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Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 17-13-1 - "Primary Election" Defined. - A primary election, including a separate and special presidential preference...
Section 17-13-2 - Applicability of Chapter; Applicability of General Election Laws to Primary Elections. - All primary elections held by any political party in this...
Section 17-13-3 - Time and Place for Holding Primary Elections. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (d),...
Section 17-13-4 - Payment of Compensation of Officers and Other Expenses of Elections. - The compensation of officers and other expenses of any and...
Section 17-13-5 - Filing of Declaration of Candidacy; Certification of Names of Candidates; Preparation of Ballots; Unopposed Candidates. - (a) All candidates for nomination to public office or for...
Section 17-13-6 - Only Qualified Candidates to Be Listed on Ballots. - The name of no candidate shall be printed upon any...
Section 17-13-7 - Persons Entitled to Vote; Voter to Certify Political Party Preference by Signing Poll List. - (a) All persons who are qualified electors under the general...
Section 17-13-7.1 - Persons Entitled to Vote in Primary Runoff Elections - (a) If an elector votes in a primary election, he...
Section 17-13-8 - Ballots, Stationery, and Supplies; Pledge Printed on Ballot; Spoiling of Ballot. - Separate official ballots and other election stationery and supplies for...
Section 17-13-8.1 - Instant Runoff Primary Elections in Certain Situations. - (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 17-6-23 and Section 17-13-18,...
Section 17-13-9 - Duty of Judge of Probate to Furnish and Deliver Election Supplies. - The judge of probate of each county is hereby required...
Section 17-13-10 - Ballots to Be Secret and Inviolate. - The ballot of every voter shall be kept secret and...
Section 17-13-11 - Watchers at Polls. - A candidate who has qualified may have a single watcher...
Section 17-13-12 - Returning Officers. - The inspector shall perform the duty of precinct returning officer...
Section 17-13-13 - Counting of Votes; Results to Be Posted for Public Inspection. - (a) At the close of the primary election at each...
Section 17-13-14 - Counting of Ballots; Materials to Be Sealed; Delivery and Retention of Materials; Posting of Certificate of Result. - (a) No ballot shall be counted until the polls are...
Section 17-13-15 - When Voted Ballots Container and Records of Election Container May Be Opened. - After the result has been canvassed and declared by the...
Section 17-13-16 - Public Proclamation of Results of Election; Distribution of Certificates of Results. - The counting of the ballots having been completed, the results...
Section 17-13-17 - Canvass, Tabulation, and Declaration of Results. - The county executive committee of the party or parties participating...
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,...
Section 17-13-19 - Procedure When One Candidate Declines to Enter Second Primary. - In the event either of the two candidates receiving the...
Section 17-13-20 - Determination of Majority of Votes Cast. - If a nominee for a single office is to be...
Section 17-13-21 - Tie Votes. - If, in any primary election held under the provisions of...
Section 17-13-22 - Certification of Nominees to Judge of Probate. - The Secretary of State shall, not later than 74 days...
Section 17-13-23 - Filling of Vacancies in Nominations. - The state executive committee, in cases where the office to...
Section 17-13-24 - Voting More Than Once. - Any voter in this state who votes more than once,...
Section 17-13-25 - Changing or Altering Returns of Primary Elections. - Any person who shall change or in any wise alter...
Section 17-13-26 - Additional Duties of Sheriff, Chief of Police, Etc. - The sheriff of each county on the day of such...
Article 2 - Political Parties.
Section 17-13-40 - "Political Party" Defined. - An assemblage or organization of electors which, at the general...
Section 17-13-41 - Determination of Total Vote of Political Party. - In determining the total vote of a political party whenever...
Section 17-13-42 - Political Parties May Elect Whether to Participate in Primary Elections. - Primary elections are not compulsory. A political party may, by...
Section 17-13-43 - Selection of Delegates to National Conventions by Political Parties. - Political parties may provide for the selection of delegates to...
Section 17-13-44 - Party Committees for State and Political Subdivisions. - There may be provided a committee of each party for...
Section 17-13-45 - Provision for Election of Members of State Executive Committees. - The state or county executive committee of any political party...
Section 17-13-46 - Notice by Governing Body of Political Party of Desire to Enter Primary. - When the governing body of any political party desires to...
Section 17-13-47 - Assessments and Other Qualifications for Candidates for Nomination. - The governing body of a party may fix assessments upon...
Section 17-13-48 - Selection and Appointment of Officers to Conduct Elections. - Each candidate for nomination may, at least 45 days before...
Section 17-13-49 - State and Other Conventions. - The state executive committee or other governing body of any...
Section 17-13-50 - Party Meetings to Nominate Candidates, Select Delegates, Party Officers, Etc. - (a) When any political party shall desire to hold any...
Section 17-13-51 - Applicability of Sections 17-13-50 and 17-17-50. - Sections 17-13-50 and 17-17-50 shall not apply where a special...
Section 17-13-52 - Certificate of Nomination by Convention, Mass Meeting, Etc. - The certificate of nomination by any caucus, convention, mass meeting,...
Article 3 - Contests of Primary Elections.
Section 17-13-70 - Time for Contesting Generally; Hearing. - Any contest to a nomination made by primary election must...
Section 17-13-71 - Grounds. - The contests of nomination by a party for office, other...
Section 17-13-72 - Effect of Contest on Declared Nomination. - None of the grounds of contest enumerated in Section 17-13-71...
Section 17-13-73 - Certification of Candidate in Case of Contest. - When a contest of a nomination is instituted or where...
Section 17-13-74 - Summoning Witnesses and Production of Documents. - In the hearing of any contest before any committee or...
Section 17-13-75 - Witnesses - Testifying as to Vote. - Any person examined as a witness on a contest of...
Section 17-13-76 - Witnesses - Oaths; Summoning Witnesses; Expenses. - The chair of any committee or subcommittee before which may...
Section 17-13-77 - Registration Lists to Be Furnished Upon Request. - The judge of probate of any county, upon the application...
Section 17-13-78 - Statement by Elector Contesting Election. - (a) Any elector of a party desiring to contest the...
Section 17-13-79 - Contestant to Notify Contestee of Votes Sought to Be Proved Illegal. - No testimony shall be received of any illegal votes or...
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...
Section 17-13-81 - Contest of Nomination to County Office - Duty of Chair of County Executive Committee in Case of Contest. - The chair of the county executive committee, upon the filing...
Section 17-13-82 - Contest of Nomination to County Office - Appeals From Decisions of County Executive Committee. - (a) Either party to a contest under this article shall...
Section 17-13-83 - Manner of Commencing Contest of Nomination to Office Other Than County Office. - Any qualified elector of a party participating in any primary...
Section 17-13-84 - Filing Statements of Contests; Depositions; Costs; Service of Process; Contempt. - Upon the filing of any contest of nomination, the chair...
Section 17-13-85 - Meeting of State Executive Committee. - The chair of the state executive committee shall, upon the...
Section 17-13-86 - Declaration of Result of Contest. - Upon the hearing of any contest, if the state or...
Section 17-13-87 - New Primary in Case Contest Cannot Be Decided. - If, upon the hearing of any contest for any office,...
Section 17-13-88 - Power of State Committee to Provide Rules of Party Procedure. - The state executive committee may prescribe such other additional rules...
Section 17-13-89 - Commissioners to Take Testimony. - Upon filing of any contest as herein provided, the executive...
Article 4 - Presidential Preference Primary Elections.
Section 17-13-100 - When Held; Reimbursement of County. - (a) Primary elections for the purpose of determining the preferred...
Section 17-13-101 - Applicability of Section 17-9-3 and This Chapter. - The provisions of Section 17-9-3 and this chapter shall apply...
Section 17-13-102 - Petition Requirements. - In order to qualify the name of any person to...
Section 17-13-103 - Filing Fee. - No candidate shall be allowed to have his or her...
Section 17-13-104 - Notice to Candidate of Qualification; Withdrawal by Candidate. - Whenever the chair shall receive petitions, timely filed, which appear...
Section 17-13-105 - Political Party to File Resolution With Secretary of State. - Each political party authorized to hold a primary and wishing...