§ 16.1-11-27 — Arrangement of names on ballots

Sample ballots used for publication purposes must be arranged using the rotation of the
ballot in the precinct and ordered according to the precincts with the greatest eligible voter
population to the least. On the official ballot used at the election, including electronic voting
system ballots, the names of candidates beside or under headings designating each office to be
voted for must be alternated in the following manner:
1. The ballot must first be arranged with all the names for each office on the ballot in an
order determined by lot by the county auditor and prepared by the county auditor for all
state, district, and county offices. The position of names that require alternating under
the provisions of this section must be alternated by an algorithm approved by the
secretary of state designed to ensure to the extent possible that each name on the
ballot for an office is listed in each position order on an equal number of precinct
ballots spread across the county. There must be a different alternation sequence for
each of the following, based on the geographical area by which the office is filled:
a. Offices to be filled by the electors of the state, the entire county, or any district
which includes the entire county.
b. Offices to be filled by the electors of districts smaller than the county, with a
different rotation for each of those districts.
2. Although the names are to be alternated within the offices on the ballot, the name
order for an office is to be the same for all ballots within a precinct.