Title 22, Title 22 — Elections

Sample ballots; publication. The officer providing the official ballots shall publish sample ballots at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the district in which each primary and general election is held within two (2) weeks prior to the election. This notice shal…

Replacement of lost ballots. Official ballots not delivered to a polling place or lost, stolen or destroyed shall be replaced immediately by the official providing the ballot. Judges of election receiving replacement ballots shall sign a receipt therefor in which they shall state…

Time for possession of ballots and labels. (a) Official ballots for primary and general elections shall be in the county clerk's possession forty-five (45) days before the election. If a clerk is unable to obtain ballots on time, the secretary of state shall provide by rule and r…

Errors or omissions; posting. (a) The official responsible for preparing the ballot shall correct errors or omissions as soon as possible. (b) The official shall post a copy of each ballot in his office not later than the day when the official must have the ballot in his possessi…

Elector's petition alleging error or omission. (a) Not later than three (3) days after the ballot is posted an elector may file a notarized affidavit with the county clerk alleging that an error or omission exists in any official ballot to be voted within the county. The county c…

Ballot propositions. A ballot proposition shall be printed as nearly as possible in the manner and form prescribed by law for a constitutional amendment.

Only name of candidate on ballot; exception. A candidate may use the name on the ballot by which he is generally known. Professional titles and degrees shall not appear on the ballot. If in the opinion of the officer with whom the application for nomination or election is filed t…

Name to appear only once; exception. (a) No candidate's name shall appear on the partisan ballot more than once, except that of a candidate for the office of precinct committeeman or committeewoman, who may also seek the office of president or vice president of the United States …

More than 1 ballot on machine. More than one (1) ballot may appear on a voting machine but if several ballots are placed on a machine they shall be clearly separated to prevent confusion.

Specifications for paper ballots; arrangements on voting machines. Official paper ballots shall be uniform in size, printed in black ink on good quality paper through which printing cannot be read. Ballots shall be white except as otherwise provided. On a voting machine each colu…

Printing type size of party and candidate names. On official ballots the political party name or title shall be printed in capital letters not less than one-eighth (1/8) inch nor more than one-fourth (1/4) of an inch in height. The names of all candidates shall be printed in the …

Order of listing offices in partisan elections. (a) The major party primary and general partisan election ballots shall contain the offices to be voted on in the following order: (i) President and vice-president of the United States, or electors therefor, or as otherwise required…

Primary ballot colors. (a) The primary ballot of political parties shall be printed on the following colored paper or on paper with the following color demarcation as provided by rule and regulation of the secretary of state: (i) Republican party-White; (ii) Democratic party-Blue…

If the ballot contains a proposed constitutional amendment or other ballot proposition, the instructions shall also include the following: "To vote for or against a proposed constitutional amendment, initiative or referendum, or other ballot proposition, mark the square printed a…

Format of general election ballot. (a) The general election ballot shall be printed in substantial compliance with this format: (i) Across the top shall be printed "Official General Election Ballot"; (ii) On the first line shall be printed the name of the county in which the ball…

Political party ballot position on general election ballot; order of candidates' names. (a) Political party position shall be determined on the general election ballot according to the number of votes received by each party within the county for the office of representative in co…

Rotation of candidates' names; equal lines on voting machines. The names of candidates for each office shall be rotated on all ballots by precinct for all elections. In each county the name of each candidate shall appear substantially an equal number of times at the top, at the b…

Nonpartisan election ballots and ballot propositions. Primary and general election ballots for nonpartisan offices and ballot propositions shall be printed on yellow paper or paper with yellow demarcation as provided by rule and regulation of the secretary of state, separate from…

Ballot propositions format. Following all offices on nonpartisan ballots, ballot propositions shall be printed in the order prescribed by law. The name and official number, if any, of each ballot proposition shall be printed adjacent to the proposition in large letters. Nonpartis…

Order of offices and ballot propositions on nonpartisan ballots. (a) The nonpartisan ballot shall contain the offices and ballot propositions to be voted on in the following order: (i) Retention of justices of the supreme court; (ii) Retention of district court judges; (iii) Rete…

Form of nonpartisan ballots. (a) The official nonpartisan ballot for a general election shall be printed in substantially the following form: OFFICIAL NONPARTISAN ELECTION BALLOT GENERAL ELECTION County of ...., Election District ...., Precinct .... Date .... (here print instruct…

Rotation of names on nonpartisan ballots. (a) The names of candidates for each nonpartisan office shall be rotated on the ballot in the same manner as required by law for candidates for partisan office. (b) Rotation is not necessary if the number of candidates is equal to or less…

Ballots for other elections. At the county clerk's discretion, separate ballots for bond, school and community college districts, and special district elections may be required and shall be provided by the authority responsible for holding the election. Ballots shall conform as n…

Post-election ballot audit. (a) Each county clerk shall complete an audit of the county's unofficial election results by identifying and reviewing the smallest observable percentage between the statewide candidates who received the most votes and the statewide candidates who rece…