After the proper officer has knowledge of or has been notified of the nomination, as provided, of any candidate for office, the officer shall not omit his name from the ballot, unless upon the written request of the candidate nominated, made at least ten (10) days before the election, and in no case after such ballot has been printed; and every ballot shall contain the names of all candidates nominated as specified, and not duly withdrawn.Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-135 [Codes, 1892, § 3655; 1906, § 4162; Hemingway's 1917, § 6796; 1930, § 6232; 1942, § 3261; Laws, 1944, ch. 169; Laws, 1947, 1st Ex ch. 12; Laws, 1970, ch. 506, § 25; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 111, eff. 1/1/1987.
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