17-11-18
Section 17-11-18 Time requirements for receipt of absentee ballots. (a) No absentee ballot shall be opened or counted if received by the absentee election manager by mail, unless postmarked as of the date prior to the day of the election and received by mail no later than noon on the day of election, or, if received by the absentee election manager by hand delivery, unless so delivered by the voter or medical emergency designee to the absentee election manager not later than the close of the last business day next preceding the election or, if delivered by the medical emergency designee, by noon on the day of the election. (b) The above provision does not apply in the case of individuals voting absentee pursuant to the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA), 42 U.S.C. 1973ff, when those individuals are voting in a primary, second primary, general, or special election for a federal, state, or county office or proposed constitutional amendment or other...
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17-11-5
Section 17-11-5 Delivery of absentee ballots; maintenance of voter lists. (a) Upon receipt of an application for an absentee ballot as provided in Section 17-11-3, if the applicant's name appears on the list of qualified voters produced from the state voter registration list in the election to be held, or if the applicant qualifies for a provisional absentee ballot, the absentee election manager shall furnish the absentee ballot to the applicant by: (1) Forwarding it by United States mail to the applicant's or voter's residence address or, upon written request of the voter, to the address where the voter regularly receives mail; or (2) by handing the absentee ballot to the applicant in person or, in the case of emergency voting when the applicant requires medical treatment, his or her designee in person. If the absentee election manager has reasonable cause to believe that the applicant has given a fraudulent address on the application for the absentee ballot, the absentee election...
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11-46-27
Section 11-46-27 Appointment, compensation, etc., of election officers. (a) The municipal governing body or a majority of them must, not less than 15 days before the holding of any municipal election, appoint from the qualified electors of the respective wards or voting districts officers to hold the election as follows: Where paper ballots are used, one returning officer for each ward and three inspectors and two clerks for each box at each voting place and, where voting machines are used, an inspector, a chief clerk, and a first and second assistant clerk for each voting machine; except that in the event voting centers or voting places are established, then the requirements of Section 11-46-24 shall control the number of election officials. In any Class 6, Class 7, or Class 8 municipality, election officials must reside within the municipality and may serve at any polling place within the municipality. An election official appointed to serve in a polling place other than where he or...
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17-2-4
Section 17-2-4 Voting system requirements; vote standards; uniform polling system; purchase of equipment. (a) On or before January 1, 2005, each voting system used in an election shall meet the following requirements: (1) The voting system shall: a. Permit the voter to verify, in a private and independent manner, the votes selected by the voter on the ballot before the ballot is cast and counted. b. Provide the voter with the opportunity, in a private and independent manner, to change the ballot or correct any error before the ballot is cast and counted, including the opportunity to correct the error through the issuance of a replacement ballot if the voter was otherwise unable to change the ballot or correct any error. c. If the voter selects votes for more than one candidate for a single office: 1. Notify the voter that the voter has selected more than one candidate for a single office on the ballot. 2. Notify the voter before the ballot is cast and counted of the effect of casting...
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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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17-4-13
Section 17-4-13 Procedure for having name restored to list of qualified electors; limitation of provisions. Any qualified elector of the county whose name is omitted or removed from the list of qualified electors for failure to appear and reidentify himself or herself and who has not otherwise been reidentified as herein provided shall be entitled to have his or her name restored to the list of qualified electors by written affidavit or appearing in person before a registrar, at the office of the board of registrars, or at the office of the judge of probate, certifying that he or she is in fact a bona fide registered voter of that county; provided, however, that any qualified elector can be reidentified on election day; provided further, however, that this article shall not be construed or applied to impair or deny the right to vote in person or by absentee ballot of any person or of the spouse or child of any person who is in active duty of any of the Armed Forces of the United States...
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45-37-111
Section 45-37-111 Compensation of election officials; expense allowance. (a)(1) This section shall apply only in Jefferson County. (2)a. In all general, municipal, special, and primary elections, the compensation of certain election officers and workers shall be as follows: The chief inspector shall be paid one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) per day, the assistant chief inspector shall be paid eighty-five dollars ($85) per day, and each clerk and each worker assigned to canvas the vote shall be paid seventy-five dollars ($75) per day. In municipal elections where paper ballots are used exclusively, the provisions of law applicable to the use of paper ballots shall apply as to the amount which each election official in the voting centers or box shall be paid. To receive the returning fee allowed in this section the election official shall present an affidavit indicating he or she has attended an election procedure school since the last election. b. In all city and municipal...
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17-16-20
Section 17-16-20 Recounts generally. (a) When, in a general election, the election returns for any public office, including a judicial office, reflect that a candidate is defeated or any ballot statewide measure is defeated by not more than one half of one percent of the votes cast for the office, or the ballot measure, as certified by the appropriate election officer, a recount shall be held unless the defeated candidate submits a written waiver for the recount as provided herein: (1) In the case of an election for any federal, state, circuit, or district office, or the state Senate, state House of Representatives, or any other office that is not a county office, a written waiver for a recount may be submitted to the Secretary of State within 24 hours after the certification of the results of the election. Upon receipt of the waiver, the Secretary of State shall immediately order the recount to be cancelled. (2) In the case of an election for any county office, a written waiver for a...
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45-35A-54.22
Section 45-35A-54.22 Election of mayor or associate commissioner - Statement of candidacy; eligibility. Any person desiring to become a candidate at any election which may be held under this part for the office of mayor or associate commissioner may become such candidate by filing in the office of the mayor or commission of the city, if at the first election of the commission under this part, or with the commission at any subsequent election, a statement of candidacy, accompanied by affidavit taken and certified by the mayor or by any member of the commission, or by a notary public, that such person is duly qualified to hold the office for which he or she desires to become a candidate. No person shall be eligible for such office unless he or she is over the age of 21 at the time he or she becomes a candidate, or unless he or she is qualified to vote in the election at which he or she shall be elected. The statement shall be filed at least 20 days before the day set for such election,...
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17-4-33
Section 17-4-33 Computerized statewide voter registration list. (a) The State of Alabama shall provide, through the Secretary of State, a nondiscriminatory, single, uniform, official, centralized, interactive computerized statewide voter registration list defined, maintained, and administered by the Secretary of State, with advice from the Voter Registration Advisory Board and the President of the Alabama Probate Judges Association, which contains the name and registration information of every legally registered voter in the state. The computerized list shall comply with the following requirements: (1) It shall serve as the single system for storing and managing the official list of registered voters throughout the state. (2) It shall contain the name, address, and voting location, as well as other information deemed necessary by the Voter Registration Advisory Board or the Secretary of State, of every legally registered voter in the state. (3) A unique identifier shall be assigned to...
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