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Title 17: Elections

Chapter 051: Conduct of Elections

• Subchapter 001: Election Officials
•    § 2451. Board of civil authority

•    § 2452. Presiding officer

•    § 2453. Duties of presiding officer

•    § 2454. Assistant election officers

•    § 2455. Election officials; duties; political party representation

•    § 2456. Disqualifications

•    § 2457. Workshops and information for election officials

•    § 2458. Complaint procedure

• Subchapter 002: Ballots
•    § 2471. General election ballot

•    § 2472. Contents

•    § 2473. Provisions relative to presidential election

•    § 2474. Choice of party

•    § 2475. Death or withdrawal of candidate

•    §§ 2476, 2477. Repealed. 1985, No. 197 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.

•    § 2477. Repealed. 2003, No. 94 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.

•    § 2478. Number of paper ballots to be printed and furnished

•    § 2479. Manner of distribution

•    § 2480. Substitute ballots

•    § 2481. Printed ballots required

•    § 2482. Repealed. 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 120.

• Subchapter 003: Vote Tabulators
•    § 2491. Political subdivision; vote tabulators

•    § 2492. Repealed. 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 43.

•    § 2493. Rules for use of vote tabulators; audits

•    § 2494. Construction with other laws

•    § 2495. Repealed. 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 27.

•    §§ 2496-2498. Repealed. 1999, No. 2, § 2.

•    §§ 2497, 2498. Repealed. 2001, No. 5, § 6.

•    § 2499. Transfer of paper ballots from vote tabulators

• Subchapter 004: Polling Places
•    § 2501. Determining districts

•    § 2502. Location of polling places; outdoor polling places

•    § 2503. Repealed. 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 120.

•    § 2504. Voting booths

•    § 2505. Guardrail

•    § 2506. Ballot boxes; signs for depositing ballots

•    § 2507. Distribution of checklists

•    § 2508. Campaigning during polling hours; voter access

•    § 2509. Repealed. 1981, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 45.

• Subchapter 005: Warnings, Notices, Sample Ballots, and Other Voter Information
•    § 2521. Warnings and notices

•    § 2522. Sample ballots

•    § 2523. Posting at polling place on election day

• Subchapter 006: Early or Absentee Voters
•    § 2531. Application for early voter absentee ballot

•    § 2532. Authorized applicants; application form; duplicates

•    § 2532a. Mobile polling stations

•    § 2533. Notification of invalid application

•    § 2534. List of early or absentee voters

•    § 2535. Form of early voter absentee ballots and envelopes; federal or military requirements

•    § 2536. Furnishing early voter absentee ballot envelopes

•    § 2537. Early or absentee voting in the town clerk's office

•    § 2537a. Mailing of general election ballots

•    § 2538. Delivery of ballots by justices of the peace

•    § 2539. Delivery of early voter absentee ballots

•    § 2540. Instructions to be sent with ballots

•    § 2541. Marking of ballots

•    § 2542. Signing certificate

•    § 2543. Return of ballots

•    § 2543a. Provision of secure ballot drop boxes

•    § 2544. Repealed. 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 120.

•    § 2545. Repealed. 2021, No. 60, § 12, effective June 7, 2021.

•    § 2546. Receipt of ballots by clerk; voter status; opportunity to cure; processing absentee ballots

•    § 2546a. Deposit of early voter absentee ballots in vote tabulator

•    § 2546b. Early voting in town clerk's office; deposit into vote tabulator

•    § 2547. Defective ballots

•    § 2548. Voting in person

•    § 2549. Use of federal war ballot

•    § 2550. Early or absentee voters deemed 'present and voting'

• Subchapter 006A: Provisional Voting and Voter Affirmation
•    § 2555. Provisional ballot envelopes

•    § 2556. Provisional voting

•    § 2557. Town clerk approval of provisional voter attestation

• Subchapter 007: Process of Voting
•    § 2561. Hours of voting; extended hours

•    § 2562. Presiding officer to assign duties to election officials

•    § 2563. Admitting voter

•    § 2564. Challenges

•    § 2565. Delivery of ballots

•    § 2566. Marking ballots

•    § 2567. Voting systems for voters with disabilities

•    § 2568. Removing ballots from polling place; replacement and unused ballots

•    § 2569. Assistance to voter

•    § 2570. Depositing ballots

•    § 2571. Checking voter's name upon leaving

•    § 2572. Viewing of the checklist

•    § 2573. No counting before polls close

• Subchapter 008: Count and Return of Votes
•    § 2581. Closing polls

•    § 2582. Presiding officer to direct count; transporting ballots or checklist

•    § 2583. Official checklist to be tallied; storage of checklist

•    § 2584. Opening of ballot boxes; distribution of ballots

•    § 2585. Ballots not to be written upon

•    § 2586. Tally sheets; summary sheets; returns

•    § 2587. Rules for counting votes

•    § 2588. Filing returns

•    § 2589. Identifying ballots

•    § 2590. Securing and storing ballots, tally sheets, and checklists

•    § 2591. Return not received

•    § 2592. Canvassing committees; canvass of votes in general or special elections

•    § 2593. Participation to be entered on statewide checklist by town clerk

• Subchapter 009: Recounts and Contest of Elections
•    § 2601. Recount threshold

•    § 2602. Petitions for recounts; setting date of recount

•    § 2602a. Appointment of recount committee

•    § 2602b. Assignment of duties; recount materials

•    § 2602c. Preparation for recount; general rules

•    § 2602d. Review of official return of votes; examination of checklist

•    § 2602e. Sorting ballots; ballot review; recount of removed ballots by hand

•    § 2602f. Recount of remaining ballots by vote tabulator

•    § 2602g. Repealed. 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 43.

•    § 2602h. Completing the tally

•    § 2602i. Costs

•    § 2602j. Court hearing and judgment

•    § 2602k. Recount ties

•    § 2602l. Repealed. 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 43.

•    § 2602m. Storage and return of election materials

•    § 2603. Contest of elections

•    § 2604. Repealed. 1985, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.

•    § 2605. House of Representatives

•    § 2606. Senate

•    § 2607. Canvassing committee

• Subchapter 010: Jurisdiction of Courts
•    § 2616. Jurisdiction to prosecute criminal offenses

•    § 2617. Jurisdiction of Superior Courts

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