PART VII. CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS

 

§11-91  Proclamation.  Not later than4:30 p.m. on the tenth day prior to the close of filing in elections involvingstate offices the chief election officer shall issue an election proclamation. In elections involving only county offices the clerk shall issue theproclamation.  In elections involving both state and county offices theproclamation may be issued jointly.

The proclamation shall contain a statement ofthe time and places where, and the purposes for which, the election is to beheld, and a designation of the offices and the terms thereof for whichcandidates are to be nominated or elected.  It may also contain any otherrelevant matter including an offer of rewards for the detection and convictionof offenders against the election laws.  The chief election officer or clerkshall cause the election proclamation to be published at least once in anewspaper of general circulation and not later than on the tenth day prior tothe close of filing. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §1(aa)]

 

Case Notes

 

  Nothing in section grants to chief election officer anysubstantive power to call special election to fill vacancy in Senate resultingfrom death of candidate.  52 H. 410, 477 P.2d 625.