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11-46-39
Section 11-46-39 Oath and identification of voters challenged; voting procedure where paper
ballots used. (a) Where paper ballots are used, the inspector, upon the elector's entering
the polling place, shall examine the list of qualified electors furnished by the clerk pursuant
to subsection (a) of Section 11-46-36, and, if it appears from this examination that the person
is a qualified elector of the state authorized to vote at that box, the inspector shall then
give the person one ballot on the stub of which the inspector shall write or shall have already
written his or her name or initials. If the person's name does not appear on the list of qualified
voters for that ward or box, the person may not vote except by provisional ballot. (b) In
cities of more than 3,000 inhabitants, each elector on receiving a ballot shall forthwith
and without leaving the polling place retire alone to one of the booths or compartments provided
for that purpose and there prepare the ballot in the manner...
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17-13-23
Section 17-13-23 Filling of vacancies in nominations. The state executive committee, in cases
where the office to be filled is not a county office, and the county executive committee,
in cases where the office to be filled is a county office, but subject to the approval of
and in accordance with the method prescribed by the state executive committee, where a vacancy
may occur in any nomination, either by death, resignation, revocation, or otherwise, or in
case of any special election, may fill such vacancy, either by action of the committee itself
or by such other method as such committee may see fit to pursue. The respective state or county
executive committee shall file with the Secretary of State, for a state or federal office,
or with the judge of probate, for a county office, the name of the candidate to fill such
vacancy not later than 76 days before the election. (Acts 1975, No. 1196, p. 2349, §37; §17-16-41;
amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §59; Act 2014-6,...
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17-6-1
Section 17-6-1 Purpose. It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for participation by the
State of Alabama in programs of the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of
Commerce which provide for furnishing census information to the states for purposes of reapportionment,
pursuant to federal laws for that purpose. It is further the purpose of this chapter to reduce
voter confusion and facilitate the election process in Alabama. (Acts 1989, No. 89-952, p.
1874, §1; §17-5A-1; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §27.)...
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17-6-46
Section 17-6-46 Instructional posters. (a) The judge of probate shall cause to be printed in
large type posters of instructions for the guidance of electors in preparing their ballots.
Instructional information shall not show partiality to any political party or candidate. The
information shall include: (1) A sample version of the ballot that will be used for that election.
(2) Information regarding the date of the election and the hours during which polling places
will be open. (3) Instructions on how to vote, including how to cast a vote and how to cast
a provisional ballot. (4) Instructions for mail-in registrants and first-time voters registering
and voting for the first time after January 1, 2003. (5) General information on voting rights
under applicable federal and state laws, including information on the right of an individual
to cast a provisional ballot and instructions on how to contact the appropriate officials
if these rights are alleged to have been violated. (6) General...
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17-7-23
Section 17-7-23 Examination and certification of equipment. It shall be the duty of the committee
to ensure the examination and certification of electronic vote counting systems in the following
manner: (1) By publicly examining all makes of electronic vote counting systems submitted
and certifying whether such systems comply with the requirements of this section. (2) By inviting
any vendor or company interested in selling an electronic vote counting system in Alabama
to submit such equipment for examination. The vote counting system shall be certified after
a satisfactory evaluation and testing has been performed to determine that the equipment meets
the requirements of this article and performance and test standards for electronic voting
systems issued by the Federal Election Commission. The committee may use certification of
the equipment by an authorized independent testing authority, or successor entity, as evidence
that the equipment meets the requirements of Section 17-7-21 and...
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17-13-14
Section 17-13-14 Counting of ballots; materials to be sealed; delivery and retention of materials;
posting of certificate of result. (a) No ballot shall be counted until the polls are closed;
and, before counting any ballot or examining the same, the voters' poll list, as provided
in Section 17-9-15, shall be securely sealed in an envelope designated to the appropriate
political party chair and the inspector shall write his or her name across every fold at which
the envelope, if fastened, could be opened. After the counting of the votes is finished and
certificates of the result have been prepared and signed, the inspector shall seal in a separate
voted ballots container all the ballots cast at such election. The following items shall be
placed into a records of election container, which shall then be securely sealed: (1) One
certificate of the results. (2) The spoiled ballot envelope. (3) Clerk's poll list. (4) All
partial ballot pads. (5) Stubs of ballot pads. The inspector shall...
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17-7-21
Section 17-7-21 Requirements for approval of system. (a) The governing body of any county or
municipality or other political subdivision of the state by adoption of an appropriate resolution,
may authorize, adopt, and direct the use of electronic vote counting systems for use in all
elections held in such county or municipality or other political subdivision or any portion
thereof; and such resolution, a copy of which shall be filed with the Secretary of State,
shall specify the particular type of equipment to be used and a procedure for implementation.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), no electronic vote counting system shall be used unless
it has been constructed so that it: (1) Permits and requires voting in secrecy. (2) Permits
each elector to vote at any election for all persons and offices for whom and for which he
or she is lawfully entitled to vote; to vote for as many persons for an office as he or she
is entitled to vote for; and to vote for or against any question upon...
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45-21-241.21
Section 45-21-241.21 Authorization to levy tax; referendum; exemptions. (a) The county commission
is authorized to levy and impose, in addition to all other taxes, including municipal gross
receipts license taxes now imposed by law, a special county privilege license tax paralleling
the state sales and use tax, such privilege license tax to be determined by the application
of rates against gross sales or gross receipts, as the case may be. The rate of such tax shall
not be more than one percent. Such tax shall become effective July 1, 1989, and shall remain
in effect through September 30, 1991, unless a majority of the qualified electors of Crenshaw
County vote in favor of the continuation of collection of the tax in a referendum held at
the same time as the general election in November of 1990. Notice of the referendum shall
be given by the Judge of Probate of Crenshaw County, which notice shall be published once
a week for three successive weeks before the day of the election. On the...
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11-46-9
Section 11-46-9 Election commission in Class 1 municipality. In any Class 1 municipality, the
mayor, the city attorney, and the president of the city council shall constitute an election
commission for the city. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if either the mayor or the president
of the council is a candidate for office, the mayor shall appoint a member of the city council
who is not a candidate for office to serve on the election commission for the election in
which the mayor or the president is a candidate. In the event that both the mayor and the
president of the council are candidates for office at the same election, the mayor shall appoint
two members of the council who are not candidates for office to serve on the election commission
in place of the mayor and the president. If the mayor and all members of the council are candidates
for office at the same election, the mayor shall designate a senior member of his or her staff
and the council president shall designate a senior...
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25-4-51
Section 25-4-51 Rates of contributions, etc., by employers. (a) Contributions. Except as hereinafter
provided and subject to the provisions of Section 25-4-54, every employer shall pay contributions,
or payments in lieu of contributions, equal to the percentages of wages payable or paid as
hereinafter set out, with respect to employment by him. (1) With respect to employment during
calendar years after December 31, 1975, every employer who has been liable to the provisions
of this chapter during a period of time sufficient to have his rate of contribution determined
under the experience rating provisions of Section 25-4-54 shall pay contributions at the rate
prescribed thereby. (2) With respect to employment after December 31, 1975, every employer
who has not been liable to the provisions of this chapter for a sufficient length of time
to have his rate determined under the experience rating provisions of Section 25-4-54 shall
pay contributions at the rate of 2.70 percent of such wages...
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