Title 2, Elections

A person to whom an oath is legally administered under this title commits perjury if such person knowingly and willfully swears or affirms falsely touching a matter material to the point in question.

A person who procures or induces another to violate either § 2-19-104 or § 2-19-105 commits a Class D felony.

(a) A person commits a Class D felony who:(1) Intentionally and knowing that such person is not entitled to, registers or votes in any manner or attempts to register or vote in any manner where or when such person is not entitled to under this title, including voting more than on…

A person who knowingly possesses any official registration or election supplies, except as required or permitted by this title, commits a Class E felony.

A person who knowingly makes or consents to any false entry on any permanent registration, poll list, election tally sheet or any other official registration or election document commits a Class D felony.

A person commits a Class A misdemeanor if such person assists any person in voting except as permitted by this title, or if such person knowingly casts any vote or consents to the casting of any vote contrary to the desire of the voter while otherwise lawfully assisting the voter…

A person commits a Class A misdemeanor if, except as required or permitted by this title, such person intentionally opens and examines any voter's marked ballot, removes the ballot from the ballot box, prevents the ballot being placed in the ballot box or destroys or changes a vo…

If any person holding an election refuses to deliver to a person elected to any office a fair copy of the list of votes, when demanded according to law, or holds an election in any other manner than as directed by law, or neglects to make or to forward due returns thereof, such p…

Any election official or member of a board or commission holding office under this title who willfully or fraudulently violates any of the provisions of this title made for the protection of elections commits a Class A misdemeanor.

An election official or member of a board or commission holding office under this title commits a Class E felony if such person intentionally fails to do any official act required by law or does any illegal act, in relation to any election by which act or omission the votes taken…

(1) It is a Class A misdemeanor for any person, directly or indirectly, personally or through any other person:(1) By force or threats to prevent or endeavor to prevent any elector from voting at any primary or final election;(2) To make use of any violence, force or restraint, o…

(a) No person shall print or cause to be printed or assist in the distribution or transportation of any facsimile of an official ballot, any unofficial sample ballot, writing, pamphlet, paper, photograph or other printed material which contains the endorsement of a particular can…

It is a Class E felony for any person to procure, aid, assist, counsel or advise another to vote in any convention, primary or final election, knowing such person is disqualified.

(a) A person commits an offense who, before, during, or after an election:(1) Intentionally tampers, interferes, or attempts to interfere with the correct operation of, or damages in order to prevent the use of, a voting machine, electronic poll book, voting device, voting system…

A person commits a Class C misdemeanor if such person violates § 2-7-111 while boundary signs are posted.

(a) (1) Whenever any person makes an expenditure for the purpose of financing a communication that expressly advocates the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate, as defined by § 2-10-102, or that solicits any contribution, through any broadcasting station, newspape…

It is unlawful for any candidate for nomination or election in any state, county, city or district office, to expend, pay, promise, or loan or become pecuniarily liable in any way for money or other thing of value, either directly or indirectly, or to agree to enter into any cont…

It is unlawful for any person to demand that any candidate for nomination or office shall promise or agree in advance to support any particular individual, policy or measure, in consideration of the vote or support, financial or moral, of such person, in any election, primary or …

A violation of any of the provisions of § 2-19-121 or § 2-19-122 is a Class C misdemeanor.

Nothing in § 2-19-121 or § 2-19-122 shall render illegal any expenditures made by any candidate, or by others, for or on the candidate's behalf, to employ clerks or stenographers in the candidate's campaign, for the printing and advertising therein, or the seeking of suitable hal…

It is unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, personally or through any other person, to give or offer to give a bribe to any election official or to any administrator of elections or to any member of a board or commission holding office under this title as a considerati…

(1) It is unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, personally or through any other person to:(1) Pay, loan, contribute, or offer or promise to pay, loan or contribute any money, property, or other valuable thing, to or for any voter, or to or for any other person, to indu…

(1) It is unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, personally or through any other person, to:(1) Receive, agree to receive, or contract for, before or during any primary or final election or convention provided by law, any money, gift, loan, or other valuable considerati…

Any person convicted of any of the offenses mentioned in §§ 2-19-125 — 2-19-127 commits a Class C felony.

A person commits a Class C misdemeanor if such person makes any bet or wager of money or other valuable thing upon any election.

It is a Class C misdemeanor for any candidate for public office, before or during any primary or final election provided by law, to make any bet or wager with a voter, or to take a share or interest in, or in any manner become a party to any such bet or wager, or provide or agree…

It is a Class C misdemeanor for any person, directly or indirectly, to make a bet or wager with a voter, depending upon the result of any primary or final election provided by law, with the intent thereby to procure the challenge of such voter, or to prevent the voter from voting…

(a) A person commits an offense who, with intent to deceive or disseminate information that person knows to be incorrect, provides or publishes false or misleading information regarding the qualifications to vote, the requirements to register to vote, whether an individual voter …

(a) It is unlawful for any person to coerce or direct any employee to vote for any measure, party or person who may be a candidate for any office, or for any person who may be a candidate for nomination for any office, to threaten the discharge of such employee if the employee vo…

It is a Class C misdemeanor for any employer, within ninety (90) days of any election or primary provided for by law, to put up or otherwise exhibit in such employer's factory, workshop, mine, mill, boardinghouse, office, or other establishment or place where employees may be wor…

When any person, without such person's contrivance or procurement, is sent as a witness before the grand jury and is examined before them touching offenses under this chapter, no person against whom such person's evidence is given can afterwards be used as a witness against the p…

A person offending against any of the provisions of this chapter shall be a competent witness against any other person violating any provisions of this chapter, and may be compelled to attend and testify upon any trial, hearing, proceeding, or investigation in the same manner as …

No defect or irregularity in calling any political convention, or any primary or final election, nor any irregularity in the proceedings or organization or conduct thereof, shall be available as a defense under this chapter.

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a candidate in any political convention or in any primary or final election, or any person, from employing and maintaining a proper clerical or office force so employed and maintained in good faith, nor to prevent any poli…

(a) Any corporation offending against this chapter may be found guilty, and it and its officers through whom such offense was committed shall be fined and the officers imprisoned as other persons under this chapter. (b) Any corporation violating § 2-19-126 or § 2-19-134 shall in …

All fines collected under this chapter shall be turned into the school fund.

It is a Class C misdemeanor for any person to publish or distribute or cause to be published or distributed any campaign literature in opposition to any candidate in any election if such person knows that any such statement, charge, allegation, or other matter contained therein w…

(a) The following provisions govern the exercise of the right of suffrage for those persons convicted of an infamous crime:(1) A person who has been convicted of an infamous crime, as defined by § 40-20-112, in this state shall not register to vote or vote at an election unless:(…

It is unlawful for any person to place or attach any type of show-card, poster, or advertising material or device, including election campaign literature, on any kind of poles, towers, or fixtures of any public utility company, whether privately or publicly owned or as defined in…

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Election” includes all elections, local, municipal, primary, general, state, federal and special and any election in the state or any county, municipality or other political subdivision thereof, but does not inc…

(a) It is unlawful for any public officer or employee to use such person's official position, authority or influence to interfere with an election or nomination for office or directly or indirectly attempt to intimidate, coerce or command any other officer or employee to vote for…

(a) It is unlawful for any public officer or employee knowingly to solicit directly or indirectly any contribution of money, thing of value, facilities or services of any person who has received contracts, compensation, employment, loans, grants or benefits, or any person whose o…

It is unlawful for any public officer or employee, directly or indirectly, to promise employment, position, work, compensation, contracts, loans, grants, appropriations or other benefits provided principally from public funds as a consideration, favor or reward for any political …

It is unlawful for any public officer or employee, directly or indirectly, to deprive, attempt to deprive, or threaten to deprive any person of employment, position, work, compensation, contracts, loans, grants, appropriations or benefits provided principally from public funds fo…

(a) It is unlawful for any elected or appointed official of the state, or any employee of the state or any department, division or agency thereof, to display campaign literature, banners, placards, streamers, stickers, signs or other items of campaign or political advertising on …

(a) It is unlawful for any person employed by the state to engage actively in a political campaign on behalf of any party, committee, organization, agency or political candidate, or to attend political meetings or rallies or to otherwise use such person's official position or emp…