|
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...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/11-46-7.htm - 1K - Match Info - Similar pages
11-44B-25
Section 11-44B-25 Procedures to reduce or delete areas from police jurisdiction. Notwithstanding
any law to the contrary, any Class 4 municipality that is organized pursuant to this article
may from time to time reduce or delete various portions and areas from the territorial limits
of its respective police jurisdiction or its planning jurisdiction or both as established
by law, including, but not limited to, Sections 11-40-10 and 11-52-30, Act 76-594 and as amended
by Act 94-539, the reduction and deletion shall be pursuant to the following procedure: (1)
INITIATION. The governing body of the municipality shall adopt a resolution calling for public
hearings to consider the adoption of an ordinance or ordinances for the purpose of deleting
a portion or portions of territory from its respective police jurisdiction or planning jurisdiction,
or both, as the case may be. The resolution shall state the time, date, and place of all public
hearings in regard to the ordinance and a reasonably...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/11-44B-25.htm - 16K - Match Info - Similar pages
11-46-27
Section 11-46-27 Appointment, compensation, etc., of election officers. (a) The municipal governing
body or a majority of them must, not less than 15 days before the holding of any municipal
election, appoint from the qualified electors of the respective wards or voting districts
officers to hold the election as follows: Where paper ballots are used, one returning officer
for each ward and three inspectors and two clerks for each box at each voting place and, where
voting machines are used, an inspector, a chief clerk, and a first and second assistant clerk
for each voting machine; except that in the event voting centers or voting places are established,
then the requirements of Section 11-46-24 shall control the number of election officials.
In any Class 6, Class 7, or Class 8 municipality, election officials must reside within the
municipality and may serve at any polling place within the municipality. An election official
appointed to serve in a polling place other than where he or...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/11-46-27.htm - 5K - Match Info - Similar pages
17-10-2
Section 17-10-2 Provisional ballots; certification; tabulation; identification of ballots.
(a) A voter shall be required to cast a provisional ballot when: (1) The name of the individual
does not appear on the official list of eligible voters for the precinct or polling place
in which the individual seeks to vote, and the individual's registration cannot be verified
while at the polling place by the registrar or the judge of probate. (2) An inspector has
knowledge that the individual is not entitled to vote at that precinct and challenges the
individual. (3) The individual is required to comply with the voter identification provisions
of Section 17-10-1 but is unable to do so. If the voter's ballot becomes a provisional ballot
due to lack of identification, the identification, including the address and telephone number
of the voter, must be provided to the board of registrars no later than 5:00 p.m. on the Friday
following the election. If the voter fails to provide identification to...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/17-10-2.htm - 13K - Match Info - Similar pages
11-65-4
Section 11-65-4 Elections required to approve incorporation of commission and conduct of racing
and pari-mutuel wagering thereon. (a) No commission shall be incorporated for a Class 1 municipality
and no horse racing or greyhound racing or pari-mutuel wagering thereon shall be permitted
in such municipality pursuant to this chapter unless the incorporation of such commission,
together with the conduct of horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon or greyhound racing
and pari-mutuel wagering thereon or both such activities, shall have been authorized by an
election held in the host county in which such incorporation and such racing and wagering
activities shall have been approved by both (i) a majority of the votes cast in such election
by voters who reside in the host county (including those voters who reside in the sponsoring
municipality) and (ii) a majority of the votes cast in such election by voters who reside
in the commission municipal jurisdiction. In order to authorize the...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/11-65-4.htm - 13K - Match Info - Similar pages
11-46-24.1
Section 11-46-24.1 Designation of voting places in Class 8 municipalities by combination of
districts and wards. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of Section 11-46-24,
the municipal governing body of a Class 8 municipality, for the purpose of designating voting
places in a municipal election, may provide by ordinance for the combination of any district
in a ward with any other district in the ward, and may provide for the combination of any
ward with one or more wards. Voting places shall be designated by the municipal governing
body when it orders an election in the same manner as provided in Chapter 46. (Act 2004-361,
p. 590, ยง1.)...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/11-46-24.1.htm - 967 bytes - Match Info - Similar pages
11-46-34
Section 11-46-34 Voting booths. For all elections at which paper ballots will be used, the
chief executive officer of the municipality at the expense of the municipality shall provide
at each polling place in all municipalities having a population of over 3,000 inhabitants
a room or covered enclosure and in such room or covered enclosure shall provide booths or
compartments, one booth or compartment for each 100 or fraction thereof over 50 electors registered
in the ward or wards in such municipality for that election, and shall furnish each booth
or compartment with a shelf or table for the convenience of the electors in the preparation
of their ballots. Each booth or compartment shall be so arranged that it will be impossible
for one elector at a shelf or table in one compartment to see an elector at a shelf or table
in another compartment in the act of marking his ballot. Each voting shelf or table shall
be kept supplied with conveniences for marking the ballots. In voting places in...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/11-46-34.htm - 1K - Match Info - Similar pages
11-65-1
Section 11-65-1 Legislative declarations and findings. The Legislature hereby finds and declares
as follows: (1) As the basis for enacting Act No. 84-131, the Legislature found and determined
that the conduct within Class 1 municipalities in the state of horse racing events and pari-mutuel
wagering thereon will generate additional revenues for governmental and charitable purposes,
provide additional jobs for the residents of the state and benefit the businesses related
to tourism and recreation within any such municipality and throughout the surrounding areas
of the state; it is desirable to permit the qualified voters of any Class 1 municipality to
determine through referendum whether horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon will be
permitted in such municipality; and for each Class 1 municipality in which horse racing is
approved by the voters thereof, it is necessary and desirable to provide for the establishment
of a racing commission to regulate horse racing and pari-mutuel...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/11-65-1.htm - 18K - Match Info - Similar pages
17-7-2
Section 17-7-2 Warrants or certificates for purchase - Issuance; form; interest. Each county
in which electronic voting machines may now or hereafter be authorized or required to be used
in the conduct of elections in such county shall have the power from time to time to sell
and issue interest-bearing warrants of such county or interest-bearing certificates of indebtedness
of such county for the purpose of paying the cost of acquiring or providing electronic voting
machines for the conduct of elections in such county, or for providing a voter reidentification
program, providing equipment for the county board of registrars, or paying for construction
for compliance with handicap regulations for accessibility to polling places. Such warrants
and certificates may be in such denomination or denominations, may have such maturity or maturities
not exceeding 15 years from their date, may bear interest from their date at an annual rate
or rates not exceeding the prevailing rate, payable...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/17-7-2.htm - 1K - Match Info - Similar pages
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...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/17-1-2.htm - 4K - Match Info - Similar pages
|