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17-2-4
Section 17-2-4 Voting system requirements; vote standards; uniform polling system; purchase
of equipment. (a) On or before January 1, 2005, each voting system used in an election shall
meet the following requirements: (1) The voting system shall: a. Permit the voter to verify,
in a private and independent manner, the votes selected by the voter on the ballot before
the ballot is cast and counted. b. Provide the voter with the opportunity, in a private and
independent manner, to change the ballot or correct any error before the ballot is cast and
counted, including the opportunity to correct the error through the issuance of a replacement
ballot if the voter was otherwise unable to change the ballot or correct any error. c. If
the voter selects votes for more than one candidate for a single office: 1. Notify the voter
that the voter has selected more than one candidate for a single office on the ballot. 2.
Notify the voter before the ballot is cast and counted of the effect of casting...
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45-10-20.02
Section 45-10-20.02 Municipal option election. (a) Upon petition of 25 percent of the number
of voters voting in the last general election of the municipality having a population of not
less than 1,300 inhabitants nor more than 1,500 inhabitants being filed with the city or town
clerk or governing body of the municipality, the governing body shall call a municipal option
election for the municipality to determine the sentiment of the people as to whether alcoholic
beverages may be legally sold or distributed in the municipality. The petition for the municipal
option election shall contain the following: "It is petitioned that a municipal option
election be held to determine whether the legal sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages
shall be permitted within this municipality," on the ballot to be used for the municipal
option election, the question shall be in the following form: "Do you favor the legal
sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages within this municipality? Yes...
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11-81-55
Section 11-81-55 Conduct of election generally. The governing body of any municipality in which
an election is held under this article shall designate the number and location of voting places
and shall appoint three managers, two clerks, and one returning officer for each voting place
in such municipality to conduct said election, and the mayor or other chief executive shall
notify the managers, clerks, and returning officers of their appointment and shall deliver
the box and ballots to the managers at the several voting places in the municipality; provided,
that if voting machines are to be used at said election, then the election officials therefor
shall be appointed and the election shall be conducted as is prescribed in the applicable
provisions of Sections 17-9-1 through 17-9-41, inclusive, with amendments thereto or any other
laws governing the use of voting machines at elections for such municipality. (Acts 1927,
No. 478, p. 534; Code 1940, T. 37, §279; Acts 1953, No. 851, p....
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17-8-9
Section 17-8-9 Instruction of election officials. (a) Not less than five days before an election
or primary election, the authority charged with holding the same shall cause to be held a
school of instruction for those who will actually conduct the election or primary election
at the polling places. The judge of probate shall notify such election officials of the time
and place of the holding of such school of instruction, and shall also publish notice at least
48 hours before the same is to be held. (b) No election official shall serve in any election
in which an electronic voting machine is used, unless he or she shall have received such instruction
within 60 days prior to the election and is fully qualified to perform the duties in connection
with the electronic voting machine, and has received a certificate from the authorized instructor
to that effect; provided, that this shall not prevent the appointment of an uninstructed person
as an election official to fill a vacancy among...
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45-49-111
Section 45-49-111 Instruction of election officials. (a) Not less than five days before an
election or primary election, the authority charged with holding the same shall cause to be
held a school of instruction in each state Senate district in Mobile County for those who
will actually conduct the election or primary election at the polling places. The sheriff
shall notify such election officials of the time and place of the holding of such school of
instruction, and shall also publish notice at least 48 hours before the same is to be held.
(b) No election official shall serve in any election district in which a voting machine is
used, unless he or she shall have received such instruction and is fully qualified to perform
the duties in connection with the machine, and has received a certificate from the authorized
instructor to that effect; provided, that this shall not prevent the appointment of an uninstructed
person as an election official to fill a vacancy among the election...
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17-12-1
Section 17-12-1 Conclusion of voting; locking of equipment; certificates of result. When the
time arrives for closing the polls, all qualified voters, who are then waiting within the
voting room to vote, shall be permitted by the election officers to do so. After closing the
polls and sealing the required records, the precinct election officials shall follow the manufacturer's
instructions to lock the equipment against further voting and to obtain a printout of the
votes on each office and question. The first printout shall be torn from the equipment so
that all printing during the day, from the initial test before the polls opened through the
first printout of results, shall be on one continuous sheet or roll of paper. Then, four other
printouts of the results shall be produced and torn out. To each certificate shall be added,
if it is not automatically printed, the following information: (1) The name of the voting
place. (2) The date. (3) The identifying number (serial number) of the...
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17-16-1
Section 17-16-1 Preservation of voted ballot containers and records of election containers;
electronic voting specialists. (a) The voted ballot containers and records of election containers
shall remain sealed 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 voted ballot containers and records of election containers
in that county, municipality, or other political subdivision. If, in the opinion of such body,
a contest has developed or is likely to develop, the containers shall remain sealed until
such time as ordered opened by the court hearing the contest, or until a final determination
of the contest. 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 such...
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17-16-21
Section 17-16-21 Recount procedures. (a) Any person with standing to contest the election under
Sections 17-16-40 and 17-16-47 may petition the canvassing authority for a recount of any
or all precinct returns. The time period for requesting a recount begins with the production
of the certificate of result and ends 48 hours after the official canvass of county returns.
The canvassing authority is the canvassing board in general elections and the county executive
committee in a party primary. The petitioner must be prepared to pay the cost of the recount
and shall give security to cover these costs. The canvassing authority shall set the amount
of the security based upon an estimate of actual costs. The costs shall be kept to a minimum
by using county personnel or volunteer workers whenever possible. However, the recount must
be conducted under the supervision of a trained and certified precinct election official.
Representatives of opposing interests shall be given at least 24 hours'...
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28-2A-1
Section 28-2A-1 Procedure for wet or dry classification option elections. (a) Any municipality
having a population of 1,000 or more, may change its classification from dry to wet or wet
to dry by a municipal option election, in the following manner. (b) Upon petition of 30 percent
of the number of voters voting in the last preceding general election of the municipality
being filed with the city or town clerk or governing body of the municipality, the governing
body must call a municipal option election for the municipality to determine the sentiment
of the people as to whether or not alcoholic beverages can be legally sold or distributed
in the municipality. The petition for municipal option election shall contain the following:
"It is petitioned that a municipal option election be held to permit the legal sale and
distribution of alcoholic beverages within this municipality." On the ballot to be used
for such municipal option election, the question shall be in the following form: "Do...
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45-31-110.01
Section 45-31-110.01 Definitions. Unless a contrary intent appears from the context, as used
herein, the phrase county governing body means the court of county commissioners, board of
revenue, or other like governing body of any such county; the word election means any general,
special, or primary election held in the county, including a district, municipal, county,
state, or federal election; and the term voting center means any place in the county which
the county governing body designates as a place where a voting machine or voting machines
will be maintained or operated at elections. (Act 82-746, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 218, §2.)...
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