17-12-13
Section 17-12-13 Procedure; improperly marked ballots. Except where precinct ballot counters
are used in counting the ballots, the inspector must take the ballots, one by one, from the
box in which they have been deposited, at the same time reading aloud the names of the persons
voted for and the office for which such persons are voted for; the inspector must separately
keep a calculation of the number of votes each person receives and for what office he or she
receives them; if the elector has marked more names than there are persons to be elected to
an office, or if for any reason it is impossible to determine the elector's choice for any
office to be filled, the ballot shall not be counted for such office, but this shall not vitiate
the ballot so far as properly marked, nor shall any ballot be rejected for any technical error
which does not make it impossible to determine the elector's choice, and nothing in the election
law shall be construed so as to prevent any elector from...
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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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11-46-44
Section 11-46-44 Votes not to be counted until polls closed; disposition of poll lists and
affidavits; counting of ballots. (a) No votes shall be counted until the polls are closed.
(b) Immediately after the polls are closed at elections where paper ballots are used, the
poll list signed by the voters and the poll list made by one of the clerks shall be sealed
in separate envelopes and labelled before the inspectors begin to count the votes. (c) As
soon as this is done, the ballots cast shall be counted in the following manner: The returning
officer or one of the inspectors must take the ballots one by one from the box in which they
were deposited, at the same time reading aloud the name of each person receiving a vote and
the office for which the person received the vote, and they must separately keep a calculation
of the number of votes each person receives and for what office the person receives them.
If the elector has marked more than there are persons to be elected to an office...
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11-46-25
Section 11-46-25 Ballots; statements of candidacy; withdrawal of candidacy. (a) In all municipal
elections on any subject which may be submitted by law to a vote of the people of the municipality
and for any municipal officers, if paper ballots are used, the voting shall be by official
ballot printed and distributed as provided in subsections (c) and (d), and no ballot shall
be received or counted in any election unless it is provided as prescribed by law. (b) There
shall be but one form of ballot for all the candidates for municipal office and every ballot
provided for use at any polling place in a municipal election shall contain the names of all
candidates who have properly qualified and have not withdrawn, as provided in subsection (g),
together with the title of the office for which they are candidates. (c) All ballots shall
be printed in black ink on clear book paper. At the bottom of each ballot and at a point an
equal distance from the sides thereof there shall be printed a...
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11-46-39
Section 11-46-39 Oath and identification of voters challenged; voting procedure where paper
ballots used. (a) Where paper ballots are used, the inspector, upon the elector's entering
the polling place, shall examine the list of qualified electors furnished by the clerk pursuant
to subsection (a) of Section 11-46-36, and, if it appears from this examination that the person
is a qualified elector of the state authorized to vote at that box, the inspector shall then
give the person one ballot on the stub of which the inspector shall write or shall have already
written his or her name or initials. If the person's name does not appear on the list of qualified
voters for that ward or box, the person may not vote except by provisional ballot. (b) In
cities of more than 3,000 inhabitants, each elector on receiving a ballot shall forthwith
and without leaving the polling place retire alone to one of the booths or compartments provided
for that purpose and there prepare the ballot in the manner...
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17-6-39
Section 17-6-39 Procedure when straight party ticket does not contain names of all candidates.
If the ballot marked for a straight party ticket does not contain the names of candidates
for all offices for which the elector may vote, the elector may vote for candidates for such
offices so omitted by marking the names of candidates for such offices on other tickets, or
by writing the names, if they are not printed, upon the ballot in the blank column under the
title of the office. (Code 1907, §385; Code 1923, §475; Code 1940, T. 17, §161; §17-8-19;
amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §33.)...
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17-6-27
Section 17-6-27 Write-in votes; listing of independent candidates; form of ballots. The elector
may write in the column under the title of the office the name of any person whose name is
not printed upon the ballot for whom the elector may desire to vote. In case of nomination
by independent bodies, the ballot shall be so arranged that at the right of the last column
for party nomination the several tickets of the names of the independent candidates shall
be printed in one or more columns according to the space required, having above each of the
tickets the political or other names selected to designate such independent nominations. The
ballot form shall be designated by rule promulgated by the Secretary of State under the Administrative
Procedure Act. (Code 1907, §380; Code 1923, §470; Code 1940, T. 17, §155; §17-8-5; amended
and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §31.)...
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17-11-3
Section 17-11-3 Absentee balloting generally. (a) Any qualified elector of this state may apply
for and vote an absentee ballot by mail, by hand delivery, or by commercial carrier, as determined
by rule by the Secretary of State, as provided in Sections 17-11-5 and 17-11-9, in any primary,
general, special, or municipal election, if he or she makes application in writing therefor
not less than five days prior to the election in which he or she desires to vote and meets
one or more of the following requirements: (1) The person expects to be out of the county
or the state, or the municipality for municipal elections, on election day. (2) The person
has any physical illness or infirmity which prevents his or her attendance at the polls, whether
he or she is within or without the county on the day of the election. (3) The person expects
to work a shift which has at least 10 hours which coincide with the hours the polls are open
at his or her regular polling place. (4) The person is...
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17-6-37
Section 17-6-37 Procedure to vote for two or more candidates on different party tickets. When
two or more candidates are to be elected to the same office and the elector desires to vote
for candidates on different party tickets for such office, the elector may mark the names
of the candidates for whom he or she desires to vote on the ballot. (Code 1907, §383; Code
1923, §473; Code 1940, T. 17, §159; §17-8-17; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p.
1331, §33.)...
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17-10-2
Section 17-10-2 Provisional ballots; certification; tabulation; identification of ballots.
(a) A voter shall be required to cast a provisional ballot when: (1) The name of the individual
does not appear on the official list of eligible voters for the precinct or polling place
in which the individual seeks to vote, and the individual's registration cannot be verified
while at the polling place by the registrar or the judge of probate. (2) An inspector has
knowledge that the individual is not entitled to vote at that precinct and challenges the
individual. (3) The individual is required to comply with the voter identification provisions
of Section 17-10-1 but is unable to do so. If the voter's ballot becomes a provisional ballot
due to lack of identification, the identification, including the address and telephone number
of the voter, must be provided to the board of registrars no later than 5:00 p.m. on the Friday
following the election. If the voter fails to provide identification to...
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