45-37-72.27
Section 45-37-72.27 Statement of candidacy; petition. (a) No primary election shall be held
to nominate a candidate to fill a vacancy under this subpart. At any election held under this
subpart no person's name shall appear on the ballot as a candidate for the office to be filled
at the election unless such person has filed in the office of the judge of probate of the
county within the time and in the forms prescribed in subsection (b) his or her statement
of candidacy and the petition signed by a least 100 qualified electors of the commission district
requesting that such person become a candidate for the office. (b) Any person desiring to
become a candidate at any election may become such candidate by filing in the office of the
judge of probate of the county such person's statement in writing of such candidacy, accompanied
by such person's affidavit taken and certified by such judge of probate, or by a notary public,
that such person is duly qualified to hold the office for which...
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17-13-102
Section 17-13-102 Petition requirements. In order to qualify the name of any person to appear
on the ballot at a presidential preference primary, a petition or petitions in support of
his or her candidacy shall be filed with the state party chair of the appropriate political
party, hereinafter referred to as "chair," 116 days prior to the presidential preference
primary election. To comply with this section, a candidate may file a petition or petitions
signed by a total of not less than 500 qualified electors of the state, or petitions signed
by not less than 50 qualified electors of each congressional district of the state, in which
case there shall be a separate petition for each congressional district. The petitions shall
be in such form as the chair may prescribe; provided, that there shall be a space for the
county of residence of each signer next to the space provided for his or her signature. No
signature may be counted as valid unless the county of residence of the signer is...
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17-13-6
Section 17-13-6 Only qualified candidates to be listed on ballots. The name of no candidate
shall be printed upon any official ballot used at any primary election unless such person
is legally qualified to hold the office for which he or she is a candidate and unless he or
she is eligible to vote in the primary election in which he or she seeks to be a candidate
and possesses the political qualifications prescribed by the governing body of his or her
political party. (Acts 1975, No. 1196, p. 2349, §11; §17-16-12; amended and renumbered by
Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §59.)...
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17-13-78
Section 17-13-78 Statement by elector contesting election. (a) Any elector of a party desiring
to contest the nomination by his or her party of any candidate declared the nominee for any
office shall make a statement in writing setting forth specifically all of the following:
(1) The name of the party contesting and that the elector was a qualified elector when the
primary was held and he or she participated therein. (2) The nomination which the election
was held to fill. (3) The time of holding the election. (4) The name of the person declared
nominated. (5) The particular grounds on which the nomination is contested. (b) The contest
is instituted by filing this statement and giving security as provided in this article, which
statement must be certified by the affidavit of such contesting party to the effect that he
or she believes the same to be true. (c) If the reception of illegal votes is alleged as a
ground for contest, it is a sufficient statement of the ground to allege that...
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45-37A-52.90
Section 45-37A-52.90 Election; term; qualification. The first mayor shall be elected at the
same election at which the council members are elected under Section 45-37A-52.06 and shall
hold office until the second Tuesday in November of that year ending in an odd number which
would give him or her a term of office most closely approximating four years and until his
or her successor is elected and qualified. The first mayor shall qualify and take office in
the manner hereinafter prescribed on the second Monday following the date the election of
all nine council members is completed or on the second Monday following the election of such
mayor, whichever last occurs. The regular election for mayor shall be held on the second Tuesday
in October of the year during which the term of the first mayor elected hereunder terminates
and every four years thereafter. The mayor elected at any such regular election, on or before
the fourth Tuesday of November of the year of such election, shall qualify...
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45-48-70.06
Section 45-48-70.06 Qualifications for election. Each candidate for election to the commission
at the general election shall be nominated by the voters of the entire county who are authorized
to participate in any primary election, caucus, or convention, called or held by any political
party for the nomination of the office, and their nomination by the qualified voters of any
district, or of any subdivision of the county less than the whole county, by any primary election,
caucus, or convention, is hereby prohibited. Each associate commissioner shall be a qualified
voter and be a resident of the district for which he or she is elected, and shall reside in
the district continuously during his or her term of office. (Acts 1976, No. 616, p. 840, §
7; Acts 1976, No. 633, p. 870, § 7.)...
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11-44E-3
Section 11-44E-3 Election of commission and mayor; term of office. (a) The expense for all
elections shall be paid by such city. The mayor and all commission candidates shall qualify
as provided in Sections 11-44E-71 and 11-44E-72, respectively, and shall have the qualifications
and eligibility set forth in this chapter. Under applicable laws for the election of commissioners
to the commission, the mayor, within the scope of this chapter, shall provide for an election
to be held on the second Tuesday in July, 1991, and every two years thereafter for the positions
of associate commissioners in the manner herein provided. Upon the adoption of such form of
government and approval by the Justice Department, the mayor shall call an election, to be
governed by this chapter, to be held no later than the second Tuesday in July, 1991, and every
four years thereafter for the positions of associate commissioner for Districts 2, 4, and
6 for four-year terms. Associate commissioners for Districts 1...
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17-13-80
Section 17-13-80 Contest of nomination to county office - Time and manner of commencement.
Any contest of a nomination to any county office must be commenced within 24 hours after the
result has been canvassed and the nomination declared by the county executive committee of
the party holding the primary, by filing a statement of contest with the chair of such county
committee, in the same manner and form as is provided in this article for contest of other
nominations, and depositing at the same time with such chair the sum of fifty dollars ($50)
in cash to be used by the county executive committee in paying the expenses of such contest
from time to time as such expenses may be authorized or directed by the county executive committee.
The person whose nomination is contested under this section shall be notified of such contest
in accordance with Section 17-13-83 and shall have five days after notice of the filing of
the contest within which to file with such chair his or her objections...
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45-35A-54.02
Section 45-35A-54.02 Election of board members; terms of office. The mayor and the associate
commissioner of Ward No. 2 shall continue to hold their respective offices until the first
Monday in October, 1981, as provided by Act 2141, 1971 Regular Session (Acts 1971, p. 3431).
Under applicable laws for the election of members of the board, the mayor, within the scope
of this part, shall provide for an election to be held on the second Tuesday in September,
1979, and every four years thereafter for the positions of associate commissioners of Ward
No. 1, Ward No. 3, and Ward No. 4 in the manner herein provided. On the second Tuesday in
September, 1981, and every four years thereafter an election shall be held for the positions
of mayor and associate commissioner of Ward No. 2 in the manner herein provided. Every candidate
for election to any of such offices shall, in announcing his or her candidacy, designate the
position for which he or she is a candidate; and the ballots or voting...
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11-44E-40
Section 11-44E-40 Elections; qualification and term of office; oath. (a) Any commissioner whose
present term does not expire until October, 1993, shall continue to serve the remainder of
his or her term, but shall represent the district in which he or she resides. The commissioners
shall qualify and take office in the manner hereinafter prescribed on the first Monday in
October following his or her election. An election shall be held on the second Tuesday in
July, 1991, and every four years thereafter for the positions of associate commissioner for
Districts 2, 4, and 6 and in the manner herein provided. Associate commissioners for Districts
1 and 5 shall also be elected the second Tuesday in July, 1991, for initial two-year terms.
Districts 1, 3, and 5 shall elect associate commissioners the second Tuesday in July, 1993,
for four-year terms. After 1993, all associate commissioners shall serve four-year terms.
The mayor shall continue to hold office until the first Monday in October,...
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