45-31-110.03
Section 45-31-110.03 Voting lists. (a) The voting list of any territory which is furnished
the election officers serving at the voting center designated for such territory shall contain
the names of all qualified electors of the territory on a single roll; however, when the roll
contains more than 2,400 names the list of qualified electors or roll shall be divided into
alphabetical sections of not more than 2,400 names per section. Except as herein otherwise
provided, the laws applicable to the preparation, distribution, publication, and checking
of qualified lists shall apply to the poll list of a territory for which a voting center has
been established by the county governing body pursuant to authority hereby conferred. (b)
No elector shall vote at any voting center other than the voting center of the territory of
which he or she is a qualified elector, but any elector eligible to vote at a voting center
may vote on any voting machine maintained at such voting center, upon...
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11-46-52
Section 11-46-52 Closing of polls; locking of machines; announcement of results; statements
of canvass; proclamation; disposition of voting materials. (a) When the time arrives for closing
the polls, all qualified voters who are then waiting within the voting room to vote shall
be permitted by the election officers to do so. As soon as the last voter has voted and the
poll closed, the election officials shall immediately lock the machines against voting. (b)
The election officials shall then sign a certificate stating that the machine was locked and
sealed, giving the exact time. Such certificate shall also state the number of voters shown
on the public counters, which shall be the total number of votes cast on such machine in that
ward, the number on the seal, and the number registered on the protective counter. (c) The
election officials shall then open the counting compartment in the presence of the watchers
and of at least one representative of any newspaper or press association...
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17-8-7
Section 17-8-7 Poll watchers. (a) Except in the case of municipal elections, each political
party or organization having candidates nominated, by a writing submitted to the inspector
by the chair of the county executive committee or nominees for office or beat committeeman,
may appoint a watcher for each voting place. In the event of an election in which there are
no candidates, each political party, through a writing submitted to the inspector by the chair
of the county executive committee, may appoint a watcher for each voting place. (b) Watchers
shall have the right to: (1) Observe the conduct of the election. (2) Monitor the preliminaries
of opening the polls. (3) Remain at the polling place throughout the election until the results
of the election have been posted and the voting machines sealed, as provided by law. (4) Observe
the ballots as they are counted. (5) Observe absentee ballots and affidavits when they are
called during the count. (6) See all oaths administered and...
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17-9-11
Section 17-9-11 Voter to sign name on poll list; exceptions. In every election held in this
state, the voter shall sign his or her name on one of the poll lists or lists of persons who
vote in the election, required by law to be maintained at each voting place; and no person
shall record on this list the name of any voter for him or her, except where the voter, because
of a physical disability, is unable to write his or her own name on the poll list; in which
case an election official shall write the name of such voter on the list and shall sign his
or her own name on the poll list on the same line with the name of the voter. If the voter
is unable to sign his or her name because of illiteracy, his or her name shall be written
for him or her and the voter shall make his or her mark upon the poll list, in the presence
of any of the election officials, and the election official witnessing the act shall record
his or her name, as witness, on the same line with the name of the voter. (Acts...
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17-11-42
Section 17-11-42 Rules; requirements; minimum criteria. (a) If the committee determines a secure
electronic means may be established for conducting overseas absentee voting, the Secretary
of State shall promulgate rules proposed by the committee to provide that option to eligible
overseas voters. The Secretary of State may veto any rule proposed by the committee, may resubmit
any vetoed proposed rule to the committee, and may provide an alternative rule for consideration
by the committee. In the event that the Secretary of State and the committee are unable to
jointly recommend a rule, or are unable to agree on a rule, the Secretary of State shall submit
both the proposed rule of the committee and the proposed rule of the Secretary of State to
the Joint Committee on Administrative Regulation Review for comment. The Joint Committee on
Administrative Regulation Review, after review, shall return the proposed rules, with comments,
to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall...
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11-46-32
Section 11-46-32 Election supplies. (a) The mayor or other chief executive officer of the municipality
shall at the expense of the municipality procure and superintend and insure the delivery to
the election officers at each polling place within the corporate limits of the municipality
of the necessary election supplies and shall also procure and deliver or cause to be delivered
to the municipal clerk a sufficient number of the absentee ballots and the envelopes therefor
prescribed by general laws and other supplies needed for the handling of absentee ballots
in such election in the manner prescribed by general law. In the event the municipal clerk
is a candidate in the election, he or she shall immediately upon receipt of the absentee ballots
and other supplies deliver the same to the person appointed pursuant to Section 11-46-55 to
act in his or her stead. (b) When paper ballots are used, such supplies shall consist of:
At least 100 ballots for each 50 registered electors at each...
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11-46-34
Section 11-46-34 Voting booths. For all elections at which paper ballots will be used, the
chief executive officer of the municipality at the expense of the municipality shall provide
at each polling place in all municipalities having a population of over 3,000 inhabitants
a room or covered enclosure and in such room or covered enclosure shall provide booths or
compartments, one booth or compartment for each 100 or fraction thereof over 50 electors registered
in the ward or wards in such municipality for that election, and shall furnish each booth
or compartment with a shelf or table for the convenience of the electors in the preparation
of their ballots. Each booth or compartment shall be so arranged that it will be impossible
for one elector at a shelf or table in one compartment to see an elector at a shelf or table
in another compartment in the act of marking his ballot. Each voting shelf or table shall
be kept supplied with conveniences for marking the ballots. In voting places in...
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45-48-111.04
Section 45-48-111.04 Representative of candidate authorized to observe conduct of election.
Any candidate in an election shall have the right to designate one representative to be present
at each polling place, and such representative shall have the right to observe the conduct
of the election as a watcher at such polling place as provided by law, but shall also have
the right to observe and be present at the opening of each voting machine when the totals
of such machines are tabulated by the election officials. Such representative shall be appointed
as provided by law. (Acts 1971, No. 1899, p. 3088, § 5.)...
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11-44C-93
Section 11-44C-93 Provisions applicable regardless of form of government chosen. It is the
legislative intent of this bill that the following provisions shall apply regardless of which
form of government the majority of the qualified electors voting in the election provided
herein choose: (1) Within 30 days of taking office, the officials of the form of government
chosen shall adopt an ordinance to provide that all appointments made by the mayor, council
or city commission to positions in city government, boards, commissions, agencies, authorities,
or any other organization or entity of the city or to any positions to which said officials
make appointments, shall fairly and equitably reflect the makeup of the total community with
due consideration given to all demographic characteristics of the population. (2) Within 30
days of taking office, the officials of the form of government chosen shall adopt an ordinance
to provide that all contracts or agreements entered into by the city or...
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11-46-54
Section 11-46-54 Designation, etc., of custodians of voting machines and keys; transportation,
storage, and protection of machines. (a) The governing body of any municipality procuring
voting machines shall designate a person or persons who shall have the custody of the voting
machines and the keys therefor when the machines are not in use at an election and shall provide
for his compensation and for the safe storage and care of the machines and keys. (b) All voting
machines, when not in use, shall be properly boxed or covered and stored in a suitable place
or places by said custodian. The same authority that caused the delivery of the voting machines
shall be charged with transporting such machines back to the custodian and shall furnish all
necessary protection to see that such machines are not molested nor injured from the time
such machines leave the place where they are regularly stored until they are turned over to
the custody of the officials of a voting district and from the...
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