Chapter 22 - CONTESTS
- Section 12-22-1 - "Contest" defined
- Section 12-22-2 - Candidate's right to institute contest-Legislative contests excepted
- Section 12-22-3 - Right to institute contest on submitted question-Judge's permission required
- Section 12-22-4 - Electoral candidates' and party chairman's right to institute contest of presidential election
- Section 12-22-5 - Time of commencement of contest-Commencement after recount
- Section 12-22-6 - Time of commencement of contest of presidential election
- Section 12-22-7 - Original jurisdiction of contests
- Section 12-22-8 - Summons and complaint to commence contest
- Section 12-22-9 - Service of summons and complaint-Time of serving
- Section 12-22-10 - Court orders to expedite proceedings
- Section 12-22-11 - Joinder of parties in commencement of contest-Denomination of plaintiffs and defendants
- Section 12-22-12 - Intervention by other candidates-Assertion of right to nomination or office
- Section 12-22-13 - Designation of defendants in contest of presidential election
- Section 12-22-14 - Title of proceeding on submitted question
- Section 12-22-15 - Service of summons and complaint in contest on submitted question-Intervention
- Section 12-22-16 - Answer to present all defenses-Admission of matters not denied-Affirmative defense
- Section 12-22-17 - Hearing on contest-Default judgment prohibited
- Section 12-22-18 - Court to proceed expeditiously-Designation of judge and relief from other duties
- Section 12-22-19 - Official returns or recount conclusive as to accuracy of count-Other issues determined in contest
- Section 12-22-20 - Certiorari to review recount as alternative remedy-Consolidation of proceedings
- Section 12-22-21 - Judgment withheld while recount or certiorari pending-Judgment declaring election result
- Section 12-22-22 - Supreme Court order directing consolidation of contests involving same office or question-Duty of judges and attorneys to notify Supreme Court
- Section 12-22-23 - Conflicting circuit court decisions on same submitted question-Appeal determinative-Direction to attorney general to prosecute appeal
- Section 12-22-24 - Procedure as in other civil proceedings
- Section 12-22-25 - Right of appeal to Supreme Court-Expediting proceedings in Supreme Court-Combining with appeal from certiorari to review recount
- Section 12-22-26 - Notice of intention to institute legislative contest-Time for service-Answer
- Section 12-22-27 - Depositions in legislative contest-Filing with secretary of state
- Section 12-22-28 - Public funds not used for legislative contest
- Section 12-22-29 - Candidate's right to contest primary election-Filing of complaint-Circuit court jurisdiction
- Section 12-22-30 - Notation of filing of complaint in primary contest-Date of hearing-Apparently successful candidate as defendant
- Section 12-22-31 - Service of order fixing hearing date on primary contest-Answer
- Section 12-22-32 - Hearing of primary contest in or out of term-Preference in order of hearing
- Section 12-22-33 - Dismissal of insufficient complaint-Hearing of evidence-Entry of orders and decisions
- Section 12-22-34 - Elections to which primary contest law applies
- Section 12-22-35 - Supreme Court jurisdiction of primary contests for state office