Title 21-A, Chapter 9: CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS

Title 21-A, Chapter 9: CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS

Subchapter 1: PREELECTION PROCEDURE

Article 1: SECRETARY OF STATE'S RESPONSIBILITIES

21-A §601. Ballot preparation

21-A §601-A. Presidential preference primary ballot (REPEALED)

21-A §602. General election ballot (REPEALED)

21-A §603. Sample ballots

21-A §604. Emergency ballot procedure

21-A §604-A. Flexibility for combining election ballots

21-A §605. Instructions (REPEALED)

21-A §605-A. Instructions

21-A §606. Official ballots

21-A §606-A. Special provisions for out-of-district voters

21-A §607. Official ballot box

21-A §608. Field examiner

21-A §609. Ballot security materials

21-A §610. Election transparency

Article 2: LOCAL OFFICIALS' RESPONSIBILITIES

21-A §621. Announcing an election (REPEALED)

21-A §621-A. Announcing an election

21-A §622. Warrant (REPEALED)

21-A §622-A. Notice of election

21-A §623. Officer's return on warrant (REPEALED)

21-A §624. Incoming voting lists; voter lists

21-A §625. Posting of sample ballots

21-A §626. Polling times

21-A §626-A. Voting place report

21-A §627. Arrangement of voting place

21-A §628. Care and custody of ballot box

21-A §629. Voting booths

21-A §630. Accessible voting places for persons with physical disabilities

21-A §631. Voting districts

21-A §631-A. Voting places

21-A §632. Separate voting places; reimbursement of election expense

21-A §633. Election expenses

Subchapter 1-A: CONGRESSIONAL TERM LIMITS ACT OF 1996

21-A §641. Short title (REPEALED)

21-A §642. Definitions (REPEALED)

21-A §643. Ballot for incumbent Legislator (REPEALED)

21-A §644. Ballot for incumbent Governor (REPEALED)

21-A §645. Ballot for incumbent members of Congress (REPEALED)

21-A §646. Pledge to support term limits (REPEALED)

Subchapter 2: ELECTION PROCEDURE

Article 1: MATERIALS

21-A §651. Furnishing and distribution

21-A §652. Certified incoming voting list and official ballot box

Article 2: POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICIALS

21-A §661. Registrar

21-A §662. Warden

21-A §663. Authority of Secretary of State during emergencies

Article 3: VOTING AND CHALLENGES

21-A §671. Voting procedure

21-A §672. Assistance

21-A §673. Challenges

21-A §674. Violations and penalties

21-A §675. Reports of threats or harassment

Article 4: RESTRICTIONS

21-A §681. Positions at polling place

21-A §682. Political activities

Article 5: MARKING, COUNTING AND HANDLING OF BALLOTS

21-A §691. Marking ballots; primary election

21-A §692. General election

21-A §693. Spoiled ballots

21-A §694. Voting list signed (REPEALED)

21-A §695. Counting of ballots

21-A §696. Challenged, defective or void ballots

21-A §697. Use of red pens by election officials

21-A §698. Packaging and return of ballots and lists

21-A §699. Sealing of ballot container

21-A §700. Posting unofficial results

Article 6: RETURNS

21-A §711. Preparation of returns

21-A §712. Return not delivered (REPEALED)

Subchapter 3: POST ELECTION PROCEDURE

Article 1: TABULATION AND RESULTS

21-A §721. Reports of registration and enrollment

21-A §722. Secretary of State to tabulate and print results

21-A §722-A. Determination of declared write-in candidate

21-A §723. Determination of election

21-A §723-A. Determination of winner in election for an office elected by ranked-choice voting

21-A §724. Election certificate issued

21-A §724-A. Written notice to Legislature

21-A §725. Commencement of term of office

21-A §726. Post-election audits

Article 2: TIE VOTES

21-A §731. Tie defined

21-A §732. Procedure

Article 3: INSPECTION AND RECOUNT

21-A §736. Candidate's inspection of ballots and incoming voting list (REPEALED)

21-A §737. Recount (REPEALED)

21-A §737-A. Recount

21-A §738. Statewide referendum ballots

21-A §739. Ballots and incoming voting lists available for inspection

Article 4: DETERMINATION OF DISPUTED ELECTIONS

21-A §741. Jurisdiction (REPEALED)

21-A §742. Appeal to commission (REPEALED)

21-A §743. Investigations (REPEALED)

21-A §744. Procedure (REPEALED)

21-A §745. Questions of law (REPEALED)

21-A §746. Judicial determination of disputed county office (REPEALED)

Subchapter 4: ABSENTEE VOTING

Article 1: REGULAR ABSENTEE VOTING

21-A §751. Proper at any election

21-A §752. Materials furnished

21-A §752-A. Federal absentee ballot

21-A §752-B. Secured drop boxes for the return of absentee ballots

21-A §753. Procedure for obtaining (REPEALED)

21-A §753-A. Procedure for requesting an absentee ballot

21-A §753-B. Procedure for issuing absentee ballot

21-A §753-C. Absentee ballots for program participants in Address Confidentiality Program

21-A §754. Method of voting (REPEALED)

21-A §754-A. Method of voting

21-A §755. Deadline

21-A §756. Procedure on receipt

21-A §756-A. Procedures for curing absentee ballot return envelope defects

21-A §757. Challenges

21-A §758. Personal vote required when possible (REPEALED)

21-A §759. Counting procedure

21-A §760. Procedures when counting to be by the clerk (REPEALED)

21-A §760-A. Procedures when clerk processes absentee ballots centrally

21-A §760-B. Procedures when clerk processes absentee ballots prior to election day

21-A §761. Deceased voter; ballot rejected (REPEALED)

21-A §762. Irregularities disregarded

21-A §763. Return of election materials

21-A §764. Applications and envelopes as public records

21-A §765. Absentee ballot tracking

Article 2: VOTING BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES

21-A §776. Applicability of provisions

21-A §777. Methods of registration and enrollment (REPEALED)

21-A §777-A. Registration and enrollment

21-A §778. Duty of registrar

21-A §779. Name may be added at any time (REPEALED)

21-A §780. Absentee ballots; application

21-A §780-A. Use of blank write-in absentee ballot

21-A §781. Absentee ballots; procedure on receipt (REPEALED)

21-A §781-A. Absentee ballot application; procedure on receipt

21-A §782. Absentee ballots; procedure on return

21-A §783. Authority of Secretary of State

Article 3: VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES

21-A §791. Violations and penalties

Subchapter 5: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS

21-A §801. Election

21-A §802. Representation

21-A §803. Duties of Governor

21-A §804. Meeting in convention

21-A §805. Convention duties

21-A §806. Compensation of electors and employees

Subchapter 6: VOTING DEVICES

21-A §808. Definitions

21-A §809. Approval of voting devices

21-A §809-A. Certain electronic connections and Internet voting prohibited

Article 1: VOTING MACHINES

21-A §810. Approval of voting devices (REPEALED)

21-A §811. Obtaining and using

21-A §812. Requirements for machines

21-A §812-A. Accessible voting system

21-A §813. Rules on use

21-A §814. Custody

21-A §815. Expense of storage and maintenance

21-A §816. Operating instructions

21-A §817. Ballot labels

21-A §817-A. Test of voting machines

21-A §818. Arrangement of voting place

21-A §819. Secrecy preserved (REPEALED)

21-A §820. Warden to post specimen ballots or labels (REPEALED)

21-A §821. Delivery

21-A §822. Preparation for voting

21-A §823. Directions for voting

21-A §824. Challenge of right to vote

21-A §825. Activation of machines

21-A §826. Procedure for tabulating votes

21-A §827. Procedure after election

21-A §828. Security for keys

21-A §829. Violation and penalty

21-A §830. Application of provisions to voting by machine

Article 2: ELECTRONIC TABULATING SYSTEMS

21-A §841. Definitions (REPEALED)

21-A §842. Obtaining and using

21-A §843. Requirements for devices

21-A §844. Regulations of Secretary of State

21-A §845. Custody

21-A §846. Expense of storage and maintenance

21-A §847. Operating instructions

21-A §848. Ballot format for electronic tabulating systems

21-A §849. Arrangement of voting place

21-A §850. Secrecy preserved

21-A §851. Preparation for elections

21-A §852. Procedure at the polling place

21-A §853. Delivery of ballots or ballot cards to the counting center (REPEALED)

21-A §854. Test of electronic tabulating equipment

21-A §855. Proceedings at the counting center (REPEALED)

21-A §855-A. Proceedings after the close of the polls (REPEALED)

21-A §856. Official returns

21-A §857. Manual counting authorized

21-A §858. Absentee votes (REPEALED)

21-A §858-A. Counting procedure for absentee ballots

21-A §859. Recounts (REPEALED)

21-A §860. Violation and penalty

21-A §861. Application of provisions to voting by electronic voting system

21-A §862. Punch card voting systems (REPEALED)

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