17-17-1
Section 17-17-1 Arrest of electors attending, going to, or returning from elections. An elector must not be arrested during attendance at elections, or while going to or returning therefrom, except for treason, felony, or breach of the peace or for a violation on that day of any of the provisions of the election law. For such breach of the peace the sheriff or the sheriff's deputy may arrest without process and commit to jail until the offender shall give bond with good and sufficient sureties, to be approved by the sheriff, for appearance at the next session of the circuit court to answer any indictment which may be found against the offender. (Code 1876, §282; Code 1886, §378; Code 1896, §1634; Code 1907, §298; Code 1923, §369; Code 1940, T. 17, §20; §17-1-6; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §85.)...
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17-17-29
Section 17-17-29 Violation of requirements for disposition of election records. Any person violating any provision of Section 17-12-12 shall be deemed guilty, upon conviction, of a Class C misdemeanor. (Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §88.)...
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17-4-13
Section 17-4-13 Procedure for having name restored to list of qualified electors; limitation of provisions. Any qualified elector of the county whose name is omitted or removed from the list of qualified electors for failure to appear and reidentify himself or herself and who has not otherwise been reidentified as herein provided shall be entitled to have his or her name restored to the list of qualified electors by written affidavit or appearing in person before a registrar, at the office of the board of registrars, or at the office of the judge of probate, certifying that he or she is in fact a bona fide registered voter of that county; provided, however, that any qualified elector can be reidentified on election day; provided further, however, that this article shall not be construed or applied to impair or deny the right to vote in person or by absentee ballot of any person or of the spouse or child of any person who is in active duty of any of the Armed Forces of the United States...
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40-12-319
Section 40-12-319 Penalty for violation of article. Any person, firm, corporation, copartnership, or association who shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not less than $25, nor more than $100. Each and every day such violation shall continue shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. (Acts 1935, No. 194, p. 256; Code 1940, T. 51, §628; Acts 1945, No. 430, p. 675; Acts 1992, No. 92-186, p. 349, §28.)...
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9-13-14
Section 9-13-14 Equipping of locomotives, etc., with appliances to prevent escape of fire. Logging and railroad locomotives, donkey and threshing engines and other engines and boilers operated in, through and near forest or brush which do not burn oil as fuel shall be provided with appliances to prevent the escape of fire and sparks from the smoke stacks thereof and with devices to prevent the escape of fire from ashpans and fire boxes. Failure to comply with the requirements of this section shall be a misdemeanor punishable, upon conviction, by a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $100.00 for each and every offense thus committed; but the escape of fire accidentally from engines equipped with the standard appliances to prevent the escape of fire shall not constitute an offense against the section. (Acts 1923, No. 486, p. 638; Code 1923, §4115; Code 1940, T. 8, §208.)...
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11-43-14
Section 11-43-14 Dealing, etc., in warrants, claims, etc., of municipality by officers or employees. It shall be unlawful for any officer or employee of a town or city, himself or through any person, to deal or traffic in any manner whatever in any warrant, claim or liability against the town or city, and any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than $50.00 nor more than $500.00. If any person so violating the foregoing provisions is the mayor or any member of the council or any city board, he shall be subject to impeachment. Nothing contained in this section shall prevent any officer from selling a claim he may acquire directly from the town or city in payment of a debt due him or from purchasing in good faith so much of such claims as may be sufficient to pay his taxes and licenses for the current year. (Code 1907, §7444; Code 1923, §5036; Code 1940, T. 37, §416.)...
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11-46-29
Section 11-46-29 Appointment of election officers upon failure of others to attend polls. On the failure of any person who has been duly appointed an election officer to attend the polls at the hour prescribed for his attendance, such of the election officers appointed for that voting box or machine as are present may appoint such election officers as are needed to complete the number of election officials for the box or machine. All persons so appointed shall be qualified electors who are entitled to vote at that polling place. Should all the appointed election officers fail to be present at a polling place by the hour prescribed on election day, then any three qualified electors who are entitled by law to vote at that polling place at the election then to be held may open the polls, act as three of the election officers for such box or machine and appoint such other officers as are required to fill the place of those absent; provided, that every person so appointed shall be a...
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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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17-13-71
Section 17-13-71 Grounds. The contests of nomination by a party for office, other than a county office, may be instituted by any qualified elector of the state, or of the political subdivision, as the case may be, who belongs to that party and who legally participated in such primary election, upon the following grounds, which may be used separately, or else be joined in the same contest: (1) Malconduct, fraud, or corruption on the part of any inspector, clerk, returning officer, canvassing board, or other persons. (2) When a person whose nomination is contested was not eligible to the office sought at the time of the declaration of nomination. (3) On account of illegal votes given. (4) On account of the rejection of legal votes. (5) Offers to bribe, bribery, intimidation, or other malconduct or misconduct calculated to prevent a fair, free, and full exercise of the elective franchise. (6) Miscalculation, mistake, or misconduct in counting, tallying, certifying, or canvassing which of...
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17-17-14
Section 17-17-14 Voting without registration and oath. Any person voting at any county or state election who has not registered and taken and subscribed to the registration oath shall be guilty, upon conviction, of a Class B misdemeanor. (Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §88.)...
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