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Title 17 - Elections
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Chapter 17-19 Conduct of Election and Voting Eq...
Chapter 17-19 Conduct of Election and Voting Equipment, and Supplies
Section 17-19-1 Definitions.
Section 17-19-2 Voting equipment.
Section 17-19-2.1 New voting technology.
Section 17-19-3 Voting equipment and services - Specifications.
Section 17-19-3.1 Repealed.
Section 17-19-3.2 Polling place accessibility for voters who are disabled or elderly.
Section 17-19-3.3 Telephones at polling places.
Section 17-19-3.4 Repealed.
Section 17-19-3.5 - 17-19-3.15 Repealed.
Section 17-19-4 Voting booths and optical scan precinct count units - Number to be furnished.
Section 17-19-4.1 Repealed.
Section 17-19-4.2 Moderator request - Computerized voting machines.
Section 17-19-5 Printing and furnishing of computer ballots.
Section 17-19-6 Ballot - Arrangement.
Section 17-19-6.1 Local questions on the ballot.
Section 17-19-7 Local candidates and questions - Certification - Ballots.
Section 17-19-7.1 Listing of at-large candidates.
Section 17-19-7.2 Names of candidates.
Section 17-19-8 Ballots - Form.
Section 17-19-8.1 Ballots for voters who are blind, visually impaired or disabled.
Section 17-19-8.2 State-of-the-art voting technology.
Section 17-19-9 Party emblems.
Section 17-19-9.1 Ballot arrangement - Independent candidates.
Section 17-19-10 Sample ballots - Contents - Distribution.
Section 17-19-10.1 Training and community outreach.
Section 17-19-11 Election return forms - Contents.
Section 17-19-12 Delivery of election supplies.
Section 17-19-13 Exhibition of machines for instructional purposes.
Section 17-19-14 Preparation of voting equipment for election - Testing.
Section 17-19-15 Repealed.
Section 17-19-16 State election inspectors - Appointment - Duties - Training - Compensation.
Section 17-19-17 Custody of optical scan precinct count units and voting booths - Duties of local boards - Posting of sample ballots.
Section 17-19-18 Examination of voting equipment prior to opening of polls.
Section 17-19-19 Custody of machines during voting.
Section 17-19-20 Repair or replacement of defective machines.
Section 17-19-21 Arrangement of polling places - Election officials - Police officers.
Section 17-19-21.1 Polling place bake sales.
Section 17-19-22 Party checkers, runners, and watchers.
Section 17-19-22.1 Bilingual poll workers.
Section 17-19-23 Wardens and supervisors - Powers and duties.
Section 17-19-23.1 Certification and appointment of election officials.
Section 17-19-23.2 Compensation of election officials.
Section 17-19-23.3 Repealed.
Section 17-19-24 Procedure for voting.
Section 17-19-24.1 Provisional voting under the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
Section 17-19-24.2 Voter identification.
Section 17-19-24.3 Provisional ballot procedures.
Section 17-19-25 Certified voting list - Duty of bipartisan supervisor.
Section 17-19-26 Models for instruction - Assistance to voters in marking their ballot.
Section 17-19-26.1 Voting assistance.
Section 17-19-27 Challenge of identity as to right to vote.
Section 17-19-28 Repealed.
Section 17-19-29 Repealed.
Section 17-19-30 Voters who register by making a mark rather than signature.
Section 17-19-31 Irregular ballots.
Section 17-19-32 Recording and signing of returns.
Section 17-19-33 Sealing of voting equipment - Sealing and forwarding of results, programmed memory devices and keys.
Section 17-19-34 Declaration of results and certificates of election in towns not divided into districts.
Section 17-19-35 Guarding optical scan precinct count units until resumption of custody by board.
Section 17-19-36 Tabulation of town returns - Certificate of election.
Section 17-19-37 Tabulation of state returns - Certificate of election.
Section 17-19-37.1 Recount eligibility - Candidates for public office.
Section 17-19-37.2 Recount eligibility - Write-in candidates for public office.
Section 17-19-37.3 Recount eligibility - Ballot questions and other offices.
Section 17-19-37.4 Post-election audits.
Section 17-19-38 Custody of optical scan precinct count units pending return to storage.
Section 17-19-39 Power to open voting equipment.
Section 17-19-39.1 Voted ballot storage and security.
Section 17-19-40 Repealed.
Section 17-19-41 Violations by public officers.
Section 17-19-42 Tampering with voting equipment.
Section 17-19-43 Tampering with sample ballot.
Section 17-19-44 Officer tampering with voting equipment.
Section 17-19-45 Fraudulent election returns.
Section 17-19-46 False instructions as to marking a computer ballot and the operation of optical scan precinct count units.
Section 17-19-47 Improper possession of voting equipment keys or duplicates.
Section 17-19-48 Posting of original voter registration records.
Section 17-19-49 Political literature and influence.
Section 17-19-50 Candidates listing on ballot.
Section 17-19-51 Priority for elderly voters.
Section 17-19-52 Priority for disabled voters.
Section 17-19-53 Voter accompanied by children within voting booth.
Section 17-19-54 Bilingual voting material requirements.