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17-13-1
Section 17-13-1 "Primary election" defined. A primary election, including a separate
and special presidential preference primary election, within the meaning of this chapter,
is an election held by the qualified voters who are members of any political party, for the
purpose of nominating a candidate or candidates for public or party office. (Acts 1975, No.
1196, p. 2349, §1; Act 2006-634, p. 1731, §1; §17-16-1; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570,
p. 1331, §59.)...
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17-13-102
Section 17-13-102 Petition requirements. In order to qualify the name of any person to appear
on the ballot at a presidential preference primary, a petition or petitions in support of
his or her candidacy shall be filed with the state party chair of the appropriate political
party, hereinafter referred to as "chair," 116 days prior to the presidential preference
primary election. To comply with this section, a candidate may file a petition or petitions
signed by a total of not less than 500 qualified electors of the state, or petitions signed
by not less than 50 qualified electors of each congressional district of the state, in which
case there shall be a separate petition for each congressional district. The petitions shall
be in such form as the chair may prescribe; provided, that there shall be a space for the
county of residence of each signer next to the space provided for his or her signature. No
signature may be counted as valid unless the county of residence of the signer is...
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17-5-2
Section 17-5-2 Definitions. (a) For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) CANDIDATE. An individual who has done any of the following: a.
Taken the action necessary under the laws of the state to qualify himself or herself for nomination
or for election to any state office or local office or in the case of an independent seeking
ballot access, on the date when he or she files a petition with the judge of probate in the
case of county offices, with the appropriate qualifying municipal official in the case of
municipal offices, or the Secretary of State in all other cases. b. Received contributions
or made expenditures in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000), or given his or her consent
for any other person or persons to receive contributions or make expenditures in excess of
one thousand dollars ($1,000), with a view to bringing about his or her nomination or election
to any state office or local office. (2) COMMISSION. The State Ethics...
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17-13-43
Section 17-13-43 Selection of delegates to national conventions by political parties. Political
parties may provide for the selection of delegates to national conventions by the holding
of a presidential preference primary or by popular election of the delegates or otherwise.
In the event a presidential preference primary is called by the governing body of any party,
notice of such action shall be given to the Secretary of State as part of the notice required
by Section 17-13-46. The notice shall prescribe the procedure for the listing of the names
of presidential candidates on the primary ballot and for the selection of delegates pledged
under party rules to vote for the respective presidential candidates. A presidential preference
primary, when called, shall appear in the first or top position on the primary ballot. When
no presidential preference primary is to be utilized, delegates may be elected in the primary
election in the same manner as other party officers; except, that...
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17-13-100
Section 17-13-100 When held; reimbursement of county. (a) Primary elections for the purpose
of determining the preferred candidates for President of the United States shall be held the
first Tuesday in March each year in which a President is to be elected beginning in the year
2016. (b) Subject to rules and procedures of the political party of any presidential candidate,
the names of any candidates for delegate to the national conventions pledged to a presidential
candidate shall be placed under his or her name and the delegates shall be elected in the
primary election as provided herein. (c) The State of Alabama shall reimburse a county for
all sums expended in holding and conducting the presidential preference primary as provided
in Section 17-16-4. (Acts 1978, No. 691, p. 994, §1; Acts 1979, No. 79-547, p. 994, §1;
Code 1975, §17-18A-1; Acts 1990, No. 90-699, p. 1359, §1; Act 2006-634, p. 1731, §1; §17-16A-1;
amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §65; Act 2007-461,...
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17-9-3
Section 17-9-3 Persons entitled to have names printed on ballots; failure of Secretary of State
to certify nominations. (a) The following persons shall be entitled to have their names printed
on the appropriate ballot for the general election, provided they are otherwise qualified
for the office they seek: (1) All candidates who have been put in nomination by primary election
and certified in writing by the chair and secretary of the canvassing board of the party holding
the primary and filed with the judge of probate of the county, in the case of a candidate
for county office, and the Secretary of State in all other cases, on the day next following
the last day for contesting the primary election for that office if no contest is filed. If
a contest is filed, then the certificate for the contested office must be filed on the day
next following the date of settlement or decision of the contest. (2) All candidates who have
been put in nomination by any caucus, convention, mass meeting,...
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17-13-50
Section 17-13-50 Party meetings to nominate candidates, select delegates, party officers, etc.
(a) When any political party shall desire to hold any mass meeting, beat meeting, or other
meeting of the voters of such party for the purpose of nominating any candidate or candidates
for public office to be voted for in a general election in Alabama or for the purpose of selecting
delegates or other representatives to any convention which may select such candidates for
public office or when any such party shall desire to hold such mass meeting, beat meeting,
or other meeting of the voters of such party for the purpose of selecting committeemen, representatives,
or other party officers of such party, all of such meetings shall be held as provided in this
section. (b) All such meetings shall be held before the first primary election. The general
public is privileged to attend such meetings, but not to participate. No less than five days
prior to the date upon which any such mass meeting, beat...
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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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45-5-120
Section 45-5-120 Merit system; board; violations. (a) This section shall apply only in Blount
County, Alabama. (b) As used in this section, unless the context clearly requires a different
meaning: (1) "County" means Blount County; (2) "Municipality" means any
municipality in Blount County; (3) "Employee" means any person, including law enforcement
officers, not excepted by subsection (c), who is employed in the service of Blount County
or any municipality of Blount County or any board, agency, or instrumentality thereof; (4)
"Merit employee" means any such employee who shall have completed one year of probationary
employment; (5) "Board" means the merit system board created by this section; (6)
"Appointment authority" means in the case of employees in the offices of the elected
officials of the county or of a municipality, such elected officials, and means, in the case
of all other county or municipal employees, the county or municipal governing body, or the
board or other agency...
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17-13-103
Section 17-13-103 Filing fee. No candidate shall be allowed to have his or her name placed
on the ballot at a presidential preference primary unless there shall be paid to the chair,
at the time of filing his or her qualifying petition, such fee as the party may prescribe.
(Code 1975, §17-18A-4; Acts 1978, No. 691, p. 994, §4; Acts 1979, No. 79-547, p. 994, §1;
§17-16A-4; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §65.)...
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