21-2-522. Grounds for contest.
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A result of a primary or election may be contested on one or more of the following grounds:
Misconduct, fraud, or irregularity by any primary or election official or officials sufficient to change or place in doubt the result;
When the defendant is ineligible for the nomination or office in dispute;
When illegal votes have been received or legal votes rejected at the polls sufficient to change or place in doubt the result;
For any error in counting the votes or declaring the result of the primary or election, if such error would change the result; or
For any other cause which shows that another was the person legally nominated, elected, or eligible to compete in a run-off primary or election.