11-81-86
Section 11-81-86 Board of canvassers. The clerk of the circuit court, the probate judge and
the sheriff of the county in which an election is being held under this article shall constitute
a board to canvass the returns and declare the results of such election, and they shall meet
at the courthouse of the county in which the election is to be held on the Saturday following
the holding of said election and canvass the returns and declare the result of said election,
and in case either of the three should be absent, the two present shall act. (Acts 1927, No.
478, p. 534; Code 1940, T. 12, §98.)...
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11-81-57
Section 11-81-57 Board of canvassers. The governing body of such municipality in which an election
has been held under this article shall constitute a board to canvass the returns and declare
the result of such election, and such governing body shall meet at the usual place of meeting
on the day after the date of the holding of such election and, at that time or at a subsequent
meeting to which such meeting may be adjourned, shall canvass the returns and declare the
result of said election. (Acts 1927, No. 478, p. 534; Code 1940, T. 37, §281.)...
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17-13-18
Section 17-13-18 Candidate with majority of votes declared nominee of party; second primary
election; certification of results. (a) At the respective meetings of the respective executive
committees, the county executive committee, as to candidates in the primary election for office,
except candidates for county office, shall publicly ascertain, determine, and declare whether
any candidate for office in the primary election has received a majority of the votes cast
for the office, and, if so, declare the candidate the nominee of the party for the office
for which he or she was a candidate and for which he or she received a majority of the votes
cast for that office in the primary election. (b) If no candidate receives a majority of all
of the votes cast in such primary election for any one office or offices for the nomination
to which there were more than two candidates, then there shall be held a second primary election
on the fourth Tuesday following the primary election, and the...
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11-46-55
Section 11-46-55 Canvassing of returns and certificate of election; determination of majority;
runoff elections. (a) Commencing at 12:00 noon on the first Tuesday next after the election,
the municipal governing body shall proceed to open the envelopes addressed to the governing
body which have been delivered by the several returning officers to the municipal clerk, canvass
the returns, and ascertain and determine the number of votes received by each candidate and
for and against each proposition submitted at the election. If it appears that any candidate
or any proposition in the election has received a majority of the votes cast for that office
or on that question, the municipal governing body shall declare the candidate elected to the
office or the question carried, and a certificate of election shall be given to the persons
by the municipal governing body or a majority of them, which shall entitle the persons so
certified to the possession of their respective offices immediately...
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45-4-111
Section 45-4-111 Electronic voting system authorized; requirements for use. (a) As used in
this section: (1) "Automatic tabulating equipment" shall mean apparatus which automatically
examines and counts votes recorded on paper ballots or ballot cards and tabulates the results.
(2) "Paper ballot" shall mean a printed paper ballot which conforms in layout and
format to the electronic voting system in use. (3) "Ballot card" shall mean a tabulating
card on which votes may be recorded. (4) "Ballot label" shall mean the cards, papers,
booklet, pages, or other material which contain the names of offices and candidates and statements
of measures to be voted on and which are used in conjunction with ballot cards. (5) "Ballot"
shall mean ballot cards or paper ballots. (6) "Counting center" shall mean one or
more locations selected and designated by the county commission or the municipal governing
body, as the case may be, for the automatic counting of ballots in the election. (7) "Electronic...

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17-13-17
Section 17-13-17 Canvass, tabulation, and declaration of results. The county executive committee
of the party or parties participating in the primary election shall meet at the courthouse
of its county, not later than noon on Tuesday next following the primary election, and receive
the returns, canvass and tabulate the same, by precincts, and publicly declare the results
thereof. The chair of each county executive committee shall forthwith and no later than the
close of business on the seventh day following the primary election certify and return to
the chair of the state executive committee a statement and tabulation, by precincts, of the
result of the primary election and of the number of votes received by each candidate therein
for office, except candidates for county office. Not later than noon on the Wednesday eight
days following such primary election, the state executive committee, or such subcommittee
thereof as may have been appointed by the chair thereof for such purpose,...
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11-16-23
Section 11-16-23 Receipt of returns, counting of votes, and declaration of election result.
The board of commissioners shall meet at the courthouse of the county on the next day after
the day on which such election is held and there remain and receive the returns from the several
returning officers, and on the second day after the day on which such election is held, the
commissioners shall meet at the courthouse at 12:00 noon, and, in the presence of such persons
as may choose to attend, the said board shall make a correct statement from the returns of
the several precincts and wards of the county of the whole number of votes cast "For
removal to _____" and the whole number of votes cast "Against removal" and
shall then and there make in writing a public declaration of the result of said election.
(Code 1907, §195; Code 1923, §287; Code 1940, T. 12, §250.)...
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17-16-21
Section 17-16-21 Recount procedures. (a) Any person with standing to contest the election under
Sections 17-16-40 and 17-16-47 may petition the canvassing authority for a recount of any
or all precinct returns. The time period for requesting a recount begins with the production
of the certificate of result and ends 48 hours after the official canvass of county returns.
The canvassing authority is the canvassing board in general elections and the county executive
committee in a party primary. The petitioner must be prepared to pay the cost of the recount
and shall give security to cover these costs. The canvassing authority shall set the amount
of the security based upon an estimate of actual costs. The costs shall be kept to a minimum
by using county personnel or volunteer workers whenever possible. However, the recount must
be conducted under the supervision of a trained and certified precinct election official.
Representatives of opposing interests shall be given at least 24 hours'...
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11-65-4
Section 11-65-4 Elections required to approve incorporation of commission and conduct of racing
and pari-mutuel wagering thereon. (a) No commission shall be incorporated for a Class 1 municipality
and no horse racing or greyhound racing or pari-mutuel wagering thereon shall be permitted
in such municipality pursuant to this chapter unless the incorporation of such commission,
together with the conduct of horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon or greyhound racing
and pari-mutuel wagering thereon or both such activities, shall have been authorized by an
election held in the host county in which such incorporation and such racing and wagering
activities shall have been approved by both (i) a majority of the votes cast in such election
by voters who reside in the host county (including those voters who reside in the sponsoring
municipality) and (ii) a majority of the votes cast in such election by voters who reside
in the commission municipal jurisdiction. In order to authorize the...
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17-16-20
Section 17-16-20 Recounts generally. (a) When, in a general election, the election returns
for any public office, including a judicial office, reflect that a candidate is defeated or
any ballot statewide measure is defeated by not more than one half of one percent of the votes
cast for the office, or the ballot measure, as certified by the appropriate election officer,
a recount shall be held unless the defeated candidate submits a written waiver for the recount
as provided herein: (1) In the case of an election for any federal, state, circuit, or district
office, or the state Senate, state House of Representatives, or any other office that is not
a county office, a written waiver for a recount may be submitted to the Secretary of State
within 24 hours after the certification of the results of the election. Upon receipt of the
waiver, the Secretary of State shall immediately order the recount to be cancelled. (2) In
the case of an election for any county office, a written waiver for a...
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