Section 17-16-71

Grounds.

The contests of nomination by a party for office, other than a county office, may be instituted by any qualified elector of the state, or of the political subdivision, as the case may be, who belongs to that party and who legally participated in such primary election, upon the following grounds, which may be used separately, or else be joined in the same contest:

(1) Malconduct, fraud or corruption on the part of any inspector, clerk, marker, returning officer, board of supervision or canvassers or other persons;

(2) When a person whose nomination is contested was not eligible to the office sought at the time of the declaration of nomination;

(3) On account of illegal votes given;

(4) On account of the rejection of legal votes;

(5) Offers to bribe, bribery, intimidation or other malconduct or misconduct calculated to prevent a fair, free and full exercise of the elective franchise;

(6) Miscalculation, mistake or misconduct in counting, tallying, certifying or canvassing which of itself alone or in conjunction with the giving of illegal votes or the rejection of legal votes, or any other ground, would, when everything is corrected, reduce the number of legal votes cast for the declared nominee down to or below those of some other candidate in that race.

(Acts 1931, No. 56, p. 73; Code 1940, T. 17, §374.)