§11-65  Determination of party
disqualification; notice of disqualification.  (a)  Not later than 4:30
p.m. on the one hundred twentieth day after a general election, the chief
election officer shall determine which parties were qualified to participate in
the last general election, but which have become disqualified to participate in
the forthcoming elections.  Notice of intention to disqualify shall be served
by certified or registered mail on the chairperson of the state central
committee or in the absence of the chairperson, any officer of the central
committee of the party, as shown by the records of the chief election officer. 
In addition, public notice of intention to disqualify shall also be given.



(b)  If an officer of the party whose name is
on file with the chief election officer desires a hearing on the notice of
intention to disqualify, the officer of the party shall, not later than 4:30
p.m. on the tenth day after service by mail or not later than 4:30 p.m. on the
tenth day after the last day upon which the public notice is given in any
county, whichever is later, file an affidavit with the chief election officer
setting forth facts showing the reasons why the party should not be
disqualified.  The chief election officer shall call a hearing not later than
twenty days following receipt of the affidavit.  The chief election officer
shall notify by certified or registered mail the officer of the party who filed
the affidavit of the date, time, and place of the hearing.  In addition, public
notice of the hearing shall be given not later than five days prior to the day
of the hearing.  The chief election officer shall render the chief election
officer's decision not later than 4:30 p.m. on the seventh day following the
hearing.  If the party does not file the affidavit within the time specified,
the notice of intention to disqualify shall constitute final disqualification. 
A party thus disqualified shall have the right to requalify as a new party by
following the procedures of section 11-62. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973,
c 217, §1(5); am L 1977, c 189, §1(4); gen ch 1985, 1993; am L 1998, c 2, §4]