§11-65  Determination of partydisqualification; notice of disqualification.  (a)  Not later than 4:30p.m. on the one hundred twentieth day after a general election, the chiefelection officer shall determine which parties were qualified to participate inthe last general election, but which have become disqualified to participate inthe forthcoming elections.  Notice of intention to disqualify shall be servedby certified or registered mail on the chairperson of the state centralcommittee or in the absence of the chairperson, any officer of the centralcommittee 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 ison file with the chief election officer desires a hearing on the notice ofintention to disqualify, the officer of the party shall, not later than 4:30p.m. on the tenth day after service by mail or not later than 4:30 p.m. on thetenth day after the last day upon which the public notice is given in anycounty, whichever is later, file an affidavit with the chief election officersetting forth facts showing the reasons why the party should not bedisqualified.  The chief election officer shall call a hearing not later thantwenty days following receipt of the affidavit.  The chief election officershall notify by certified or registered mail the officer of the party who filedthe affidavit of the date, time, and place of the hearing.  In addition, publicnotice of the hearing shall be given not later than five days prior to the dayof the hearing.  The chief election officer shall render the chief electionofficer's decision not later than 4:30 p.m. on the seventh day following thehearing.  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 byfollowing 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]