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11-46-43
Section 11-46-43 Right of secret ballot; write-in voting prohibited. (a) Every voter in a municipal
election shall have the right to vote a secret ballot which shall be kept secret and inviolate.
(b) Electors shall not be entitled to vote for any person whose name does not appear on the
ballot, and no elector shall write in the name of any person on the ballot. (Acts 1961, No.
663, p. 827, §23; Acts 1976, No. 358, p. 403, §13.)...
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17-10-3
Section 17-10-3 Voting in precinct, etc., where elector's name does not appear on official
list. It shall be unlawful for any elector to cast his or her ballot during any general election,
primary election, municipal election or special election in any precinct, any district, any
ward, or any other subdivision where his or her name does not duly appear upon the official
list of the precinct, district, ward, or subdivision. All ballots cast in any election contrary
to this section are hereby declared illegal and, upon a contest duly instituted, the ballots
shall be excluded in determining the final result of any election; provided, that nothing
in this section shall prevent any qualified elector residing in the precinct, ward, or voting
district from voting after presenting a proper certificate from the board of registrars, or
from voting a provisional ballot or a provisional ballot in municipal elections when his or
her name does not duly appear upon the official list of the precinct,...
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17-11-4
Section 17-11-4 Form and contents of application; signature of applicant; filing of application.
The application required in Section 17-11-3 shall be filed with the person designated to serve
as the absentee election manager. The application shall be in a form prescribed and designed
by the Secretary of State and shall be used throughout the state. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
handwritten applications can also be accepted at any time prior to the five-day deadline to
receive absentee ballot applications as provided in Section 17-11-3. The application shall
contain sufficient information to identify the applicant and shall include the applicant's
name, residence address, or such other information necessary to verify that the applicant
is a registered voter. The application shall also list all felonies of moral turpitude, as
provided in Section 17-3-30.1. Any applicant may receive assistance in filling out the application
as he or she desires, but each application shall be manually...
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17-6-28
Section 17-6-28 Requirements for write-in votes. (a) Write-in votes shall be permitted only
in non-municipal general elections and shall be counted as provided in this section based
on one of the following: (1) Upon a determination that the number of write-in votes for a
specific office is greater than or equal to the difference in votes between the two candidates
receiving the greatest number of votes for the specific office. (2) Upon a written request
satisfying the requirements in subsection (i). (b) The ballot for a non-municipal general
election must be constructed so that the voter can mark a write-in vote for each office in
the same manner that votes are registered for regular candidates. In order to cast a valid
write-in vote, the voter must (1) write the name on the ballot and (2) register the vote by
a mark in the space designated for that office. A write-in vote that is not registered as
provided above shall not be considered a valid write-in vote and shall not be included...
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11-46-26
Section 11-46-26 Proceedings where only one candidate or nominee for office. In the event only
one person has filed a statement of candidacy for an office by 5:00 P.M. on the third Tuesday
in July preceding the date set for an election of municipal officers pursuant to subsection
(g) of Section 11-46-25, then such person shall for all purposes be deemed elected to such
office, any provisions of this article to the contrary notwithstanding. The mayor or other
chief executive officer shall not cause the name of such person or the office for which his
candidacy was declared to be printed on the ballot, but he shall immediately file a written
statement with the governing body of the municipality, attested by the clerk, certifying the
fact that only one person filed a statement of candidacy for the office of _____ (naming the
office) by 5:00 P.M. on the third Tuesday in July preceding the day of _____, 2__, the date
set for an election of municipal officers in the City (Town) of _____,...
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17-13-7
Section 17-13-7 Persons entitled to vote; voter to certify political party preference by signing
poll list. (a) All persons who are qualified electors under the general laws of the State
of Alabama and who are also members of a political party and entitled to participate in such
primary election under the rules of the party shall be entitled to vote therein and shall
receive the official primary ballot of that political party, and no other; but every governing
body of a party shall have the right, power, and authority to fix and prescribe the political
or other qualifications of its own members and shall, in its own way, declare and determine
who shall be entitled and qualified to vote in such primary election or to be candidates therein
or to otherwise participate in such political parties and primaries. The qualifications of
electors entitled to vote in such primary election shall not necessarily be the same as the
qualifications for electors entitled to become candidates therein....
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2-8-198
Section 2-8-198 Eligibility to vote in referendum; question to be voted on; votes cast by secret
ballot. Any referendum conducted hereunder may be held on a statewide basis pursuant to rules
and regulations adopted by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries for the holding of
such referendum. Every producer of cotton who shall be subject to any assessment levied hereunder
and who produced cotton in the crop year immediately preceding the referendum shall be entitled
to one vote in the referendum. In such referendum, individuals so eligible for participation
therein shall vote upon the question of whether there shall be levied an assessment for a
period of ten years in an amount set forth in the call for such referendum, which amount shall
not exceed the limitations prescribed by this article. Votes shall be cast by secret ballot.
(Acts 1981, No. 81-388, p. 586, §9.)...
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17-11-15
Section 17-11-15 Performance of duties of clerk in municipal elections held separate from primary
or general election. In any municipal election that is held at a time different from a primary
or general election, the duties with reference to the handling of absentee ballots which are
required of the circuit clerk shall be performed by the town clerk, city clerk, or other officer
performing the duties of the clerk. If such clerk or other officer is also a candidate in
such election, the governing body of the city or town shall appoint a qualified elector of
the city or town to perform the duties. Such person so appointed shall have all the powers,
duties, and responsibilities of the circuit clerk under this chapter. (Acts 1975, No. 1147,
p. 2251, §13; §17-10-15; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §52; Act 2010-687,
p. 1660, §2.)...
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17-11-2
Section 17-11-2 Absentee election manager. In each county there shall be an "absentee
election manager," who shall fulfill the duties assigned by this chapter. The circuit
clerk of the county shall, at his or her option, be the absentee election manager. If the
circuit clerk of the county declines the duties of absentee election manager, the appointing
board shall thereupon appoint an absentee election manager, who shall be a person qualified
by training and experience, who is a qualified elector of the county and who is not a candidate
in the election to perform the duties assigned by this chapter. The county commission shall
designate the place or office where such duties shall be performed. Such place or office shall
be open on the days and during the hours as that of the circuit clerk prior to each election.
Any person so appointed shall have all the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the circuit
clerk for the purposes of this chapter, including the power to administer oaths....
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45-36-20
Section 45-36-20 Charge of classification for incorporated municipalities. (a) Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, including, but not limited to, Chapter 2A of Title 28, and pursuant
to authority granted by Section 104 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, the electors of
an incorporated municipality located in Jackson County with a population of 2,500 or more
inhabitants may change its classification from dry to wet or wet to dry by a municipal option
election as provided by this section. (b)(1) Upon petition of 25 percent of the number of
voters voting in the last general election of the municipality having a population of 2,500
or more 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...
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