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11-46-47
Section 11-46-47 Delivery, examination, and identification of keys to voting machines;
examination of counters, ballots, etc.; certification as to keys, counters, and ballots; opening
of machines and polls. (a) Whenever voting machines are used for municipal elections, the
key or keys to the voting machine or machines, still in the envelopes in which they were placed
when the machines were sealed for this election pursuant to subsection (b) of Section
11-46-33 and with the seals thereof unbroken and all other necessary election supplies shall
be delivered to the inspector of each poll at least 30 minutes before the time for opening
the polls. The inspector shall compare the number appearing on the envelope containing the
key or keys with the number shown in the protective counter, and, if these numbers are not
identical, he shall not break the seal on the envelope containing the keys, and he shall immediately
so notify the municipal clerk or his representative, who shall immediately...
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11-46-33
Section 11-46-33 Duties of clerk as to voting machines. (a) Whenever voting machines
are to be used in any municipal election the municipal clerk shall: (1) Cause the proper ballot
labels to be placed on the voting machines; (2) Cause the machines to be placed in proper
working order for voting; (3) Examine all voting machines in the presence of authorized watchers
for any interested persons before they are sent out to the polling places; (4) See that all
the registering counters are set at zero; (5) Lock, in the presence of authorized watchers,
all voting machines so that the counting machinery cannot be operated; and (6) Seal each one
with a numbered seal, a list of which numbered seals and the number on the protective counters,
together with the number of the voting place to which it was sent shall be kept as a permanent
record in such clerk's office, open to any citizen. (b) The inspection and sealing of voting
machines shall begin not later than 9:00 A.M., of the Monday before any...
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11-46-52
Section 11-46-52 Closing of polls; locking of machines; announcement of results; statements
of canvass; proclamation; disposition of voting materials. (a) 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. As soon as the last voter has voted and the
poll closed, the election officials shall immediately lock the machines against voting. (b)
The election officials shall then sign a certificate stating that the machine was locked and
sealed, giving the exact time. Such certificate shall also state the number of voters shown
on the public counters, which shall be the total number of votes cast on such machine in that
ward, the number on the seal, and the number registered on the protective counter. (c) The
election officials shall then open the counting compartment in the presence of the watchers
and of at least one representative of any newspaper or press association...
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11-46-35
Section 11-46-35 Watchers. (a) Each candidate may name a watcher for every polling place.
As used in this subsection, a polling place shall mean a location for ballot boxes or voting
machines, regardless of the number thereof. (b) The watcher, upon presentation of his or her
appointment in writing and being sworn faithfully to observe the rule of law prescribed for
the conduct of elections, shall be permitted to be present at the place where ballots are
cast from the time the polls are opened until the ballots are counted and certificates of
the result of the election are duly signed by the proper election officers. The function of
the watcher is to observe activities at the polling place. The watcher may not disturb voters,
attempt to influence voters, campaign, or display or wear any campaign material or buttons
while inside any polling place. (c) When paper ballots are used at the election, the watcher
shall be permitted to see the ballots as they are called during the count. (d)...
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45-4-111
Section 45-4-111 Electronic voting system authorized; requirements for use. (a) As used
in this section: (1) "Automatic tabulating equipment" shall mean apparatus
which automatically examines and counts votes recorded on paper ballots or ballot cards and
tabulates the results. (2) "Paper ballot" shall mean a printed paper ballot which
conforms in layout and format to the electronic voting system in use. (3) "Ballot card"
shall mean a tabulating card on which votes may be recorded. (4) "Ballot label"
shall mean the cards, papers, booklet, pages, or other material which contain the names of
offices and candidates and statements of measures to be voted on and which are used in conjunction
with ballot cards. (5) "Ballot" shall mean ballot cards or paper ballots. (6) "Counting
center" shall mean one or more locations selected and designated by the county commission
or the municipal governing body, as the case may be, for the automatic counting of ballots
in the election. (7) "Electronic...
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11-46-49
Section 11-46-49 Election officers for voting machines; duties. (a) At all elections
where voting machines are used, there shall be the following election officers for each voting
machine: An inspector, a chief clerk, and a first and a second assistant clerk; except, in
the event voting centers are established, then the requirements of Section 11-46-24
shall control the number of election officials. (b) The inspector shall be in general charge
of the poll, shall see that the counter compartments of the machine are never unlocked or
opened so that the counters are exposed during voting, shall see that the other election officers
perform the duties imposed on them by this section, shall keep a record of all voters
at such machine who received assistance pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 11-46-51,
and all other records required by this article, and immediately after the polls have closed
and the statement of the returns has been made, shall deliver such statement and the key or
keys...
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17-11-10
Section 17-11-10 Procedure upon receipt of ballot by absentee election manager; counting
of ballots. (a) Upon receipt of the absentee ballot, the absentee election manager shall record
its receipt thereof on the absentee list as provided in Section 17-11-5 and shall safely
keep the ballot without breaking the seal of the affidavit envelope. (b) For absentee ballots
received by noon on the day of the election, the absentee election manager shall, beginning
at noon, deliver the sealed affidavit envelopes containing absentee ballots to the election
officials provided for in Section 17-11-11. The election officials shall then call
the name of each voter casting an absentee ballot with poll watchers present as may be provided
under the laws of Alabama and shall examine each affidavit envelope to determine if the signature
of the voter has been appropriately witnessed. If the witnessing of the signature and the
information in the affidavit establish that the voter is entitled to vote by...
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11-46-32
Section 11-46-32 Election supplies. (a) The mayor or other chief executive officer of
the municipality shall at the expense of the municipality procure and superintend and insure
the delivery to the election officers at each polling place within the corporate limits of
the municipality of the necessary election supplies and shall also procure and deliver or
cause to be delivered to the municipal clerk a sufficient number of the absentee ballots and
the envelopes therefor prescribed by general laws and other supplies needed for the handling
of absentee ballots in such election in the manner prescribed by general law. In the event
the municipal clerk is a candidate in the election, he or she shall immediately upon receipt
of the absentee ballots and other supplies deliver the same to the person appointed pursuant
to Section 11-46-55 to act in his or her stead. (b) When paper ballots are used, such
supplies shall consist of: At least 100 ballots for each 50 registered electors at each...
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11-46-48
Section 11-46-48 Provision of election materials and supplies; preparation of lighting
facilities; posting and placement of diagrams and models. The municipal clerk shall furnish
and deliver with each voting machine: Lighting facilities which shall give sufficient light
to enable voters while in the voting machine booth to read the ballot labels and suitable
for the use of election officers in examining the counters; a model and two diagrams or sample
ballots of suitable size, representing such part of the face of such voting machine as will
be in use in the election, and accompanied by directions for voting on the machine; a seal
or seals for sealing the machine after the polls are closed; an envelope for the return of
the keys, if the construction of the voting machine shall permit their separate return; and
such other election materials and supplies as may be necessary. The lighting facilities above
mentioned shall be prepared and in good order for use before the opening of the...
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17-1-2
Section 17-1-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this title, the following terms shall
have the definitions ascribed to them: (1) APPOINTING BOARD. In all elections the appointing
board consists of the judge of probate, circuit clerk, and sheriff of the county. (2) BALLOT.
The term includes paper ballots and electronic ballots. (3) BALLOT CONFIGURATION. The particular
combination and arrangement of offices, candidates, and questions for a precinct or subdivision
thereof. (4) BEAT. Has the same meaning as precinct. (5) BOX. The voting place in a precinct
or subdivision of a precinct for voting purposes. (6) CANVASSING BOARD. In all elections except
primary elections, the canvassing board consists of the judge of probate, circuit clerk, and
sheriff of the county. In primary elections, the county executive committee of the party is
the canvassing board for the primary of the party. (7) CENSUS BUREAU. The Bureau of the Census
of the United States Department of Commerce, or any successor...
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