17-14-51
Section 17-14-51 Returns made to Secretary of State. The canvassing board shall ascertain the
number of votes given in their respective counties for and against the proposed amendment
when ascertaining the vote given for officers; the canvassing board of such county shall thereupon
make returns of such vote, by precincts, to the Secretary of State immediately, together with
a certificate, prepared from the poll lists of the total number of qualified electors in the
county who voted at such election. (Code 1852, §354; Code 1867, §403; Code 1876, §354;
Code 1886, §446; Code 1896, §1663; Code 1907, §437; Code 1923, §527; Code 1940, T. 17,
§211; Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-908, p. 482, §4; §17-17-2; amended and renumbered
by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §74.)...
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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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17-13-18
Section 17-13-18 Candidate with majority of votes declared nominee of party; second primary
election; certification of results. (a) At the respective meetings of the respective executive
committees, the county executive committee, as to candidates in the primary election for office,
except candidates for county office, shall publicly ascertain, determine, and declare whether
any candidate for office in the primary election has received a majority of the votes cast
for the office, and, if so, declare the candidate the nominee of the party for the office
for which he or she was a candidate and for which he or she received a majority of the votes
cast for that office in the primary election. (b) If no candidate receives a majority of all
of the votes cast in such primary election for any one office or offices for the nomination
to which there were more than two candidates, then there shall be held a second primary election
on the fourth Tuesday following the primary election, and the...
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17-9-3
Section 17-9-3 Persons entitled to have names printed on ballots; failure of Secretary of State
to certify nominations. (a) The following persons shall be entitled to have their names printed
on the appropriate ballot for the general election, provided they are otherwise qualified
for the office they seek: (1) All candidates who have been put in nomination by primary election
and certified in writing by the chair and secretary of the canvassing board of the party holding
the primary and filed with the judge of probate of the county, in the case of a candidate
for county office, and the Secretary of State in all other cases, on the day next following
the last day for contesting the primary election for that office if no contest is filed. If
a contest is filed, then the certificate for the contested office must be filed on the day
next following the date of settlement or decision of the contest. (2) All candidates who have
been put in nomination by any caucus, convention, mass meeting,...
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17-14-33
Section 17-14-33 Making returns to Secretary of State. In all elections for electors for President
and Vice President, the canvassing board of each county must, within five days after making
the statement of the county vote by precincts, return the result of the same to the Secretary
of State. (Code 1876, §343; Code 1886, §436; Code 1896, §1654; Code 1907, §447; Code 1923,
§537; Code 1940, T. 17, §223; Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-908, p. 482, §5; §17-19-4;
amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §72.)...
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17-12-22
Section 17-12-22 Results of election of state officers; resolution of tie votes. The Speaker
of the House of Representatives shall, within the first five days of the session of the Legislature,
in the presence of a majority of the members of the Legislature, open the returns furnished
under Section 17-12-19, ascertain and proclaim the result of such election, after which such
returns shall be filed and kept in the office of the Secretary of State, subject to the inspection
of any elector of the state. The person having the highest number of votes for either of the
offices shall be declared duly elected; but if two or more shall have an equal and the highest
number of votes for the same office, the Legislature, by joint vote, without delay, shall
choose one of the persons for the office. The duty of the speaker and of the joint conventions,
under this section, shall be purely ministerial. (Code 1876, §295; Code 1886, §394; Code
1896, §1651; Code 1907, §427; Code 1923, §517; Code...
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17-16-20
Section 17-16-20 Recounts generally. (a) When, in a general election, the election returns
for any public office, including a judicial office, reflect that a candidate is defeated or
any ballot statewide measure is defeated by not more than one half of one percent of the votes
cast for the office, or the ballot measure, as certified by the appropriate election officer,
a recount shall be held unless the defeated candidate submits a written waiver for the recount
as provided herein: (1) In the case of an election for any federal, state, circuit, or district
office, or the state Senate, state House of Representatives, or any other office that is not
a county office, a written waiver for a recount may be submitted to the Secretary of State
within 24 hours after the certification of the results of the election. Upon receipt of the
waiver, the Secretary of State shall immediately order the recount to be cancelled. (2) In
the case of an election for any county office, a written waiver for a...
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40-12-4
Section 40-12-4 County license tax for school purposes - Authority to levy. (a) In order to
provide funds for public school purposes, the governing body of each of the several counties
in this state is hereby authorized by ordinance to levy and provide for the assessment and
collection of franchise, excise and privilege license taxes with respect to privileges or
receipts from privileges exercised in such county, which shall be in addition to any and all
other county taxes heretofore or hereafter authorized by law in such county. Such governing
body may, in its discretion, submit the question of levying any such tax to a vote of the
qualified electors of the county. If such governing body submits the question to the voters,
then the governing body shall also provide for holding and canvassing the returns of the election
and for giving notice thereof. All the proceeds from any tax levied pursuant to this section
less the cost of collection and administration thereof shall be used...
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11-101A-6
Section 11-101A-6 Board of directors. (a) Each corporation shall be governed by a board of
directors composed of the number of directors provided in the certificate of incorporation
as most recently amended. Unless provided to the contrary in its certificate of incorporation,
all powers of the authority shall be exercised by the board or pursuant to this authorization.
Subject to the provisions of subdivision (8) of subsection (b) of Section 11-101A-4, the board
shall consist of directors having those qualifications, being elected or appointed by that
person or persons, including, without limitation, the board itself, one or more authorizing
subdivisions, or other counties and municipalities, and other entities or organizations and
in the manner, and serving for the terms of office, all as shall be specified in the certificate
of incorporation of the authority. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no fewer than a majority
of the directors shall be elected by the governing body or bodies of...
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22-21-316
Section 22-21-316 Board of directors; qualifications; election or appointment; terms; vacancies;
reimbursement for expenses; quorum; regular, special and called meetings; waiver of notice;
record of proceedings; use as evidence; removal from office. (a) Each authority shall have
a board of directors composed of the number of directors provided in the certificate of incorporation,
as most recently amended. Unless provided to the contrary in its certificate of incorporation,
all powers of the authority shall be exercised, and the authority shall be governed, by the
board or pursuant to its authorization. Subject to the provisions of subdivision (9) of subsection
(b) of Section 22-21-314, the board shall consist of directors having such qualifications,
being elected or appointed by such person or persons (including, without limitation, the board
itself, the governing body or bodies of one or more authorizing subdivisions or other counties
and municipalities, and other entities or...
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