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Section
12-21-1
Purpose of chapter--Liberal construction.
Section
12-21-2
Composition and appointment of county recount board--Oath to act in good faith and with impartiality.
Section
12-21-3
Notice of appointment and time and place of recount--Notice to candidates.
Section
12-21-4
Compensation of recount referee and appointive members of board.
Section
12-21-4.1
Mileage allowance for recount board members.
Section
12-21-5
Repealed.
Section
12-21-6
Application of chapter.
Section
12-21-6.1
Code of regulations to govern recounts.
Section
12-21-7
Conditions under which recount made.
Section
12-21-8
Precinct recount on petition by voters of precinct.
Section
12-21-9
Extended time for filing additional precinct recount petitions.
Section
12-21-10
Complete recount on candidate's petition in close local election.
Section
12-21-11
Complete recount on candidate's petition in close election in joint legislative district.
Section
12-21-11.1
Notice to secretary of state of petition filed with county auditor.
Section
12-21-12
Candidate's petition for recount in close state or district election--Notice to county auditors.
Section
12-21-13
Computation of total vote where two or more candidates elected to same office.
Section
12-21-14
Voters' petition for recount on question submitted to entire state--Form of petition--Notice to county auditors.
Section
12-21-15
Petition for recount in close presidential election--Time of filing--Notice to county auditors.
Section
12-21-16
Tie vote certified by canvassing board--Automatic recount.
Section
12-21-17
Repealed.
Section
12-21-18
Chapter not applicable where runoff election required.
Section
12-21-19
Joint petition by defeated candidates.
Section
12-21-20
Notice to circuit judge of recount petition--Appointment and convening of recount board.
Section
12-21-20.1
Appointment of additional recount board.
Section
12-21-21
Adjournment by board to another place.
Section
12-21-22
Adjournment to permit combining separate recounts of same ballots.
Section
12-21-23
Majority vote of county recount board--Quorum.
Section
12-21-24
Materials to be provided to recount board--Determination as to whether ballot countable.
Section
12-21-25
Recount to proceed expeditiously.
Section
12-21-26
Candidates' right to witness recount--Witnesses to recount on submitted question.
Section
12-21-27
Segregation and identification of disputed ballots.
Section
12-21-28
Identification of ballots disputed in two or more recounts--Substitution of memorandum describing ballot.
Section
12-21-29
Opening of segregated ballot for purpose of different recount--Identification and substitution of memorandum if disputed--Resealing.
Section
12-21-30
Opening of segregated ballots involved in previous judicial proceedings--Court order to preserve rights.
Section
12-21-31
Return and resealing of undisputed ballots--Certification of disputed ballots.
Section
12-21-32
Certification of recount result--Contents and execution--Transmittal to secretary of state.
Section
12-21-33
Sealing and certification of disputed ballots.
Section
12-21-34
Filing and preservation of certificates.
Section
12-21-35
Certification of recount result to canvassing board--Recount result in lieu of official returns.
Section
12-21-36
Recanvass and corrected abstract of votes in local election.
Section
12-21-37
New certificate of election or nomination to local office when result changed by recount.
Section
12-21-38
Repealed.
Section
12-21-39
Reconvening of state canvassers after recount--Recanvass and corrected abstract.
Section
12-21-40
New certificate of election or nomination on change of result by corrected abstract of state returns.
Section
12-21-41
Original certificate of nomination or election superseded by certificate issued after recount--Rights of holder.
Section
12-21-42
Original determination on submitted question superseded by determination after recount.
Section
12-21-43
Tie vote after recount determined by lot--Issuance of certificate.
Section
12-21-44
Second recount prohibited--Exception.
Section
12-21-45
Court order for second recount--Grounds--Time of filing petition.
Section
12-21-46
Court removal and replacement of recount board member not acting in good faith.
Section
12-21-47
Persons entitled to certiorari for review of recount--Time of filing of petition.
Section
12-21-48
Original jurisdiction of certiorari proceedings.
Section
12-21-49
Form and contents of petition for certiorari.
Section
12-21-50
Issuance of writ of certiorari--Officials to whom addressed--Contents.
Section
12-21-51
Service of writ of certiorari--Persons on whom served.
Section
12-21-52
Intervention in certiorari involving submitted question.
Section
12-21-53
Answer to petition for certiorari--Joint or several answer.
Section
12-21-54
Defenses set forth in answer to certiorari--New allegations--Petition for additional writ.
Section
12-21-55
Insufficient certification--Further certification required.
Section
12-21-56
Hearing on certiorari--Conference to narrow issues.
Section
12-21-57
Scope of review on certiorari--Correction of errors.
Section
12-21-58
Procedure as in other cases of certiorari.
Section
12-21-59
Judgment on certiorari.
Section
12-21-60
Right of appeal to Supreme Court from judgment on certiorari.
Section
12-21-61
Procedure on appeal to Supreme Court--Provisions to secure speedy determination.