdiction of proceedings challenging explanations.
Section
7-13-2210
General or special election.
Section
7-13-2220
Primary election.