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Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 11-46-1 - Municipalities May Provide for Election, Compensation, Bond, etc., of Officers. - Cities and towns may, except as otherwise provided by law,...
Section 11-46-2 - Establishment of Qualification Fee for Candidates for Office. - The governing body of all municipal corporations of this state...
Section 11-46-3 - Primary Elections by Political Parties and Partisan Elections Abolished in Municipalities Having 300,000 Inhabitants or Less. - Primary elections of political parties are hereby abolished in cities...
Section 11-46-4 - Identification of Electors Eligible to Vote; Municipality, County Contracts; Official Poll List. - (a) The incorporated municipalities of this state are hereby authorized...
Section 11-46-5 - Date of Elections in Certain Municipalities. - The governing body of a municipality having a general municipal...
Section 11-46-6 - Date of Elections in Certain Class 5 Municipalities. - (a) The provisions of this section shall apply to all...
Section 11-46-7 - Polling Places for Municipal Elections in Class 1 Municipalities. - (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, except...
Section 11-46-8 - Election of Mayor and Members of City Council in Class 1 Municipalities. - (a) This section shall only apply in a Class 1...
Section 11-46-9 - Election Commission in Class 1 Municipality. - In any Class 1 municipality, the mayor, the city attorney,...
Article 2 - Elections in Certain Cities or Towns Having Mayor-Council Form of Government.
Section 11-46-20 - Cities and Towns Governed by Article; Costs of Elections; Standard of Time Applicable; Effect of Legal Holidays or Closing Days. - (a) General and special elections in cities and towns of...
Section 11-46-21 - Time of Elections; Notice; Assumption of Duties by Elected Officers. - (a) The regular municipal elections in cities and towns shall...
Section 11-46-22 - Notice of Elections. - (a) It shall be the duty of the mayor to...
Section 11-46-23 - Authority and Procedure for Adjustment of Boundary Lines of Wards, Division of Wards Into Voting Districts, Etc. - The boundaries of wards within municipalities which have been divided...
Section 11-46-24 - Designating and Equipping Voting Places; Election Officials; Canvass Returns. - (a) The municipal governing body may, when it orders an...
Section 11-46-24.1 - Designation of Voting Places in Class 8 Municipalities by Combination of Districts and Wards. - Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of Section 11-46-24, the...
Section 11-46-25 - Ballots; Statements of Candidacy; Withdrawal of Candidacy. - (a) In all municipal elections on any subject which may...
Section 11-46-26 - Proceedings Where Only One Candidate or Nominee for Office. - In the event only one individual has filed a statement...
Section 11-46-27 - Appointment, Compensation, etc., of Election Officers. - (a) The municipal governing body or a majority of them...
Section 11-46-28 - Polling Place Hours; Duties of Election Officers; Challenger; Deletion of Absentee Voter Applicants From Voter List; Preservation of Order. - (a) Every polling place shall open for voting at 7:00...
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...
Section 11-46-30 - Schools for Instruction of Election Officials in Use of Voting Machines; Qualifications and Certification of Election Officials. - (a) When voting machines are to be used in any...
Section 11-46-31 - Exhibition of Voting Machines for Voter Instruction and Information; Diagrams Furnished With Voting Machines. - During the 30 days next preceding an election at which...
Section 11-46-32 - Election Supplies. - (a) The mayor or other chief executive officer of the...
Section 11-46-33 - Duties of Clerk as to Voting Machines. - (a) Whenever voting machines are to be used in any...
Section 11-46-34 - Voting Booths. - For all elections at which paper ballots will be used,...
Section 11-46-35 - Watchers. - (a) Each candidate may name a watcher for every polling...
Section 11-46-36 - Preparation, Certification, Filing, and Publication of Lists of Qualified Regular Voters. - (a) The mayor or other chief executive officer of the...
Section 11-46-37 - Preparation, etc., of Lists of Qualified Voters Upon Disqualification of Mayor, Etc. - In the event the mayor or other chief executive officer...
Section 11-46-38 - Electors to Vote in Wards or Precincts of Residence, etc.; Qualifications for Voting. - (a) At all municipal elections, a qualified elector may vote...
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...
Section 11-46-40 - Assistance of Disabled Electors Generally. - When paper ballots are used, any elector applying to vote...
Section 11-46-41 - Forms of Oaths to Be Taken by and for Challenged Voters; Penalty for False Oath; Refusal to Take Oath. - Repealed by Acts 2006-281, p. 496, §2, effective January 1,...
Section 11-46-42 - Number of Electors Allowed in Polling Place; Time Limit, etc., for Occupation of Booth. - Where paper ballots are used, no more than 10 electors...
Section 11-46-43 - Right of Secret Ballot; Write-in Voting Prohibited. - (a) Every voter in a municipal election shall have the...
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...
Section 11-46-45 - Preparation of Statements of Vote; Certification, Sealing, and Delivery of Statements and Poll Lists; Packaging of Ballots; Sealing and Delivery of Ballot Boxes. - (a) At elections where paper ballots are used, as soon...
Section 11-46-46 - Delivery of Returns, etc.; Retention and Destruction of Ballot Boxes; Opening of Ballot Boxes. - (a) At the time appointed by the municipal governing body...
Section 11-46-47 - Delivery, Examination, and Identification of Keys to Voting Machines; Examination of Counters, Ballots, etc.; Certification as to Keys, Counters, and Ballots; Opening of Machines and Polls. - (a) Whenever voting machines are used for municipal elections, the...
Section 11-46-48 - Provision of Election Materials and Supplies; Preparation of Lighting Facilities; Posting and Placement of Diagrams and Models. - The municipal clerk shall furnish and deliver with each voting...
Section 11-46-49 - Election Officers for Voting Machines; Duties. - (a) At all elections where voting machines are used, there...
Section 11-46-50 - Identification of Voters Where Voting Machines Used; Voting Procedure; Assistance of Voters; Provisional Ballot. - (a) The election officials, where voting machines are used, shall...
Section 11-46-51 - Instruction of Voters in Use of Machines; Oath, etc., of Disabled Voters; Assistance of Voters. - (a) The election officers shall, with the aid of the...
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...
Section 11-46-53 - Voting Machines to Remain Locked During Period for Filing of Contests; When Seals of Machines May Be Broken; Disposition of Records Taken From Machines. - (a) The voting machines shall remain locked against voting for...
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...
Section 11-46-55 - Canvassing of Returns and Certificate of Election; Determination of Majority; Runoff Elections. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-337 IN THE 2022...
Section 11-46-55.1 - (a) Any person with standing to contest a municipal election...
Section 11-46-56 - Absentee Ballots - Eligibility. - Any qualified elector of a city or town shall be...
Section 11-46-57 - Absentee Ballots - Casting and Handling of Ballots; Duties and Compensation of Clerks, etc., Generally; Applicability of Other Laws. - The provisions of Chapter 11 of Title 17 shall be...
Section 11-46-58 - Absentee Ballots - Marking, Posting, etc., of Lists of Applicants. - The town clerk, city clerk, or other officer performing the...
Section 11-46-59 - Offenses of Mayor and Other Executive Officers. - (a) Any mayor or other chief executive officer of a...
Section 11-46-60 - Offenses of Clerks. - (a) Any municipal clerk who sends any ballots to or...
Section 11-46-61 - Offenses of Election Officers Generally. - (a) Any election officer appointed as such by a municipal...
Section 11-46-62 - Offenses of Inspectors. - (a) Any inspector of an election who shall, without challenging...
Section 11-46-63 - Failure of Returning Officer to Deliver Statement of Votes and Poll List. - Any returning officer of the ward who fails to deliver...
Section 11-46-64 - Deception of Disabled Voters by Marker, Etc. - Any marker or helper or assistant authorized to aid a...
Section 11-46-65 - Drinking of Intoxicating Liquors by Watcher. - Any duly appointed watcher at a municipal election who drinks...
Section 11-46-67 - Offenses of Electors. - (a) Any elector who takes or removes or attempts to...
Section 11-46-68 - Miscellaneous Offenses. - (a) Any person who shall willfully fail or refuse to...
Section 11-46-69 - Contest of Elections - Grounds; Commencement of Action. - (a) The election of any person declared elected to any...
Section 11-46-70 - Contest of Elections - Trial; Entry of Judgment. - If, on the trial of the contest of any municipal...
Section 11-46-71 - Annulment of Elections. - No misconduct, fraud, or corruption on the part of the...
Section 11-46-72 - Procedure Where Election Not Held on Day Appointed. - If any municipal election provided for in this article should...
Section 11-46-73 - Provisions of Article as to Offenses Cumulative. - It is specifically declared that the designation in this article...
Section 11-46-74 - Use of Election Dates Established by Classification Act or Local Act. - Any municipality whose election dates have been established by classification...
Article 3 - Elections in Certain Cities or Towns Having Commission Form of Government.
Section 11-46-90 - Applicability of Article; Costs of Elections. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-91 - Standard of Time Applicable; Effect of Legal Holidays or Closing Days; Municipal Governing Body Defined. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-92 - Time of Holding Regular, Special, or Runoff Elections; Assumption of Duties by Officers Elected; Service Until Successors Are Elected and Qualified. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-93 - Notice of Elections. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-94 - Authority and Procedure for Adjustment of Boundary Lines of Wards; Division of Wards Into Voting Districts, Etc. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-95 - Designation of Voting Places Generally; Voting Centers; Officials and Equipment; Voting Procedures. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-96 - Ballots; Statements of Candidacy; Withdrawal of Candidacy. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-97 - Proceedings Where Only One Candidate for Office. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-98 - Appointment, Compensation, etc., of Election Officers. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-99 - Hours During Which Polls Open; Attendance at and Opening of Polls by Election Officers; Oath of Officers; Selection and Duties of Challengers; Deletion of Voters by Absentee Ballot From Lists of Qualified Electors; Preservation of... - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-100 - Appointment of Election Officers Upon Failure of Others to Attend Polls. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-101 - Schools for Instruction of Election Officials in Use of Voting Machines; Qualifications and Certification of Election Officials. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-102 - Public Exhibition of Voting Machines for Instruction and Information of Voters; Posting, etc., of Diagrams Furnished With Voting Machines. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-103 - Election Supplies. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-104 - Duties of Clerk as to Voting Machines. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-105 - Voting Booths. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-106 - Watchers. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-107 - Preparation, Certification, Filing, and Publication of Lists of Qualified Regular Voters. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-108 - Preparation, etc., of Lists of Qualified Voters Upon Disqualification of Mayor, Etc. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-109 - Electors to Vote in Ward or Precinct of Residence, etc.; Qualifications for Voting; Challenges of Voters Generally. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-110 - Oath and Identification of Voters Challenged Generally; Voting Procedure Where Paper Ballots Used Generally. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-111 - Assistance of Disabled Electors Generally. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-112 - Forms of Oaths to Be Taken by and for Challenged Voters; Penalty for False Oath; Refusal to Take Oath. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-113 - Number of Electors Allowed in Polling Place; Time Limit, etc., for Occupation of Booth. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-114 - Right of Secret Ballot; Write-in Voting Prohibited. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-115 - Votes Not to Be Counted Until Polls Closed; Disposition of Poll Lists and Affidavits; Counting of Ballots. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-116 - Preparation of Statements of Vote; Certification, Sealing, and Delivery of Statements and Poll Lists; Packaging of Ballots; Sealing and Delivery of Ballot Boxes. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-117 - Delivery of Returns, etc., to Governing Body; Retention and Destruction of Ballot Boxes Generally; When Ballot Boxes May Be Opened. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-118 - Delivery, Examination, and Identification of Keys to Voting Machines; Examination of Ballots, Counters, etc.; Certification as to Keys, Counters, and Ballots; Opening of Machines and Polls. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-119 - Provision of Election Materials and Supplies; Preparation of Lighting Facilities; Posting and Placement of Diagrams and Models. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-120 - Election Officers for Voting Machines; Duties. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-121 - Identification of Voters Where Voting Machines Used; Voting Procedure Generally; Assistance of Voters Generally; Challenges to Voters. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-122 - Instruction of Voters in Use of Machines; Oath, etc., of Disabled Voters; Assistance of Voters. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-123 - Closing of Polls; Locking of Machines; Announcement of Results; Statements of Canvass; Proclamation; Disposition of Voting Materials. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-124 - Voting Machines to Remain Locked During Period for Filing of Contests; When Seals of Machines May Be Broken; Disposition of Records Taken From Machines. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-125 - Designation, etc., of Custodians of Voting Machines and Keys; Transportation, Storage, and Protection of Machines. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-126 - Canvassing of Returns, Declaration of Election Result, and Issuance of Certificate of Election by Board of Commissioners; Runoff Elections. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-127 - Absentee Ballots - Eligibility. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-128 - Absentee Ballots - Casting and Handling of Ballots Generally; Duties of Registers, Clerks, etc., Generally; Applicability of Other Laws Relating to Absentee Voting. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-129 - Absentee Ballots - Marking, Posting, etc., of Lists of Applicants for Absentee Ballots. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-130 - Offenses of Mayors and Other Executive Officers. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-131 - Offenses of Clerks. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-132 - Offenses of Election Officers Generally. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-133 - Offenses of Inspectors. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-134 - Failure of Returning Officer to Deliver Statement of Votes and Poll List. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-135 - Deception of Disabled Voter by Marker, Etc. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-136 - Drinking of Intoxicating Liquors by Watcher. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-138 - Offenses of Electors. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-139 - Miscellaneous Offenses. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-140 - Contest of Elections - Grounds; Commencement of Action. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-141 - Contest of Elections - Trial; Entry of Judgment. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-142 - Annulment of Elections. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-143 - Procedure Where Election Not Held on Day Appointed. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-144 - Provisions of Article as to Offenses Cumulative. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Section 11-46-145 - Use of Election Dates Established by Classification Act or Local Act. - Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.