Section 17-16-6

Time and place for holding elections.

Presidential preference primaries and primary elections, except special primary elections, held at the expense of the state or counties, shall be held on the first Tuesday in June. When necessary, as provided in this chapter, a second or runoff primary election shall be held on the last Tuesday in June following said primary election. Any second primary shall be held by the same election officers who held the first primary, and be held at the same places as the first primary election. No primary shall be held by any political party except as herein provided. Primary elections herein provided for shall be held at the regular polling places established for the purpose of holding general elections.

(Acts 1975, No. 1196, p. 2349, §5; Acts 1977, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 69, p. 1493, §1; Acts 1978, No. 691, p. 994, §16; Acts 1979, No. 79-800, p. 1463, §1; Acts 1985, No. 85-389, p. 344; Acts 1990, No. 90-699, p. 1359, §1.)