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Title II - ELECTIONS AND OF...
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Chapter 49 - METHOD OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS
Chapter 49 - METHOD OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS
Section 49.1 - Elections included.
Section 49.2
Section 49.3 - Election precincts.
Section 49.4 - Precincts drawn by county board.
Section 49.5 - City precincts.
Section 49.6 - Power to combine township and city precincts.
Section 49.7 - Reprecincting schedule and filing requirements.
Section 49.8 - Changes in precincts.
Section 49.9 - Proper place of voting.
Section 49.10 - Polling places for certain precincts.
Section 49.11 - Notice of boundaries of precincts — merger or division.
Section 49.12 - Election boards.
Section 49.13 - Commissioner to appoint members, chairperson.
Section 49.14 - Substitute precinct election officials.
Section 49.15 - Commissioner to draw up election board panel.
Section 49.16 - Tenure of election board panel.
Section 49.17
Section 49.18 - Vacancies occurring on election day.
Section 49.19 - Unpaid officials, paper ballots optional for certain city elections.
Section 49.20 - Compensation of members.
Section 49.21 - Polling places — accessibility — signs.
Section 49.22
Section 49.23 - Notice of change.
Section 49.24 - Schoolhouses as polling places.
Section 49.25 - Equipment required at polling places.
Section 49.26 - Commissioner to decide method of voting — counting of ballots.
Section 49.27
Section 49.28 - Commissioner to furnish registers and supplies.
Section 49.29
Section 49.30 - All candidates and issues on one ballot — exceptions.
Section 49.31 - Arrangement of names on ballot — restrictions.
Section 49.32 - Candidates for president in place of electors.
Section 49.33 - Single voting target for certain paired offices.
Section 49.34
Section 49.35 - Order of arranging tickets on lever voting machine ballot.
Section 49.36 - Candidates of nonparty organization.
Section 49.37 - Arrangement of ballot.
Section 49.38 - Candidate’s name to appear but once.
Section 49.39 - Dual nomination.
Section 49.40 - Failure to designate.
Section 49.41 - More than one office prohibited.
Section 49.42
Section 49.42A - Form of official ballot.
Section 49.43 - Constitutional amendment or other public measure.
Section 49.44 - Summary.
Section 49.45 - General form of ballot.
Section 49.46 - Marking ballots on public measures.
Section 49.47 - Notice on ballots.
Section 49.48 - Notice for judicial officers and constitutional amendments.
Section 49.49
Section 49.50 - Endorsement and delivery of ballots.
Section 49.51 - Commissioner to control printing.
Section 49.52
Section 49.53 - Publication of ballot and notice.
Section 49.54 - Cost of publication.
Section 49.55 - Delivery of supplies to officials.
Section 49.56 - Maximum cost of printing.
Section 49.57 - Method and style of printing ballots.
Section 49.57A - Form of official ballot — implementation by rule.
Section 49.58 - Effect of death of certain candidates.
Section 49.59
Section 49.60
Section 49.61
Section 49.62
Section 49.63 - Time of printing — inspection and correction.
Section 49.64 - Number of ballots delivered.
Section 49.65 - Packing ballots — delivery — receipts — records.
Section 49.66 - Reserve supply of ballots.
Section 49.67 - Form of reserve supply.
Section 49.68 - State commissioner to furnish instructions.
Section 49.69
Section 49.70 - Precinct election officials furnished instructions.
Section 49.71 - Posting instruction cards and sample ballots.
Section 49.72 - Absentee voters designated before polling place opened.
Section 49.73 - Time of opening and closing polls.
Section 49.74 - Voters entitled to vote after closing time.
Section 49.75 - Oath.
Section 49.76 - How administered.
Section 49.77 - Ballot furnished to voter.
Section 49.78 - Voter identity and signature verification.
Section 49.79 - Challenges.
Section 49.80 - Examination on challenge.
Section 49.81 - Procedure for voter to cast provisional ballot.
Section 49.82 - Voter to receive one ballot — endorsement.
Section 49.83 - Names to be marked on election register.
Section 49.84 - Marking and return of ballot.
Section 49.85 - Depositing ballots.
Section 49.86 - Failure to vote — surrender of ballot.
Section 49.87 - Prohibited ballot — taking ballot from polling place.
Section 49.88 - Limitation on persons in booth and time for voting.
Section 49.89 - Selection of officials to assist voters.
Section 49.90 - Assisting voter.
Section 49.91 - Assistance indicated on register.
Section 49.92 - Voting mark.
Section 49.93 - Number of votes for each office.
Section 49.94 - How to mark a straight ticket.
Section 49.95 - Voting part of ticket only.
Section 49.96 - Offices with more than one person to be elected.
Section 49.97 - How to mark a mixed ticket.
Section 49.98 - Counting ballots.
Section 49.99 - Writing name on ballot.
Section 49.100 - Spoiled ballots.
Section 49.101 - Defective or wrong ballot does not nullify vote.
Section 49.102 - Defective ballots.
Section 49.103 - Wrong ballots.
Section 49.104 - Persons permitted at polling places.
Section 49.105 - Ordering arrest.
Section 49.106
Section 49.107
Section 49.108
Section 49.109 - Employees entitled to time to vote.
Section 49.110
Section 49.111
Section 49.112
Section 49.113
Section 49.114
Section 49.115
Section 49.116
Section 49.117
Section 49.118
Section 49.119
Section 49.120 - Promise of position.
Section 49.121 - Promise of influence.
Section 49.122
Section 49.123 - Courthouse open on election day.
Section 49.124 - Training course by commissioner — continuing education program.
Section 49.125 - Compensation of trainees.
Section 49.126 - Manual by state commissioner.
Section 49.127 - Commissioner to examine equipment.
Section 49.128 - Commissioner filings and notifications.