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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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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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...
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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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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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17-12-12
Section 17-12-12 Returns of election - Sealing, delivery, and disposition of records.
After completing and signing the certificate of result, the election officials shall seal
the ballots, certificates, and other records as follows: (1) Where precinct ballot counters
are used: a. The list of registered voters shall be delivered to the judge of probate for
transmittal to the board of registrars for use by the board of registrars in updating their
records. b. The ballot accounting certificate and the first copy of the certificates of result
shall be placed in an envelope addressed to the judge of probate who shall keep them for public
inspection or election contest, or both. c. All voted ballots shall be placed in a voted ballot
box and sealed. All spoiled ballots, unused ballots, and ballot stubs, one copy of the certificate
of results, and the clerk's poll list (already sealed in a separate envelope) shall be placed
in the records of election container which shall be sealed and signed...
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17-6-4
Section 17-6-4 Designating and equipping voting places; county voting centers. (a) Except
as may be provided further by local election laws or by the electronic vote counting statutes,
the county governing bodies shall designate the places of holding elections in the precincts
established hereunder, and, whenever the county has alphabetically divided the list of registered
qualified voters of a precinct into groups, it shall designate not only the voting place but
also the number of electronic voting machines at each voting place in the precinct, being
sure that it designates an electronic voting machine for each group of qualified voters. The
county governing body is specifically authorized to provide for installing as many electronic
voting machines as are needed in each precinct, and the electronic voting machines may be
installed at one designated voting place or there may be more than one voting place designated
and such number of electronic voting machines installed at each place...
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17-4-2
Section 17-4-2 State voter registration lists. The board of registrars, when registration
is closed before a primary, general, or special election, shall certify to the Secretary of
State any additions, deletions, corrections, or changes to the state voter registration list.
Except as provided in Section 17-4-2.1, after registration has closed and within the
10-day period before an election, the judge of probate and municipal election officials shall
prepare and print a report from the state voter registration list of the correct alphabetical
lists of the qualified electors registered by precincts, districts, or subdivisions of a precinct
where the precinct has been divided or subdivided, if not within a city or incorporated town,
and by wards and other subdivisions, if within a city or incorporated town, and no others.
An electronic archive in the database for the state voter registration list shall be recorded
simultaneously with the printing of each county's list of qualified...
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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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11-46-24
Section 11-46-24 Designating and equipping voting places; election officials; canvass
returns. (a) The municipal governing body may, when it orders an election, designate at least
one place of voting in each ward and if the ward has been divided into voting districts then
at least one place of voting in each district or the municipal governing body may establish
and designate one central place (location) within the municipality as the place of voting
for all wards. The number of voting boxes or voting machines as prescribed, shall be placed
in a central place of voting for use by the electors. The municipal governing body shall provide
at least one machine or at least one box for the voters of each ward, provided that this requirement
shall not apply to any municipality which uses electronic vote counters or tabulators or other
devices that are regulated by the Alabama Electronic Voting Committee established in Chapter
24 of Title 17 that are capable of counting the ballots from all...
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