(1) Except as provided in section 1-5-505.5, the cost of conducting general, primary, and congressional vacancy elections, including the cost of printing and supplies, shall be a county charge, the payment of which shall be provided for in the same manner as the payment of other county expenses.(2)(a) For a special legislative election, if the state senatorial or state representative district in which the special legislative election is to be held is comprised of one or more whole counties or a part of one county and all or a part of one or more other counties, the cost of conducting a special legislative election, including the cost of printing and supplies, shall be a county charge of the county in which there were irregularities in the votes cast or counted at the general election for such district.(b) If the state senatorial or state representative district in which the special election is to be held is comprised of a portion of one county, the cost of conducting a special legislative election, including the cost of printing and supplies, shall be a county charge of such county.(c) The payment of such costs of a special legislative election shall be provided for in the same

lative election, including the cost of printing and supplies, shall be a county charge of such county.(c) The payment of such costs of a special legislative election shall be provided for in the same manner as the payment of other county expenses.(3) This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2024.Repealed by 2023 Ch. 399,§ 17, eff. 7/1/2024.L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 717, § 8, effective 1/1/1993. L. 99: Entire section amended, p. 1389, § 9, effective June 4. L. 2000: (1) amended, p. 655, § 1, effective August 2.(1) Prior to its repeal, this section was similar to former § 1-6-505 as it existed prior to 1992.(2) Subsection (3) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2024. (See L. 2023, pp. 2380, 2399.) For payment of county expenses, see part 1 of article 25 of title 30.