§ 31-10-1301 — Who may contest - causes

(1) The election of any person
declared duly elected to any municipal office may be contested by any registered
elector of such municipality:

(a) When the contestee is not eligible for the office to which he has been
declared elected;

(b) When illegal votes have been received or legal votes rejected at the polls
in sufficient numbers to change the results;

(c) For any error or mistake on the part of any of the judges of election or the
clerk and his assistant in counting or declaring the result of the election if the error
or mistake would be sufficient to change the result;

(d) For malconduct, fraud, or corruption on the part of the judges of election
in any precinct or any clerk or his assistant if the malconduct, fraud, or corruption
would be sufficient to change the result;

(e) For any other cause which shows that another was the legally elected
person.

Legislative History

Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1067, � 1, effective July 1. L. 87: IP(1) amended, p. 331, � 94, effective July 1.