CHAPTER 12 [OLD]

CONDUCT OF GENERAL ELECTIONS

 

     REPEALED.  L 1970, c 26, §3.

 

CHAPTER 12 [NEW]

PRIMARY ELECTIONS

 

        Part I.  Nomination; Determination of Candidates

Section

     12-1 Application of chapter

   12-1.5 Repealed

     12-2 Primary held when; candidates only those nominated

   12-2.5 Nomination papers; when available

     12-3 Nomination paper; format; limitations

     12-4 Nomination papers; qualifications of signers

     12-5 Nomination papers:  number of signers

     12-6 Nomination papers:  time for filing; fees

     12-7 Filing of oath

     12-8 Nomination papers; challenge; evidentiary hearings and

          decisions

     12-9 List of candidates

 

        Part II.  Ballots

    12-21 Official party ballots

   12-22, 23 Repealed

 

        Part III.  Ballot Selection

    12-31 Selection of party ballot; voting

 

        Part IV.  Election Results

    12-41 Result of election

    12-42 Unopposed candidates declared elected

 

Attorney General Opinions

 

  County charter providing for nonpartisan election of prosecutor does not conflict with this chapter.  Att. Gen. Op. 85-7.

 

Law Journals and Reviews

 

  Burdick v. Takushi:  Yes to Equal Voice in Voting, No to a Fundamental Right to Vote for Any Particular Candidate.  14 UH L. Rev. 715.

 

Case Notes

 

  State's prohibition on write-in voting as part of electoral scheme providing constitutionally sufficient ballot access, does not impose unconstitutional burden on voters' rights under First and Fourteenth Amendments.  504 U.S. 428.