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17-1-5
Section 17-1-5 Employers to allow time off for voting. Each employee in the state shall,
upon reasonable notice to his or her employer, be permitted by his or her employer to take
necessary time off from his or her employment to vote in any municipal, county, state, or
federal political party primary or election for which the employee is qualified and registered
to vote on the day on which the primary or election is held. The necessary time off shall
not exceed one hour and if the hours of work of the employee commence at least two hours after
the opening of the polls or end at least one hour prior to the closing of the polls, then
the time off for voting as provided in this section shall not be available. The employer
may specify the hours during which the employee may absent himself or herself as provided
in this section. (Act 2006-545, p. 1263, §1; §17-1-9.)...
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17-13-8
Section 17-13-8 Ballots, stationery, and supplies; pledge printed on ballot; spoiling
of ballot. Separate official ballots and other election stationery and supplies for each political
party shall be printed and furnished for use at each election district or precinct and shall
be of a different color for each of the political parties participating in such primary election.
All ballots for the same political party shall be alike, except as herein otherwise provided,
printed in plain type and upon paper so thick that the printing cannot be distinguished from
the back. Across the top of the ballot shall be printed the party's emblem, if any, and the
words, "Official Primary Election Ballot." Beneath this heading shall be printed
the year in which the election is held and the words "Democratic Party" or "Republican
Party" or other proper party designation. Each group of candidates to be voted on shall
be preceded by the designation of the office for which the candidates seek nomination,...
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17-6-5
Section 17-6-5 List of voters for each voting place. The judge of probate shall prepare
a separate, correct alphabetical list of all the names of qualified electors or voters for
each voting place from the state voter registration list, pursuant to Sections 17-4-1 and
17-4-2, for all elections hereafter held in this state, whether primary, general, or special,
or federal, state, district, or county, and, except for municipal elections, shall certify
separately for each voting place, to the election officials appointed for holding the election,
which election official shall be an elector qualified to vote only in the box at the place
for which he or she is chosen to serve, a list containing only the names of the voters or
qualified electors entitled to vote at the voting place. Nothing in this section shall
prevent a series of lists of names of voters or electors of other voting places from being
certified by the judge of probate on the same general list for information. A vote cast at...
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11-43A-114
Section 11-43A-114 Referendum ballots. At such referendum, the proposition to be submitted
shall be printed in plain prominent type on ballots separate and distinct from ballots used
for any other office or question and shall read as follows: "Check one of the following:
(1) The City of ___ shall adopt and operate under the council-manager form of government pursuant
to the 'Council-Manager Act of 1991.' Yes ( ). or (2) The City of ___ shall adopt and operate
under the mayor-council form of government pursuant to Section 11-43-1 et seq. Yes
( )." The voter shall mark his ballot with a cross mark (X) after the proposition which
expresses his choice. If voting machines are used at any voting place in such election, the
above propositions may, at the discretion of the election commission or other body or official
having charge of the conduct of municipal elections, be submitted as separate propositions
on voting machines so used. (Acts 1991, No. 91-545, p. 973, §45.)...
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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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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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17-6-6
Section 17-6-6 Adjustment of precinct configuration, boundaries, etc. (a) The county
governing body shall have sole authority to change the configuration, boundaries, or designation
of an election precinct. Any change so determined shall be adopted by resolution of the county
governing body. (b) A county governing body shall only change a precinct by dividing the precinct
into two or more precincts except when in order to make it more convenient for voters to vote,
or to facilitate the administration of the election process, or to accomplish reapportionment,
it becomes necessary to consolidate all or part of a precinct with adjacent precincts, a part
or parts may be consolidated. (c) Except as may be provided further by local election laws
or by the electronic vote counting statutes, whenever at any general or primary election it
is anticipated over 2,400 votes will be cast on an electronic voting machine , the county
governing body shall adjust the boundary lines of the election...
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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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11-3A-5
Section 11-3A-5 Referendum election to approve application of powers. The powers authorized
under this chapter shall be effective in a county only after an affirmative vote of a majority
of the qualified electors of the county residing in the unincorporated areas of the county
and voting in a referendum election held on the question of whether the powers authorized
under this chapter shall be effective in the county. Except as provided in subsection (h)
of Section 11-3A-2, the election shall be called upon resolution adopted by affirmative
vote of the majority of the members of the county commission. The referendum election shall
be conducted in accordance with the election laws of the state and may be held only in conjunction
with a primary, general, or special election held for another purpose in the county. In no
case may any election authorized by this chapter be held more often than once every 48 months.
(Act 2005-200, p. 399, §5.)...
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11-42-101
Section 11-42-101 Mode of consolidation - When municipalities to form new corporate
organization. If municipalities desiring to consolidate wish to form a new and distinct corporate
organization to be operated under the name of either one of such municipalities or a different
name, the several councils, upon the filing with the mayor or chief executive officer or chief
executive authority of each of such municipalities of a petition signed by not less than one
fourth of the number of the qualified electors residing in each of such municipalities setting
forth that they desire the consolidation of such municipalities, shall each pass an ordinance
expressing the purpose thenceforth to operate as one municipal corporation under the name
therein mentioned and call an election to be held simultaneously in the several municipalities
on a day designated by said ordinances, not less than 30 days after the passage thereof. Such
election shall be conducted in the same manner as general municipal...
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