11-16-36
Section 11-16-36 Preparation, form, and marking of ballots. The ballot used at such election
must be prepared by the probate judge and shall contain the words "For erection of courthouse
on site _____" and "Against erection of courthouse on site _____" (the description
of the site to be shown in the blank space), and the voter shall indicate his choice by placing
a cross mark before or after the one or the other. (Acts 1927, No. 399, p. 467; Code 1940,
T. 12, §265.)...
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11-43C-3
Section 11-43C-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 ______, be adopted for the City of ___ ? Yes ___; or No ___. 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 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §3.)...
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17-17-55
Section 17-17-55 Unauthorized marking of ballot, electioneering, or divulging how elector voted.
Any person at a primary election who shall mark the ballot of a voter contrary to the voter's
direction or request, or who shall electioneer or attempt to electioneer with a voter or attempt
to influence his or her vote by suggestion or otherwise, or who shall afterwards divulge how
such elector voted in any race on the ballot, shall be guilty, upon conviction, of a Class
A misdemeanor. (Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §88.)...
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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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11-44E-2
Section 11-44E-2 Authority to adopt mayor/commission/city manager form of government; ordinance
for election of commissioners. At any time upon passage of this chapter and said chapter becoming
law, any Class 5 municipality may adopt the mayor/commission/city manager form of government
by adopting an ordinance by a majority vote of the members of that governing body adopting
the mayor/commission/city manager form of government. Within 30 days of the adoption of the
ordinance adopting the mayor/commission/city manager form of government, members of that governing
body shall adopt a second ordinance for the election of commissioners from six single-member
districts with the district boundaries established therein. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660,
§1.02; Acts 1990, No. 90-287, p. 379, §1.)...
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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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11-46-64
Section 11-46-64 Deception of disabled voters by marker, etc. Any marker or helper or assistant
authorized to aid a disabled voter at a municipal election who willfully deceives any elector
in preparing his ballot must, on conviction, be imprisoned in the penitentiary for not less
than one nor more than five years. (Acts 1961, No. 663, p. 827, §44.)...
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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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17-17-27
Section 17-17-27 Failure to count legal vote. Except as to provisional absentee ballots that
have not been verified by seven days after the election, any election official who fails to
count a legal vote cast by absentee ballot shall be guilty, upon conviction, of a Class C
felony. (Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §88.)...
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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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