17-13-18
Section 17-13-18 Candidate with majority of votes declared nominee of party; second primary election; certification of results. (a) At the respective meetings of the respective executive committees, the county executive committee, as to candidates in the primary election for office, except candidates for county office, shall publicly ascertain, determine, and declare whether any candidate for office in the primary election has received a majority of the votes cast for the office, and, if so, declare the candidate the nominee of the party for the office for which he or she was a candidate and for which he or she received a majority of the votes cast for that office in the primary election. (b) If no candidate receives a majority of all of the votes cast in such primary election for any one office or offices for the nomination to which there were more than two candidates, then there shall be held a second primary election on the fourth Tuesday following the primary election, and the...
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17-6-3
Section 17-6-3 Voting districts; naming of precincts. (a) Except as may be provided further by local election laws or by the electronic vote counting statutes, the counties in this state, as divided pursuant to this chapter into election precincts, and the boundaries of such precincts shall so remain until changed by order of the county governing body, but the county governing body, at its first regular meeting in March in each even-numbered year, shall subdivide any election precinct in which there are more than 2,400 qualified voters and electronic voting machines are used into voting districts or shall divide alphabetically the list of qualified voters in such precincts into groups and assign each qualified voter a designated voting place so as to provide an electronic voting machine for every person legally entitled to vote at a polling place at which not more than 2,400 votes on a single electronic voting machine will be cast. (b) Except as may be provided further by local...
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11-43-63
Section 11-43-63 Division of municipality into single-member districts. Any city or town council of this state not currently electing its members from single-member districts pursuant to state law may, not less than six months prior to the regular general municipal election, by ordinance adopted by a majority of the membership of the council, divide the municipality into single-member districts (wards) of not less than five nor more than seven districts (wards). Provided, however, that the number of districts (wards) in any Class 1, 2, or 3 municipality may not exceed nine districts (wards). Such ordinance shall be considered only after two weeks public notice has been given, outlining generally the voting districts under consideration. The ordinance shall provide that candidates for election for a place on the council, where the council has been divided into districts, shall reside within the boundaries of said district (ward) for which he or she seeks election, and shall continue to...
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17-6-46
Section 17-6-46 Instructional posters. (a) The judge of probate shall cause to be printed in large type posters of instructions for the guidance of electors in preparing their ballots. Instructional information shall not show partiality to any political party or candidate. The information shall include: (1) A sample version of the ballot that will be used for that election. (2) Information regarding the date of the election and the hours during which polling places will be open. (3) Instructions on how to vote, including how to cast a vote and how to cast a provisional ballot. (4) Instructions for mail-in registrants and first-time voters registering and voting for the first time after January 1, 2003. (5) General information on voting rights under applicable federal and state laws, including information on the right of an individual to cast a provisional ballot and instructions on how to contact the appropriate officials if these rights are alleged to have been violated. (6) General...
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17-12-8
Section 17-12-8 Count of votes to be sealed, certified, and delivered to sheriff; public inspection of results. As soon as the ballots are counted, the inspectors shall ascertain the number of votes received for each person and for what office and shall make a statement of the same in writing, which statement shall be signed by them. They shall also certify in writing on both the clerk's poll list and the voters' poll list, that the poll list is the poll list of the voting places at which they were inspectors, the day and year on which the election was held, and for what offices, which certificates shall be signed by them. The clerk's poll list, as sealed and certified, shall be placed in the records of election containers to be furnished for each voting place. The record of election containers shall be securely sealed and delivered by the precinct returning officer to the sheriff as county returning officer. No later than two hours after the polls are closed, the voting place election...
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17-9-35
Section 17-9-35 Preservation of ballots and records of voting machines. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED AND RENUMBERED AS SECTIONS 17-16-1 AND 17-12-23 BY ACT 2006-570 IN THE 2006 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2007. The voting machines shall remain locked against voting for the time provided by law for the filing of contests and then shall have the seal broken only on the order of that body which, under the general provisions of law, now has charge of and control over ballot boxes in that county, municipality or other political subdivision, and if, in the opinion of such body, the contest has developed or is likely to develop, shall remain locked until such time as ordered opened by the court hearing the contest, or until a final determination thereof; provided, that on the order of any court of competent jurisdiction or on the order of any legislative body or governing body having jurisdiction over such election, the seal may be broken for the purpose of proper investigation and when...
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11-46-36
Section 11-46-36 Preparation, certification, filing, and publication of lists of qualified regular voters. (a) The mayor or other chief executive officer of the city or town shall cause to be made a list of the qualified voters who reside within the corporate limits of such city or town and who are registered to vote regular ballots, dividing the same into separate alphabetical lists of the qualified voters of each ward where such city or town has been divided into wards and all qualified voters thereof vote at one box or voting machine, or dividing such list into separate alphabetical lists of voters authorized to vote at each respective box or voting machine if the list of qualified voters has been divided alphabetically and each alphabetical group assigned a box or machine at which to vote. He or she shall have such lists compared with the official list of electors qualified to vote during the current year on file in the probate office of the county in which the municipality is...
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11-99B-5
Section 11-99B-5 Authorization and procedure for amendment of certificate of incorporation. (a) The certificate of incorporation of any district may at any time and from time to time be amended in the manner provided in this section. (b)(1) The board shall first adopt a resolution proposing an amendment to the certificate of incorporation which shall be set forth in full in the said resolution and which amendment may include, without limitation: a. A change in the name of the district. b. The addition to the project or projects of the district of a new project or projects and the proposed location thereof. c. Any matters which might have been included in the original certificate of incorporation, or any change in any such matters. (2) If any proposed amendment would add any new county, municipality, or public corporation as a member of a district, such proposed amendment shall include, in addition: a. Provisions for election of at least one director by the governing body of each such...
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11-46-7
Section 11-46-7 Polling places for municipal elections in Class 1 municipalities. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, except for those citizens of Birmingham that reside in Shelby County and those citizens of Birmingham that vote in the general election outside the Birmingham city limits, the polling places for municipal elections in any Class 1 municipality shall be the same as the polling places for general elections. (b) The polling places in which the Class 1 municipal election are held shall be in compliance with the requirements of the U.S. Department of Justice for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, shall submit all required information to the U.S. Department of Justice for pre-clearance to hold the election in time to receive the appropriate approval and conduct the election at the time specified by law, and shall provide all notification to the voters of Birmingham regarding their assigned voting locations and any special procedures to...
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45-24A-30
Section 45-24A-30 Board of education. (a) If the majority of electors voting pursuant to Section 1 of the act from which this section is derived, vote in favor of changing to an elected board, an elected board of education for the City of Selma shall be established. The board shall be called the Selma City Board of Education. The board shall be composed of five members. Four members shall be elected from districts and shall be designated Selma City Board of Education Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4. District 1 of the Selma City Board of Education shall be composed of Selma City Council Districts 1 and 2. District 2 of the Selma City Board of Education shall be composed of Selma City Council Districts 4 and 5. District 3 of the Selma City Board of Education shall be composed of Selma City Council Districts 3 and 8. District 4 of the Selma City Board of Education shall be composed of Selma City Council Districts 6 and 7. One member shall be elected from the city at large and shall serve as...
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