11-44C-3
Section 11-44C-3 Form of ballot; marking of ballot; use of voting machines. At such election
the proposition to be submitted shall be printed in plain prominent type on ballots separate
and distinct from ballots used for any other office or question and shall read as follows:
Check one of the following: (1) Shall the mayor-council form of government, as provided by
Act 85-229, be adopted for the city of _____? Yes _____; or (2) Shall the district commission
form of government be adopted for the city of _____? Yes _____. The voter shall mark his ballot
with a cross mark (X) after the proposition which expresses his choice. If voting machines
are used at any voting place in such election, the above proposition may, at the discretion
of the election commission or other body or official having charge of the conduct of municipal
elections in such city, be submitted as a separate proposition on voting machines so used.
(Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §3.)...
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11-46-30
Section 11-46-30 Schools for instruction of election officials in use of voting machines; qualifications
and certification of election officials. (a) When voting machines are to be used in any municipal
election, the municipal governing body shall provide for holding a school or schools of instruction
for those who will actually conduct the election. The municipal clerk shall notify those persons
who have been appointed election officials of the time and place of the holding of such school
of instruction and shall also publish notice thereof at least 48 hours before the same is
to be held. (b) No election official shall serve in any election district in which a voting
machine is used, unless he has received such instruction, is fully qualified to perform the
duties in connection with the machine and has received a certificate to that effect from the
authorized instructor; provided, that this requirement shall not prevent the appointment of
an uninstructed person as an election official...
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45-37A-52.04
Section 45-37A-52.04 Proposition submitted; form of ballot. At such election the proposition
to be submitted shall be printed in plain prominent type on ballots separate and distinct
from ballots used for any other office or question, and shall read as follows: "Shall
the mayor-council form of government, as provided by the Mayor-Council Act of 1955, be adopted
for the City of ___? "Yes ___. "No ___." The voter shall mark his or her ballot
with a cross mark before or after the word which expresses his or her choice. No other proposition
shall be submitted to the voters of such city upon this ballot. If voting machines are used
at any voting place in such election, the above proposition may at the discretion of the election
commission or other body or official having charge of the conduct of municipal elections in
such city, be submitted as a separate proposition on voting machines so used. (Acts 1955,
No. 452, p. 1004, §1.05.)...
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45-8A-23.004
Section 45-8A-23.004 Question submitted; form of ballot. At such election the question to be
submitted shall be printed in plain prominent type on separate ballots and shall read as follows:
"Shall the council-manager form of government, as provided by the City Manager Act of
1953, be adopted for the City of ... ? "Yes ... . "No ..." The voter shall
mark his or her ballot with a cross mark before or after the word which expresses his or her
choice. No other question shall be submitted to the voters of such city upon this ballot.
If voting machines are used at any voting place in such election, the above question may at
the discretion of the election commission of the city or other body having charge of the conduct
of municipal elections in such city, be submitted as a separate question on voting machines
so used. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §1.05.)...
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11-43A-114
Section 11-43A-114 Referendum ballots. At such referendum, the proposition to be submitted
shall be printed in plain prominent type on ballots separate and distinct from ballots used
for any other office or question and shall read as follows: "Check one of the following:
(1) The City of ___ shall adopt and operate under the council-manager form of government pursuant
to the 'Council-Manager Act of 1991.' Yes ( ). or (2) The City of ___ shall adopt and operate
under the mayor-council form of government pursuant to Section 11-43-1 et seq. Yes ( )."
The voter shall mark his ballot with a cross mark (X) after the proposition which expresses
his choice. If voting machines are used at any voting place in such election, the above propositions
may, at the discretion of the election commission or other body or official having charge
of the conduct of municipal elections, be submitted as separate propositions on voting machines
so used. (Acts 1991, No. 91-545, p. 973, §45.)...
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17-16-46
Section 17-16-46 Procedure for examination of ballots, voting machines, etc.; bond. In all
election contests involving elections other than party primaries or runoffs: (1) The examining
person or candidate seeking to examine the ballots, electronic voting machines, or electronic
voting machine computations or printouts must move, within 10 days of the filing of the contest,
the court before whom the election contest is pending for an examination. The court shall
set a hearing on the motion for examination which must take place within 10 days after service
of the motion on the parties and candidates involved in the election contest. The hearing
shall be held to determine the procedures to be used for the examination and the court shall,
within five days after the hearing, set forth the procedures for the examination. Absent a
subsequent court order extending the time for reasonable cause shown, the examination must
be finished within 15 days of the court order which sets forth the...
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16-13-184
Section 16-13-184 Election officers; conduct of election. (a) The inspectors and officers of
the special county election shall be appointed and said election shall be held and the results
of such election shall be declared in the same manner and by the same officers as the results
of the regular election for county officers, under the general election laws of the state;
provided, that the election may be held at the time for holding any regular election in the
county; and, if held at such time, the inspectors and officers of the general election shall
conduct at the same time the election herein provided for and for such services they shall
receive no compensation other than that allowed them for the holding of the general election.
If the election is held at some other time than that of holding the regular election in the
county, then the election officers shall receive the same pay as that for holding the general
election. (b) The managers and returning officers, provided for above,...
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11-44F-21
Section 11-44F-21 Procedures for referendum. At the referendum, the proposition to be submitted
shall be printed in plain prominent type on ballots separate and distinct from ballots used
for any other office or question and shall read substantially as follows: Check one of the
following: Do you favor the Office of Mayor of the City (Town) of ___ being a full-time position
with the City (Town) of ___ for the person elected at the 1996 municipal election and thereafter?
Yes ___ No ___. The voter shall mark the ballot with a cross mark (x) after the proposition
which expresses his or her choice. If voting machines are used at any voting place in the
referendum, the proposition may, at the discretion of the election commission or other body
or official having charge of the conduct of municipal elections, be submitted as separate
propositions on the voting machines. (Acts 1995, No. 95-367, p. 739, §2.)...
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17-12-1
Section 17-12-1 Conclusion of voting; locking of equipment; certificates of result. When the
time arrives for closing the polls, all qualified voters, who are then waiting within the
voting room to vote, shall be permitted by the election officers to do so. After closing the
polls and sealing the required records, the precinct election officials shall follow the manufacturer's
instructions to lock the equipment against further voting and to obtain a printout of the
votes on each office and question. The first printout shall be torn from the equipment so
that all printing during the day, from the initial test before the polls opened through the
first printout of results, shall be on one continuous sheet or roll of paper. Then, four other
printouts of the results shall be produced and torn out. To each certificate shall be added,
if it is not automatically printed, the following information: (1) The name of the voting
place. (2) The date. (3) The identifying number (serial number) of the...
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17-12-12
Section 17-12-12 Returns of election - Sealing, delivery, and disposition of records. After
completing and signing the certificate of result, the election officials shall seal the ballots,
certificates, and other records as follows: (1) Where precinct ballot counters are used: a.
The list of registered voters shall be delivered to the judge of probate for transmittal to
the board of registrars for use by the board of registrars in updating their records. b. The
ballot accounting certificate and the first copy of the certificates of result shall be placed
in an envelope addressed to the judge of probate who shall keep them for public inspection
or election contest, or both. c. All voted ballots shall be placed in a voted ballot box and
sealed. All spoiled ballots, unused ballots, and ballot stubs, one copy of the certificate
of results, and the clerk's poll list (already sealed in a separate envelope) shall be placed
in the records of election container which shall be sealed and signed...
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