17-11-3.1
Section 17-11-3.1 Qualified voter with permanent disability preventing attendance at polls.
(a) Notwithstanding Sections 17-11-3, 17-11-4, and 17-11-5, a qualified voter who has a permanent
disability preventing his or her attendance at the polls may vote by absentee ballot in accordance
with this section. (b) The Secretary of State shall adopt rules that provide a process for
a voter who has a permanent disability to be placed on an absentee voter list and have a ballot
automatically mailed to him or her before each election. The rules shall include, but not
be limited to, all of the following: (1) An application procedure for permanently disabled
voters to vote by absentee ballot on an on-going basis. The procedure shall require that the
application form be signed and notarized by the disabled voter's primary physician. (2) A
procedure for verifying the identity of a voter and determining that the voter has a permanent
disability preventing his or her attendance at the polls. (3) A...
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17-10-3
Section 17-10-3 Voting in precinct, etc., where elector's name does not appear on official
list. It shall be unlawful for any elector to cast his or her ballot during any general election,
primary election, municipal election or special election in any precinct, any district, any
ward, or any other subdivision where his or her name does not duly appear upon the official
list of the precinct, district, ward, or subdivision. All ballots cast in any election contrary
to this section are hereby declared illegal and, upon a contest duly instituted, the ballots
shall be excluded in determining the final result of any election; provided, that nothing
in this section shall prevent any qualified elector residing in the precinct, ward, or voting
district from voting after presenting a proper certificate from the board of registrars, or
from voting a provisional ballot or a provisional ballot in municipal elections when his or
her name does not duly appear upon the official list of the precinct,...
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11-43A-2
Section 11-43A-2 Petition to probate judge for election as to adoption of council-manager form
of government; examination of petition and certification to mayor. The filing of a petition
signed by 10 percent or more of the number of qualified voters who voted in the last general
municipal election held in such municipality, asking that the question of the adoption of
the council-manager form of government for such municipality be submitted to the qualified
voters thereof, with the judge of probate of the county in which such municipality is located,
shall mandatorily require an election to be held as herein provided. Whenever such a petition
purporting to be signed by at least 10 percent of the number of qualified voters who voted
in the last general municipal election held in such municipality shall be presented to such
judge of probate, he shall examine such petition and determine whether or not the same is
signed by at least 10 percent of the number of qualified voters who voted in...
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45-41-141.15
Section 45-41-141.15 Election supplies. When any special election is to be held in any district
under this part, the commission shall provide the necessary number of ballots, poll lists,
tally sheets, ballot boxes, booths, instructions for holding such special election, and all
other necessary and proper stationery for holding such special election; and the sheriff shall
see that the same are delivered to the appropriate election officers before the day of such
special election. (Act 89-390, p. 747, §16.)...
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11-46-55.1
Section 11-46-55.1 Recount procedures. (a) Any person with standing to contest a municipal
election may petition the canvassing authority for a recount of any or all precinct returns.
The time period for requesting a recount ends 48 hours after the official canvass of returns
by the municipal governing body. The petitioner must be prepared to pay the cost of the recount
and must be required to give security to cover these costs in an amount as determined by the
municipal governing body based upon an estimate of actual costs. The recount must be conducted
under the supervision of a trained and certified poll official. Representatives of opposing
interests shall be given at least 24 hours' notice and shall be invited to participate in
the recount. (b) The recount shall be conducted as simply as the type of equipment and local
conditions permit provided that the following minimum safeguards shall be observed: (1) The
box or envelope holding the ballots shall be delivered unopened to the...
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16-13-186
Section 16-13-186 Election supplies. When any election is to be held in any county or in any
rural or city school tax district, under the provisions of this article, the county commission
shall provide the necessary number of ballots, poll lists, tally sheets, ballot boxes, booths,
instructions for holding the election and all other necessary and proper stationery for holding
said election; and the sheriff shall see that the same are delivered to the managers before
the day of the election. (School Code 1927, §278; Code 1940, T. 52, §267.)...
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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-3.3
Section 11-43A-3.3 Election in Class 7 municipality - Adoption of council-manager form of government.
(a)(1) In addition to any mayor-council form of government authorized in this chapter, the
governing body of a Class 7 municipality may elect by resolution to adopt a council-manager
form of government comprised of a mayor and four council members elected at-large. No petition
of qualified electors is required to initiate such an election by the governing body pursuant
to this section. If the governing body elects to adopt a council-manager form of government
pursuant to this section, an election on the question shall be submitted to the qualified
electors of the municipality. The governing body shall hold the election before January 1,
2011. The question submitted at the election shall be: "Shall the municipality of ______
adopt a council-manager form of government consisting of a mayor and four council members
elected in an at-large election to become operative on the first Monday in...
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11-46-45
Section 11-46-45 Preparation of statements of vote; certification, sealing, and delivery of
statements and poll lists; packaging of ballots; sealing and delivery of ballot boxes. (a)
At elections where paper ballots are used, as soon as the ballots are all counted, the inspectors
must ascertain the number of votes received for each person and for what office and must make
a statement of same in writing. Each of the inspectors must sign this statement and must also
certify in writing on the sealed envelope containing the poll list signed by the electors
that such poll list is the poll list of the election in the ward or voting place at which
they were inspectors, the day and year on which such election was held and for what offices.
The statement of the vote and the poll list thus certified, together with a list of the registered
electors qualified to vote at such voting place at such election on such day, must be sealed
up in an envelope furnished along with the other election supplies...
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17-8-7
Section 17-8-7 Poll watchers. (a) Except in the case of municipal elections, each political
party or organization having candidates nominated, by a writing submitted to the inspector
by the chair of the county executive committee or nominees for office or beat committeeman,
may appoint a watcher for each voting place. In the event of an election in which there are
no candidates, each political party, through a writing submitted to the inspector by the chair
of the county executive committee, may appoint a watcher for each voting place. (b) Watchers
shall have the right to: (1) Observe the conduct of the election. (2) Monitor the preliminaries
of opening the polls. (3) Remain at the polling place throughout the election until the results
of the election have been posted and the voting machines sealed, as provided by law. (4) Observe
the ballots as they are counted. (5) Observe absentee ballots and affidavits when they are
called during the count. (6) See all oaths administered and...
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