§ 7-13-1610 State Board of Voting Machine Commissioners
§ 7-13-1620 Voting system approval process
§ 7-13-1640 Voting machine requirements
§ 7-13-1650 Experimental use of voting machines
§ 7-13-1655 “Voting system” defined; State Election Commission duties
§ 7-13-1670 Demonstrations with machines for instruction of voters
§ 7-13-1680 Number of voting machines; type and use; repair; custody
§ 7-13-1690 Employment and qualifications of custodians of voting machines
§ 7-13-1700 Instruction of managers and clerks in use of machines; appointment of manager or clerk in emergency
§ 7-13-1710 Voting machine ballots; arrangement of nominations
§ 7-13-1720 Unopposed candidates in primaries
§ 7-13-1730 Use of separate ballots on constitutional amendments and other public measures
§ 7-13-1740 Sample or instruction ballots
§ 7-13-1750 Preparation of machines for elections; party representatives may examine machines
§ 7-13-1760 The boards of voter registration and elections shall see that machines and other equipment are in place and good order
§ 7-13-1770 Duties of managers prior to opening polls; when machines may not be used for voting purposes
§ 7-13-1780 Placement of voting machines in polling places
§ 7-13-1790 Lights and screens
§ 7-13-1800 Inspection of machines; covering of counter compartment kept locked; attendance at voting places
§ 7-13-1810 Instructions of voters by model machine at polling place
§ 7-13-1820 Persons within guard rail; time permitted voters to vote
§ 7-13-1830 Instruction after voter has entered machine
§ 7-13-1840 Assistance may be given to voters
§ 7-13-1850 Write-in ballots
§ 7-13-1860 Duty to protect machines against injury
§ 7-13-1870 Procedure when voting machine becomes inoperative
§ 7-13-1880 Canvass and return of vote; return of provisional and failsafe ballots
§ 7-13-1890 Machines shall remain locked after election; certification of managers or election; verification of results of election
§ 7-13-1900 Use of voting machines for primary elections
§ 7-13-1910 Possession of voting machine key by unauthorized person
§ 7-13-1920 Tampering with voting machine
§ 7-13-1930 Other provisions of this Title applicable to use of voting machines
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