Hours during which polls open; attendance at and opening of polls by election officers; oath of officers; selection and duties of challengers; deletion of voters by absentee ballot from lists of qualified electors; preservation of order.
(a) Prior to the date when the mayor gives notice of the election, the municipal governing body shall, by ordinance, determine and establish the hours which the polls will be open for voting; the municipal governing body shall set the time for opening the polls no earlier than 7:00 A.M. and not later than 8:00 A.M. and set the time for closing the polls no earlier than 6:00 P.M. and not later than 7:00 P.M. In the event the governing body fails or neglects to establish the hours which the polls will be open for voting, the polls shall be open from 8:00 A.M. until 6:00 P.M.
The election officers at voting places shall meet at the respective places of holding elections for which they have been appointed 30 minutes before the hour established by the municipal governing body to open the polls and shall at the designated hour open the several polling places as designated and keep them open without adjournment or recess until the hour established by the municipal governing body to close the polls and no longer.
(b) Any qualified elector entitled to vote at such polling place who has identified himself with the election officials at such polling place by such closing time shall be permitted to cast his ballot.
(c) Before entering upon their duties the election officers must take an oath to perform their duties at the election according to laws, and such oath may be administered either by any person authorized by law to administer oaths or by an election inspector.
(d) When paper ballots are used, the inspectors shall select one of their number, on opening the polls, to act as challenger, and the challenger shall ascertain if each person presenting himself to vote has registered, such finding to be from an examination of the official list of the voters furnished by the mayor or other chief executive officer.
(e) Upon receipt of the list showing the names and addresses of every person whose name appears on the official list of qualified electors for that particular polling place who have voted absentee ballots in the election, the election officials shall strike from the list of qualified electors kept at that polling place the name of every person who has voted an absentee ballot, and no person who has voted an absentee ballot shall vote again.
(f) Before the election officials commence receiving ballots, the election inspectors must cause it to be proclaimed aloud at the places of voting that the election is open.
(g) After the polls have been opened, no adjournment or recess shall be taken until the certificate of the result of the election is signed.
(h) Where voting machines are used the election officials shall also comply with the provisions of Section 11-46-118 and upon completing the duties thereby imposed shall formally declare the polls opened.
(i) The marshal, chief of police, or other chief law enforcement officer of the city or town shall preserve good order at all municipal elections held in the city or town, but not more than one officer shall at the same time be allowed to enter the polling place. Except as electors are admitted to vote and persons to assist them, as provided in this article and except the above-mentioned law enforcement officers, the election officials and the watchers, no person shall be permitted within 30 feet of the polling place.
(Acts 1961, No. 664, p. 868, §9; Acts 1976, No. 361, p. 426, §7; Acts 1982, No. 82-459, p. 724, §6.)
Hours during which polls open; attendance at and opening of polls by election officers; oath of officers; selection and duties of challengers; deletion of voters by absentee ballot from lists of qualified electors; preservation of order.
(a) Prior to the date when the mayor gives notice of the election, the municipal governing body shall, by ordinance, determine and establish the hours which the polls will be open for voting; the municipal governing body shall set the time for opening the polls no earlier than 7:00 A.M. and not later than 8:00 A.M. and set the time for closing the polls no earlier than 6:00 P.M. and not later than 7:00 P.M. In the event the governing body fails or neglects to establish the hours which the polls will be open for voting, the polls shall be open from 8:00 A.M. until 6:00 P.M.
The election officers at voting places shall meet at the respective places of holding elections for which they have been appointed 30 minutes before the hour established by the municipal governing body to open the polls and shall at the designated hour open the several polling places as designated and keep them open without adjournment or recess until the hour established by the municipal governing body to close the polls and no longer.
(b) Any qualified elector entitled to vote at such polling place who has identified himself with the election officials at such polling place by such closing time shall be permitted to cast his ballot.
(c) Before entering upon their duties the election officers must take an oath to perform their duties at the election according to laws, and such oath may be administered either by any person authorized by law to administer oaths or by an election inspector.
(d) When paper ballots are used, the inspectors shall select one of their number, on opening the polls, to act as challenger, and the challenger shall ascertain if each person presenting himself to vote has registered, such finding to be from an examination of the official list of the voters furnished by the mayor or other chief executive officer.
(e) Upon receipt of the list showing the names and addresses of every person whose name appears on the official list of qualified electors for that particular polling place who have voted absentee ballots in the election, the election officials shall strike from the list of qualified electors kept at that polling place the name of every person who has voted an absentee ballot, and no person who has voted an absentee ballot shall vote again.
(f) Before the election officials commence receiving ballots, the election inspectors must cause it to be proclaimed aloud at the places of voting that the election is open.
(g) After the polls have been opened, no adjournment or recess shall be taken until the certificate of the result of the election is signed.
(h) Where voting machines are used the election officials shall also comply with the provisions of Section 11-46-118 and upon completing the duties thereby imposed shall formally declare the polls opened.
(i) The marshal, chief of police, or other chief law enforcement officer of the city or town shall preserve good order at all municipal elections held in the city or town, but not more than one officer shall at the same time be allowed to enter the polling place. Except as electors are admitted to vote and persons to assist them, as provided in this article and except the above-mentioned law enforcement officers, the election officials and the watchers, no person shall be permitted within 30 feet of the polling place.
(Acts 1961, No. 664, p. 868, §9; Acts 1976, No. 361, p. 426, §7; Acts 1982, No. 82-459, p. 724, §6.)
Hours during which polls open; attendance at and opening of polls by election officers; oath of officers; selection and duties of challengers; deletion of voters by absentee ballot from lists of qualified electors; preservation of order.
(a) Prior to the date when the mayor gives notice of the election, the municipal governing body shall, by ordinance, determine and establish the hours which the polls will be open for voting; the municipal governing body shall set the time for opening the polls no earlier than 7:00 A.M. and not later than 8:00 A.M. and set the time for closing the polls no earlier than 6:00 P.M. and not later than 7:00 P.M. In the event the governing body fails or neglects to establish the hours which the polls will be open for voting, the polls shall be open from 8:00 A.M. until 6:00 P.M.
The election officers at voting places shall meet at the respective places of holding elections for which they have been appointed 30 minutes before the hour established by the municipal governing body to open the polls and shall at the designated hour open the several polling places as designated and keep them open without adjournment or recess until the hour established by the municipal governing body to close the polls and no longer.
(b) Any qualified elector entitled to vote at such polling place who has identified himself with the election officials at such polling place by such closing time shall be permitted to cast his ballot.
(c) Before entering upon their duties the election officers must take an oath to perform their duties at the election according to laws, and such oath may be administered either by any person authorized by law to administer oaths or by an election inspector.
(d) When paper ballots are used, the inspectors shall select one of their number, on opening the polls, to act as challenger, and the challenger shall ascertain if each person presenting himself to vote has registered, such finding to be from an examination of the official list of the voters furnished by the mayor or other chief executive officer.
(e) Upon receipt of the list showing the names and addresses of every person whose name appears on the official list of qualified electors for that particular polling place who have voted absentee ballots in the election, the election officials shall strike from the list of qualified electors kept at that polling place the name of every person who has voted an absentee ballot, and no person who has voted an absentee ballot shall vote again.
(f) Before the election officials commence receiving ballots, the election inspectors must cause it to be proclaimed aloud at the places of voting that the election is open.
(g) After the polls have been opened, no adjournment or recess shall be taken until the certificate of the result of the election is signed.
(h) Where voting machines are used the election officials shall also comply with the provisions of Section 11-46-118 and upon completing the duties thereby imposed shall formally declare the polls opened.
(i) The marshal, chief of police, or other chief law enforcement officer of the city or town shall preserve good order at all municipal elections held in the city or town, but not more than one officer shall at the same time be allowed to enter the polling place. Except as electors are admitted to vote and persons to assist them, as provided in this article and except the above-mentioned law enforcement officers, the election officials and the watchers, no person shall be permitted within 30 feet of the polling place.
(Acts 1961, No. 664, p. 868, §9; Acts 1976, No. 361, p. 426, §7; Acts 1982, No. 82-459, p. 724, §6.)
