16-241. Presidential preference election;
conduct of election
A. A presidential preference election shall be held on the fourth Tuesday in
February of each year in which the president of the United States is elected to give
qualified electors the opportunity to express their preference for the presidential
candidate of the political party indicated as their preference by the record of their
registration. No other election may appear on the same ballot as the presidential
preference election.
B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, the governor may issue a
proclamation that the presidential preference election is to be held on a date earlier
than the fourth Tuesday in February. The proclamation shall be issued no later than one
hundred fifty days before the date of the election as set forth in the proclamation. The
governor shall transmit a copy of the election proclamation to the clerk of the county
boards of supervisors.
C. Except as otherwise provided in this article, the presidential preference
election shall be conducted and canvassed in the same manner as prescribed in this title
for the primary election held pursuant to section 16-201. All provisions of other laws
that govern elections and that are not in conflict with this article apply to a
presidential preference election, including laws relating to registration and
qualifications of electors.
D. Unless otherwise specifically prescribed by this article, the powers and duties
conferred by law on boards of supervisors, officers in charge of elections, county
recorders, precinct boards and central counting boards in connection with a primary
election are conferred on those persons for purposes of a presidential preference
election and shall be exercised by them for a presidential preference election.
E. Every act that is an offense pursuant to the election laws of this state is an
offense for purposes of a presidential preference election, and a person is subject to
the penalties prescribed by those laws.
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