Chapter 19
Conduct of Election and Voting Equipment, and Supplies

Index of Sections

§ 17-19-1. Definitions.

§ 17-19-2. Voting equipment.

§ 17-19-2.1. New voting technology.

§ 17-19-3. Voting equipment and services — Specifications.

§ 17-19-3.1. Repealed.

§ 17-19-3.2. Polling place accessibility for voters who are disabled or elderly.

§ 17-19-3.3. Telephones at polling places.

§ 17-19-3.4. Repealed.

§§ 17-19-3.5 — 17-19-3.15. Repealed.

§ 17-19-4. Voting booths and optical scan precinct count units — Number to be furnished.

§ 17-19-4.1. Repealed.

§ 17-19-4.2. Moderator request — Computerized voting machines.

§ 17-19-5. Printing and furnishing of computer ballots.

§ 17-19-6. Ballot — Arrangement.

§ 17-19-6.1. Local questions on the ballot.

§ 17-19-7. Local candidates and questions — Certification — Ballots.

§ 17-19-7.1. Listing of at-large candidates.

§ 17-19-7.2. Names of candidates.

§ 17-19-8. Ballots — Form.

§ 17-19-8.1. Ballots for voters who are blind, visually impaired, or disabled.

§ 17-19-8.2. State-of-the-art voting technology.

§ 17-19-9. Party emblems.

§ 17-19-9.1. Ballot arrangement — Independent candidates.

§ 17-19-10. Sample ballots — Contents — Distribution.

§ 17-19-10.1. Training and community outreach.

§ 17-19-11. Election return forms — Contents.

§ 17-19-12. Delivery of election supplies.

§ 17-19-13. Exhibition of machines for instructional purposes.

§ 17-19-14. Preparation of voting equipment for election — Testing.

§ 17-19-15. Repealed.

§ 17-19-16. State election inspectors — Appointment — Duties — Training — Compensation.

§ 17-19-17. Custody of optical scan precinct count units and voting booths — Duties of local boards — Posting of sample ballots.

§ 17-19-18. Examination of voting equipment prior to opening of polls.

§ 17-19-19. Custody of machines during voting.

§ 17-19-20. Repair or replacement of defective machines.

§ 17-19-21. Arrangement of polling places — Election officials — Police officers.

§ 17-19-21.1. Polling place bake sales.

§ 17-19-22. Party checkers, runners, and watchers.

§ 17-19-22.1. Bilingual poll workers.

§ 17-19-23. Wardens and supervisors — Powers and duties.

§ 17-19-23.1. Certification and appointment of election officials.

§ 17-19-23.2. Compensation of election officials.

§ 17-19-23.3. Repealed.

§ 17-19-24. Procedure for voting.

§ 17-19-24.1. Provisional voting under the Help America Vote Act of 2002.

§ 17-19-24.2. Voter identification.

§ 17-19-24.3. Provisional ballot procedures.

§ 17-19-25. Certified voting list — Duty of bipartisan supervisor.

§ 17-19-26. Models for instruction — Assistance to voters in marking their ballot.

§ 17-19-26.1. Voting assistance.

§ 17-19-27. Challenge of identity as to right to vote.

§ 17-19-28. Repealed.

§ 17-19-29. Repealed.

§ 17-19-30. Voters who register by making a mark rather than signature.

§ 17-19-31. Irregular ballots.

§ 17-19-32. Recording and signing of returns.

§ 17-19-33. Sealing of voting equipment — Sealing and forwarding of results, programmed memory devices and keys.

§ 17-19-34. Declaration of results and certificates of election in towns not divided into districts.

§ 17-19-35. Guarding optical scan precinct count units until resumption of custody by board.

§ 17-19-36. Tabulation of town returns — Certificate of election.

§ 17-19-37. Tabulation of state returns — Certificate of election.

§ 17-19-37.1. Recount eligibility — Candidates for public office.

§ 17-19-37.2. Recount eligibility — Write-in candidates for public office.

§ 17-19-37.3. Recount eligibility — Ballot questions and other offices.

§ 17-19-37.4. Post-election audits.

§ 17-19-38. Custody of optical scan precinct count units pending return to storage.

§ 17-19-39. Power to open voting equipment.

§ 17-19-39.1. Voted ballot storage and security.

§ 17-19-40. Repealed.

§ 17-19-41. Violations by public officers.

§ 17-19-42. Tampering with voting equipment.

§ 17-19-43. Tampering with sample ballot.

§ 17-19-44. Officer tampering with voting equipment.

§ 17-19-45. Fraudulent election returns.

§ 17-19-46. False instructions as to marking a computer ballot and the operation of optical scan precinct count units.

§ 17-19-47. Improper possession of voting equipment keys or duplicates.

§ 17-19-48. Posting of original voter registration records.

§ 17-19-49. Political literature and influence.

§ 17-19-50. Candidates listing on ballot.

§ 17-19-51. Priority for elderly voters.

§ 17-19-52. Priority for disabled voters.

§ 17-19-53. Voter accompanied by children within voting booth.

§ 17-19-54. Bilingual voting material requirements.