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17-1-5
Section 17-1-5 Employers to allow time off for voting. Each employee in the state shall, upon
reasonable notice to his or her employer, be permitted by his or her employer to take necessary
time off from his or her employment to vote in any municipal, county, state, or federal political
party primary or election for which the employee is qualified and registered to vote on the
day on which the primary or election is held. The necessary time off shall not exceed one
hour and if the hours of work of the employee commence at least two hours after the opening
of the polls or end at least one hour prior to the closing of the polls, then the time off
for voting as provided in this section shall not be available. The employer may specify the
hours during which the employee may absent himself or herself as provided in this section.
(Act 2006-545, p. 1263, §1; §17-1-9.)...
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17-13-8
Section 17-13-8 Ballots, stationery, and supplies; pledge printed on ballot; spoiling of ballot.
Separate official ballots and other election stationery and supplies for each political party
shall be printed and furnished for use at each election district or precinct and shall be
of a different color for each of the political parties participating in such primary election.
All ballots for the same political party shall be alike, except as herein otherwise provided,
printed in plain type and upon paper so thick that the printing cannot be distinguished from
the back. Across the top of the ballot shall be printed the party's emblem, if any, and the
words, "Official Primary Election Ballot." Beneath this heading shall be printed
the year in which the election is held and the words "Democratic Party" or "Republican
Party" or other proper party designation. Each group of candidates to be voted on shall
be preceded by the designation of the office for which the candidates seek nomination,...
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17-6-5
Section 17-6-5 List of voters for each voting place. The judge of probate shall prepare a separate,
correct alphabetical list of all the names of qualified electors or voters for each voting
place from the state voter registration list, pursuant to Sections 17-4-1 and 17-4-2, for
all elections hereafter held in this state, whether primary, general, or special, or federal,
state, district, or county, and, except for municipal elections, shall certify separately
for each voting place, to the election officials appointed for holding the election, which
election official shall be an elector qualified to vote only in the box at the place for which
he or she is chosen to serve, a list containing only the names of the voters or qualified
electors entitled to vote at the voting place. Nothing in this section shall prevent a series
of lists of names of voters or electors of other voting places from being certified by the
judge of probate on the same general list for information. A vote cast at...
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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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17-1-2
Section 17-1-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this title, the following terms shall have
the definitions ascribed to them: (1) APPOINTING BOARD. In all elections the appointing board
consists of the judge of probate, circuit clerk, and sheriff of the county. (2) BALLOT. The
term includes paper ballots and electronic ballots. (3) BALLOT CONFIGURATION. The particular
combination and arrangement of offices, candidates, and questions for a precinct or subdivision
thereof. (4) BEAT. Has the same meaning as precinct. (5) BOX. The voting place in a precinct
or subdivision of a precinct for voting purposes. (6) CANVASSING BOARD. In all elections except
primary elections, the canvassing board consists of the judge of probate, circuit clerk, and
sheriff of the county. In primary elections, the county executive committee of the party is
the canvassing board for the primary of the party. (7) CENSUS BUREAU. The Bureau of the Census
of the United States Department of Commerce, or any successor...
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17-6-28
Section 17-6-28 Requirements for write-in votes. (a) Write-in votes shall be permitted only
in non-municipal general elections and shall be counted as provided in this section based
on one of the following: (1) Upon a determination that the number of write-in votes for a
specific office is greater than or equal to the difference in votes between the two candidates
receiving the greatest number of votes for the specific office. (2) Upon a written request
satisfying the requirements in subsection (i). (b) The ballot for a non-municipal general
election must be constructed so that the voter can mark a write-in vote for each office in
the same manner that votes are registered for regular candidates. In order to cast a valid
write-in vote, the voter must (1) write the name on the ballot and (2) register the vote by
a mark in the space designated for that office. A write-in vote that is not registered as
provided above shall not be considered a valid write-in vote and shall not be included...
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17-6-6
Section 17-6-6 Adjustment of precinct configuration, boundaries, etc. (a) The county governing
body shall have sole authority to change the configuration, boundaries, or designation of
an election precinct. Any change so determined shall be adopted by resolution of the county
governing body. (b) A county governing body shall only change a precinct by dividing the precinct
into two or more precincts except when in order to make it more convenient for voters to vote,
or to facilitate the administration of the election process, or to accomplish reapportionment,
it becomes necessary to consolidate all or part of a precinct with adjacent precincts, a part
or parts may be consolidated. (c) Except as may be provided further by local election laws
or by the electronic vote counting statutes, whenever at any general or primary election it
is anticipated over 2,400 votes will be cast on an electronic voting machine , the county
governing body shall adjust the boundary lines of the election...
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17-8-9
Section 17-8-9 Instruction of election officials. (a) Not less than five days before an election
or primary election, the authority charged with holding the same shall cause to be held a
school of instruction for those who will actually conduct the election or primary election
at the polling places. The judge of probate shall notify such election officials of the time
and place of the holding of such school of instruction, and shall also publish notice at least
48 hours before the same is to be held. (b) No election official shall serve in any election
in which an electronic voting machine is used, unless he or she shall have received such instruction
within 60 days prior to the election and is fully qualified to perform the duties in connection
with the electronic voting machine, and has received a certificate from the authorized instructor
to that effect; provided, that this shall not prevent the appointment of an uninstructed person
as an election official to fill a vacancy among...
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11-3A-5
Section 11-3A-5 Referendum election to approve application of powers. The powers authorized
under this chapter shall be effective in a county only after an affirmative vote of a majority
of the qualified electors of the county residing in the unincorporated areas of the county
and voting in a referendum election held on the question of whether the powers authorized
under this chapter shall be effective in the county. Except as provided in subsection (h)
of Section 11-3A-2, the election shall be called upon resolution adopted by affirmative vote
of the majority of the members of the county commission. The referendum election shall be
conducted in accordance with the election laws of the state and may be held only in conjunction
with a primary, general, or special election held for another purpose in the county. In no
case may any election authorized by this chapter be held more often than once every 48 months.
(Act 2005-200, p. 399, §5.)...
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11-42-101
Section 11-42-101 Mode of consolidation - When municipalities to form new corporate organization.
If municipalities desiring to consolidate wish to form a new and distinct corporate organization
to be operated under the name of either one of such municipalities or a different name, the
several councils, upon the filing with the mayor or chief executive officer or chief executive
authority of each of such municipalities of a petition signed by not less than one fourth
of the number of the qualified electors residing in each of such municipalities setting forth
that they desire the consolidation of such municipalities, shall each pass an ordinance expressing
the purpose thenceforth to operate as one municipal corporation under the name therein mentioned
and call an election to be held simultaneously in the several municipalities on a day designated
by said ordinances, not less than 30 days after the passage thereof. Such election shall be
conducted in the same manner as general municipal...
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