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17-12-22
Section 17-12-22 Results of election of state officers; resolution of tie votes. The Speaker
of the House of Representatives shall, within the first five days of the session of the Legislature,
in the presence of a majority of the members of the Legislature, open the returns furnished
under Section 17-12-19, ascertain and proclaim the result of such election, after which such
returns shall be filed and kept in the office of the Secretary of State, subject to the inspection
of any elector of the state. The person having the highest number of votes for either of the
offices shall be declared duly elected; but if two or more shall have an equal and the highest
number of votes for the same office, the Legislature, by joint vote, without delay, shall
choose one of the persons for the office. The duty of the speaker and of the joint conventions,
under this section, shall be purely ministerial. (Code 1876, §295; Code 1886, §394; Code
1896, §1651; Code 1907, §427; Code 1923, §517; Code...
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45-37-40.02
Section 45-37-40.02 Barber commission. (a) There shall be a barber commission for the county
consisting of three members, one of whom shall be black, herein at times referred to as the
commission. The present members of the commission having been previously appointed by the
county commission, shall serve for the duration of their term, but in the event of a vacancy
existing at the time of taking effect of this section or occurring in the future, the vacancy
shall be filled, and all subsequent members of the commission shall be selected or appointed
in the manner provided in this section for terms of three years. The members of the commission
shall be nominated by the barbers licensed by the commission and only those licensed shall
be eligible to vote for nominees for appointment to the commission. The commission, at all
times, shall be composed of three members, all of whom shall be licensed barbers, who have
been licensed by the commission for a period of five years prior to their...
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40-27-1
Section 40-27-1 Compact adopted; terms. The following Multistate Tax Compact is hereby approved,
adopted and enacted into law by the State of Alabama: Multistate Tax Compact Article I. Purposes.
The purposes of this compact are to: 1. Facilitate proper determination of state and local
tax liability of multistate taxpayers, including the equitable apportionment of tax bases
and settlement of apportionment disputes. 2. Promote uniformity or compatibility in significant
components of tax systems. 3. Facilitate taxpayer convenience and compliance in the filing
of tax returns and in other phases of tax administration. 4. Avoid duplicative taxation. Article
II. Definitions. As used in this compact: 1. "State" means a state of the United
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or possession
of the United States. 2. "Subdivision" means any governmental unit or special district
of a state. 3. "Taxpayer" means any corporation, partnership, firm,...
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17-13-18
Section 17-13-18 Candidate with majority of votes declared nominee of party; second primary
election; certification of results. (a) At the respective meetings of the respective executive
committees, the county executive committee, as to candidates in the primary election for office,
except candidates for county office, shall publicly ascertain, determine, and declare whether
any candidate for office in the primary election has received a majority of the votes cast
for the office, and, if so, declare the candidate the nominee of the party for the office
for which he or she was a candidate and for which he or she received a majority of the votes
cast for that office in the primary election. (b) If no candidate receives a majority of all
of the votes cast in such primary election for any one office or offices for the nomination
to which there were more than two candidates, then there shall be held a second primary election
on the fourth Tuesday following the primary election, and the...
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11-46-55
Section 11-46-55 Canvassing of returns and certificate of election; determination of majority;
runoff elections. (a) Commencing at 12:00 noon on the first Tuesday next after the election,
the municipal governing body shall proceed to open the envelopes addressed to the governing
body which have been delivered by the several returning officers to the municipal clerk, canvass
the returns, and ascertain and determine the number of votes received by each candidate and
for and against each proposition submitted at the election. If it appears that any candidate
or any proposition in the election has received a majority of the votes cast for that office
or on that question, the municipal governing body shall declare the candidate elected to the
office or the question carried, and a certificate of election shall be given to the persons
by the municipal governing body or a majority of them, which shall entitle the persons so
certified to the possession of their respective offices immediately...
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17-2-2
Section 17-2-2 Implementation plan; state plan committee. (a) There is established, pursuant
to Section 254 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, a state plan to provide for the implementation
of that act. There shall be appointed a committee of 23 individuals to assist the Secretary
of State in the development of the state plan. The committee membership shall reflect the
racial diversity of the state. (b) In accordance with the provisions of Section 255 of the
Help America Vote Act of 2002, the members of the committee shall include the following: (1)
The judge of probate of the most populous county in the state, according to the most recent
federal decennial census. (2) The judge of probate of the second most populous county in the
state according to the most recent federal decennial census. (3) Three additional election
officials, serving in a county or municipality in the state, to be appointed by the Secretary
of State, one of whom shall be recommended by the Probate Judges'...
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17-13-8.1
Section 17-13-8.1 Instant runoff primary elections in certain situations. (a) Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 17-6-23 and Section 17-13-18, in a primary election or second primary
election, this section shall apply only to voters who are voting by absentee ballot pursuant
to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act in any county or portion thereof
in which the nomination for a federal office other than the office of President which is contested
by three or more candidates. (b) The judge of probate shall prepare each of the following:
(1) A special federal ballot to be used in a federal instant runoff primary election. The
special federal ballot shall contain a list of all federal offices, other than the office
of President, contested by three or more candidates and the candidates qualifying for the
election for each office. (2) A special state ballot for the primary election shall contain
the office of President in presidential election years, any federal...
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45-5A-70
Section 45-5A-70 Election of board of education; referendum. (a)(1) Pursuant to Amendment 659
to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, and as soon as practicable after final approval of
this section by the United States Department of Justice, if necessary, the Oneonta City Council
shall call an authorizing referendum election, to be held at the time of the next general
election held in the city on November 7, 2000, regarding changing the Oneonta City Board of
Education to an elected city board of education. (2) If a majority of the qualified electors
of the municipality voting in the authorizing referendum election vote in favor of an elected
city board of education, the board shall be established as provided in this section and the
Legislature, as provided in Amendment 659, from time to time, by local law may provide further
for the election and operation of the Oneonta City Board of Education. The local laws may
provide for the termination of the terms of office of members of the...
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11-44B-46
Section 11-44B-46 Establishment of personnel board; composition; terms; meetings; compensation;
records. (a) Upon election by ordinance of a city to participate in the personnel system provided
for in this article, there shall be established a personnel board composed of five members
designated, respectively, as place number 1, place number 2, place number 3, place number
4, and place number 5. Each member shall be of recognized good character and ability and a
resident and qualified elector of the city. No person shall be eligible for membership on
the board who holds any civil office of profit under the city, county, or state. No board
member shall be a member of any local committee of a political party, or an official of a
local partisan political club, or a candidate for nomination or election to any public office,
nor shall he or she take any part in the management or affairs of any local political party
or in any city political campaign, except to exercise his or her right as a...
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16-5-2
Section 16-5-2 Composition; appointment; qualifications of members; duties. (a) The commission
shall consist of 12 members. Ten of these members shall be appointed by the Governor, one
shall be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, and one shall be appointed by the Speaker of
the House of Representatives by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. One person
shall be appointed from each United States Congressional District in Alabama and shall reside
or maintain an office or place of business within the congressional district from which he
is appointed, and the remaining members shall be appointed from the state at large with no
more than two in number of the total 12 members being from the same congressional district.
(b) The 12 members shall be citizens of the state and shall be selected, as far as may be
practicable, on the basis of their interest in higher education. Appointees shall be selected
without regard to political affiliation and appointments shall be of a nature as...
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