Section 3.1102. Report of violation.
The Commission reports an
apparent violation of law or regulation pertaining to an election to the Office
of the Attorney General, providing available evidence.
Section 3.1103. Use of Government facilities.
A Government facility is
available to candidates according to the following:
(1) If a candidate has access to a facility, each candidate for the same office has fair and equal access.
(2) The person responsible for the operation of the facility or its use by a candidate is responsible for assuring the equal access rights of an eligible candidate.
(3) In the use of a facility a candidate for an office has the opportunity to make the same number of campaign presentations and rebuttals and has equal access to approximately the same audience as each other candidate for the office.
Section 3.1104. Election notice.
The Commission gives
public notice in advance of an election as follows:
(1) general election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ninety days
(2) any other election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . forty days
Section 3.1105. Districts.
The districts are the
municipalities.
Section 3.1106. Postponement of election.
If the Commission determines that a natural disaster or act of God precludes an election's occurring on the date announced pursuant to Section 3.1104, it announces a substitute date for
the election. If balloting occurs in an unaffected electoral district as
scheduled, the Commission preserves a box containing marked ballots unopened
until completion of the election.
Section 3.1107. Vacancy in Legislature.
A vacancy in the
Legislature arises from death, resignation, removal, or disability. The
Governor makes an appointment to fill a vacancy in the Legislature within three
days of notification of the vacancy.
Section 3.1108. Election to Legislature.
A candidate for the
Legislature gains election from a district, if the number of ballots in his
favor ranks him relatively among the other candidates within the number of seats
contested in the district.
Section 3.1109. Election records.
The Commission preserves
a writing concerning an election issued or received by the
Commission.
Section 3.1110. New election.
Only the Court may order
a new election because of irregularity, fraud, or other misconduct affecting an
election. The filing of a complaint contesting an election occurs within
twenty days of certification of the result of the election.
