20A-4-405 - Election contests -- Costs.
20A-4-405. Election contests -- Costs.
(1) The court shall enter judgment for costs against the party contesting the election if:
(a) the proceedings are dismissed for:
(i) insufficiency of pleading or proof; or
(ii) want of prosecution; or
(b) the election is confirmed by the court.
(2) The court shall enter judgment for costs against the party whose election wascontested if the election is annulled and set aside.
(3) (a) Each party is liable for the costs of the officers and witnesses that appeared on hisbehalf.
(b) The party may pay, and the officers and witnesses may collect, those costs in thesame manner as similar costs are paid and collected in other cases.
Enacted by Chapter 1, 1993 General Session