Article 1. General Provisions

Sec 16-400. Definition of mark

Sec 16-401. Applicability of general election law to primary elections

Sec 16-402. Absence from employment for purpose of voting; application therefor; violation; classification

Sec 16-403. City or town primaries; duties of officers

Sec 16-404. Preparation of polling place; voting booths; ballot boxes for paper ballots

Sec 16-405. Preparation for elections

Sec 16-406. Public display of voting equipment

Sec 16-407. Election officers; qualifications; certificates; certification programs; plan; exemption; election training fund

Sec 16-407.01. Election officer education, training and certification advisory committee

Sec 16-407.02. Elections training classes; statement; water; registration form

Sec 16-408. Cost of special district elections; bond

Sec 16-409. Certain cities, towns and school districts; mail ballot elections; report

Sec 16-410. Cancellation of certain elections; appointment to office; filling vacancies

Article 2. Election Precincts and Polling Places

Sec 16-411. Designation of election precincts and polling places; voting centers; electioneering; wait times

Sec 16-412. Effective date of new precincts

Sec 16-413. Precincts; special district boundaries

Article 3. Voting Equipment; Lever

Sec 16-421. Adoption of voting machines; experimental use

Sec 16-422. Definitions; applicability of general laws

Sec 16-423. Authorization for use at all elections

Sec 16-424. Specifications of voting machine

Sec 16-425. Preparation of machines prior to election

Sec 16-426. Equipment to be provided with machine

Sec 16-427. Instruction of voters prior to election as to use of machine

Sec 16-428. Machine to remain sealed after election

Sec 16-429. Custody of voting machines and keys

Sec 16-430. Number of voting machines in a precinct

Article 4. Voting Equipment; Electromechanical

Sec 16-441. Effective date of article; approval of counting equipment

Sec 16-442. Committee approval; adoption of vote tabulating equipment; experimental use; emergency

Sec 16-442.01. Accessible voting technology; recommendations; certification; applicability

Sec 16-443. Authorization of use at all elections

Sec 16-444. Definitions; applicability of general laws

Sec 16-445. Filing of computer election programs with secretary of state

Sec 16-446. Specifications of electronic voting system

Sec 16-447. Voting devices; inspection; specifications and number of booths

Sec 16-448. Write-in votes; marking with rubber stamp or other devices; instructions

Sec 16-449. Required test of equipment and programs; notice; procedures manual

Sec 16-450. Location and acquisition of vote tabulating devices

Sec 16-451. Cost; means of financing

Sec 16-452. Rules; instructions and procedures manual; approval of manual; field check and review of systems; violation; classification

Article 5. Ballots and Supplies; Primary

Sec 16-461. Sample primary election ballots; submission to party chairmen for examination; preparation, printing and distribution of ballot

Sec 16-462. Form of paper ballot

Sec 16-463. Form of ballots; lever machines

Sec 16-464. Rotation of names on ballots

Sec 16-465. Arrangement of candidates' names at primary election

Sec 16-466. Ballots, ballot labels and ballot screens; electromechanical

Sec 16-467. Method of voting on ballot

Sec 16-468. Form of ballot; optical scanning system; sample ballots

Article 6. Ballots and Supplies; General

Sec 16-501. Compliance with primary election law as prerequisite to printing name on ballot

Sec 16-502. Form and contents of ballot

Sec 16-503. Duty to prepare and provide ballots; cost of printing ballots and instruction cards as public expense

Sec 16-504. Form of ballots; lever machines

Sec 16-505. Procedure for excessive size of ballot

Sec 16-506. Ballot and ballot labels; electromechanical

Sec 16-507. Presentation of presidential candidates on ballot

Sec 16-508. Number of ballots furnished each polling place

Sec 16-509. Delivery of ballots to election officers

Sec 16-510. Sample ballots; preparation and distribution

Sec 16-511. Duty of board of supervisors to furnish election supplies to precinct officers

Sec 16-512. Displaying United States flag at polls

Sec 16-513. Instructions for voters and election officers

Sec 16-513.01. Right to vote a provisional ballot; notice

Sec 16-514. Notice to voters; form

Sec 16-515. "Seventy-five foot limit" notices; posting; violation; classification

Sec 16-516. Form of poll lists

Sec 16-517. Form of tally list

Article 7. Election Boards and Tally Boards

Sec 16-531. Appointment of election boards and tally boards; qualifications

Sec 16-532. Instruction of election board inspectors and judges; certificate of qualification; optional training; instruction of counting center election officials

Sec 16-533. Filling vacancy in election board by electors

Sec 16-534. Inspector as chairman and supervisor of board; powers; power of board and clerks to administer oaths; oath of members

Sec 16-535. Election marshal; appointment; powers and duties

Sec 16-536. Compensation of election and tally board officers

Sec 16-537. Powers and duties of election officers with respect to special elections

Article 8. Early Voting

Sec 16-541. Early voting

Sec 16-542. Request for ballot; civil penalties; violation; classification

Sec 16-543. Application for ballot; United States service; emergency procedures

Sec 16-543.02. Federal write-in early ballots; procedure; registration form

Sec 16-544. Permanent early voting list; civil penalty; violation; classification

Sec 16-545. Early ballot

Sec 16-546. Early votes

Sec 16-547. Ballot affidavit; form

Sec 16-548. Preparation and transmission of ballot

Sec 16-549. Special election boards; voting procedure for ill electors or electors with disabilities; expenses

Sec 16-550. Receipt of voter's ballot

Sec 16-551. Early election board; violation; classification

Sec 16-552. Early ballots; processing; challenges

Article 8.1. Optional Special District Mail Ballot Elections

Sec 16-558. Special districts; mail ballot election option; conduct

Sec 16-558.01. Mailing of ballots

Sec 16-558.02. Replacement ballots

Article 8.2. Optional City and Town Approval Voting

Article 9. Polling Place Procedures

Sec 16-561. Examination of machines on election day

Sec 16-562. Preparation and arrangement of polling place with voting booths and ballot boxes

Sec 16-563. Posting sample ballots, instruction cards and notice to voters before opening polls

Sec 16-564. Opening, exhibiting and locking ballot box before receipt of ballots; removal and opening of box

Sec 16-565. Hours polls opened and closed; proclamation of opening and closing polls

Sec 16-566. Opening and closing of polling place; unused ballots

Sec 16-570. Conduct of election; duties of officers; placing machines

Sec 16-571. Poll lists to be kept by election clerk; posting

Sec 16-572. Delivery and custody of ballots at polling place

Sec 16-573. Substitution of ballots when official ballots not available

Sec 16-574. Repair or substitution of machines; use of paper ballots

Sec 16-578. Instruction and assistance to voters

Sec 16-579. Procedure for obtaining ballot by elector

Sec 16-580. Manner of voting; assistance for certain electors

Sec 16-581. Elderly persons; persons with disabilities; inaccessible polling places; definitions

Sec 16-583. Voter not on precinct register; inactive voter list; procedure

Sec 16-584. Qualified elector not on precinct register; recorder's certificate; verified ballot; procedure

Sec 16-585. Spoiled ballots; disposition

Sec 16-590. Appointment of challengers and party representatives

Sec 16-591. Grounds for challenging an elector

Sec 16-592. Proceedings on challenge; disposition of ballot

Sec 16-593. Rules determining residence of voter upon challenge; reading of rules upon request

Sec 16-594. List of challenges, grounds and rulings

Article 10. Tally and Returns

Sec 16-601. Tally of vote

Sec 16-602. Removal of ballots from ballot boxes; disposition of ballots folded together or excessive ballots; designated margin; hand counts; vote count verification committee

Sec 16-603. Inspection of ballots by party representative

Sec 16-604. Count of votes cast; tally list

Sec 16-605. Disposition of paper ballots after count; marking rejected ballots

Sec 16-606. Tally and return of votes; lever voting machine

Sec 16-607. Statements of tally

Sec 16-608. Delivery of ballots; electronic voting system

Sec 16-609. Questioned legality of ballots; procedure

Sec 16-610. Uncertainty of voter's choice as cause for rejection

Sec 16-611. Certain defects invalidating vote for particular office

Sec 16-612. Determination of write-in choice of voter

Sec 16-614. Signing of tally lists after completion of tally

Sec 16-615. Delivery of returns

Sec 16-616. Preparation and disposition of unofficial returns

Sec 16-617. Transmittal of signature roster and precinct registers to board of supervisors after election

Sec 16-618. Preparation, disposition and posting of abstract of vote; exception to posting

Sec 16-619. Preparation, delivery and publication of condensed abstract of vote

Sec 16-620. Tabulation and publication of condensed abstracts; costs of transmittal

Sec 16-621. Proceedings at the counting center

Sec 16-622. Official canvass; unofficial results

Sec 16-623. Copy of abstract of vote of certain counties filed with secretary of state

Sec 16-624. Disposition of official returns and ballots

Article 11. Official Canvass

Sec 16-641. Retally of vote; lever voting machine

Sec 16-642. Canvass of election; postponements

Sec 16-643. Method of canvass

Sec 16-644. Effect of want of form in precinct returns

Sec 16-645. Canvass and return of precinct vote; declaring nominee of party; certificate of nomination; write-in candidates

Sec 16-646. Statement, contents and mailing of official canvass

Sec 16-647. Declaration of election to office; delivery of certificate of election

Sec 16-648. Canvass for state offices, amendments and measures; postponement

Sec 16-649. Determination of tie vote; notice to candidates; exception

Sec 16-650. Declaration of election to office; delivery of certificate of election

Sec 16-651. Proclamation by governor on amendments and initiated and referred measures

Article 12. Recounts

Sec 16-661. Automatic recount; requirements; exemption

Sec 16-662. Certification to superior court of facts requiring recount

Sec 16-663. Recount of votes; method

Sec 16-664. Recount of votes by automatic tabulating system

Sec 16-665. Determination of results by court; distribution of copies of order of determination

Sec 16-666. Expenses of recount

Sec 16-667. Supplementary nature of article

Article 13. Contest of Elections

Sec 16-671. Contest of primary elections

Sec 16-672. Contest of state election; grounds; venue

Sec 16-673. Statement of contest; verification; filing

Sec 16-674. Contest of county or other election

Sec 16-675. Summons; form; answer

Sec 16-676. Time for hearing contest; continuance; findings of the court; judgment

Sec 16-677. Inspection of ballots before trial; petition; bond; appointment of inspectors

Sec 16-678. Inapplicability of article to contests of election of legislators

Article 14. Ratification of Amendments to United States Constitution by Convention

Sec 16-701. Applicability of election laws

Sec 16-702. Number of delegates

Sec 16-703. Qualifications of candidates for delegate; nominations

Sec 16-704. Ballots; form

Sec 16-705. Determination of delegates; vacancies; delegate bound to vote in accordance with pre-election statement; classification

Sec 16-706. Meeting of delegates in convention

Sec 16-707. Organization of convention

Sec 16-708. Journal of proceedings

Sec 16-709. Certificate of ratification

Sec 16-710. Compensation and mileage of delegates

Sec 16-711. Congressional provisions as superseding article