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17-8-6
Section 17-8-6 Failure of election officials to attend. On the failure of any precinct election
official to attend at the hour of 7:00 A.M., such precinct election officials as may be present
may complete the number. If the inspector appointed is not present, the other precinct election
officials present shall choose one of their number to serve as inspector and shall appoint
from the qualified electors, who are entitled by law to vote at that polling place at the
election then to be held, such clerks as may be necessary to complete the requisite number
of precinct election officials. If there should be no precinct election officials present
at the polling place by the hour of 7:00 A.M., then any four qualified electors who are entitled
by law to vote at that polling place at the election then to be held may open the polls and
act as precinct election officials for the voting place during the absence of an appointed
precinct election official. (Code 1876, §262; Code 1886, §355; Code...
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11-46-35
Section 11-46-35 Watchers. (a) Each candidate may name a watcher for every polling place. As
used in this subsection, a polling place shall mean a location for ballot boxes or voting
machines, regardless of the number thereof. (b) The watcher, upon presentation of his or her
appointment in writing and being sworn faithfully to observe the rule of law prescribed for
the conduct of elections, shall be permitted to be present at the place where ballots are
cast from the time the polls are opened until the ballots are counted and certificates of
the result of the election are duly signed by the proper election officers. The function of
the watcher is to observe activities at the polling place. The watcher may not disturb voters,
attempt to influence voters, campaign, or display or wear any campaign material or buttons
while inside any polling place. (c) When paper ballots are used at the election, the watcher
shall be permitted to see the ballots as they are called during the count. (d)...
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11-46-47
Section 11-46-47 Delivery, examination, and identification of keys to voting machines; examination
of counters, ballots, etc.; certification as to keys, counters, and ballots; opening of machines
and polls. (a) Whenever voting machines are used for municipal elections, the key or keys
to the voting machine or machines, still in the envelopes in which they were placed when the
machines were sealed for this election pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 11-46-33 and
with the seals thereof unbroken and all other necessary election supplies shall be delivered
to the inspector of each poll at least 30 minutes before the time for opening the polls. The
inspector shall compare the number appearing on the envelope containing the key or keys with
the number shown in the protective counter, and, if these numbers are not identical, he shall
not break the seal on the envelope containing the keys, and he shall immediately so notify
the municipal clerk or his representative, who shall immediately...
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17-11-47
Section 17-11-47 Instructions. The committee and the Secretary of State may draft instructions
to be included when an absentee ballot is sent to an overseas voter, including, but not limited
to, the following instructions: "(1) To ensure that your absentee ballot is counted,
it should be completed and returned to the absentee election manager of the county of registration
as soon as possible, and not later than 12:00 noon on the day of the election. "(2) The
ballot should be marked in secret. "(3) Only the number of candidates or issue choices
indicated on the ballot should be marked. If the ballot instructs a voter to "vote for
one" candidate, and you vote for more than one candidate, your vote in that race will
not be counted. "(4) For your ballot to be counted, you must also complete an overseas
voter certificate, which includes your signature. Failure to include your signature will result
in your ballot not being counted. "(5) An overseas voted absentee ballot may be returned
to...
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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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17-11-10
Section 17-11-10 Procedure upon receipt of ballot by absentee election manager; counting of
ballots. (a) Upon receipt of the absentee ballot, the absentee election manager shall record
its receipt thereof on the absentee list as provided in Section 17-11-5 and shall safely keep
the ballot without breaking the seal of the affidavit envelope. (b) For absentee ballots received
by noon on the day of the election, the absentee election manager shall, beginning at noon,
deliver the sealed affidavit envelopes containing absentee ballots to the election officials
provided for in Section 17-11-11. The election officials shall then call the name of each
voter casting an absentee ballot with poll watchers present as may be provided under the laws
of Alabama and shall examine each affidavit envelope to determine if the signature of the
voter has been appropriately witnessed. If the witnessing of the signature and the information
in the affidavit establish that the voter is entitled to vote by...
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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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17-10-2
Section 17-10-2 Provisional ballots; certification; tabulation; identification of ballots.
(a) A voter shall be required to cast a provisional ballot when: (1) The name of the individual
does not appear on the official list of eligible voters for the precinct or polling place
in which the individual seeks to vote, and the individual's registration cannot be verified
while at the polling place by the registrar or the judge of probate. (2) An inspector has
knowledge that the individual is not entitled to vote at that precinct and challenges the
individual. (3) The individual is required to comply with the voter identification provisions
of Section 17-10-1 but is unable to do so. If the voter's ballot becomes a provisional ballot
due to lack of identification, the identification, including the address and telephone number
of the voter, must be provided to the board of registrars no later than 5:00 p.m. on the Friday
following the election. If the voter fails to provide identification to...
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17-16-21
Section 17-16-21 Recount procedures. (a) Any person with standing to contest the election under
Sections 17-16-40 and 17-16-47 may petition the canvassing authority for a recount of any
or all precinct returns. The time period for requesting a recount begins with the production
of the certificate of result and ends 48 hours after the official canvass of county returns.
The canvassing authority is the canvassing board in general elections and the county executive
committee in a party primary. The petitioner must be prepared to pay the cost of the recount
and shall give security to cover these costs. The canvassing authority shall set the amount
of the security based upon an estimate of actual costs. The costs shall be kept to a minimum
by using county personnel or volunteer workers whenever possible. However, the recount must
be conducted under the supervision of a trained and certified precinct election official.
Representatives of opposing interests shall be given at least 24 hours'...
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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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