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17-11-6
Section 17-11-6 Form of absentee ballots. The official ballots for any election to which this
chapter pertains shall be in the same form as the official regular ballots for the election,
except that they shall have printed thereon the words, "Official Absentee Ballot."
(Acts 1975, No. 1147, p. 2251, §4; Acts 1980, No. 80-732, p. 1478, §3; §17-10-6; amended
and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §52.)...
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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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17-11-7
Section 17-11-7 Form of affidavit to be printed on envelope - General, special, or municipal
elections. (a) Each absentee ballot shall be accompanied by an envelope upon which shall be
printed an affidavit. (b) With respect to an absentee ballot cast pursuant to Section 17-11-3,
the affidavit shall read as follows: "State of Alabama County of ___ I, the undersigned,
do swear (or affirm) that: My place of residence in Alabama is: ___ (street) ___, Alabama
___ (city or town) (zip code) My date of birth is: ___ month day year I am entitled to vote
an absentee ballot because: Check at least one: ___ I expect to be out of the county or the
state on election day. ___ I am physically incapacitated and will not be able to vote in person
on election day. ___ I expect to work a required workplace shift which has at least 10 hours
which coincide with the polling hours at my regular polling place. ___ I am a student at an
educational institution...
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17-11-12
Section 17-11-12 Delivery of ballots, envelopes, etc. to absentee election manager. Not less
than 55 days prior to the holding of any election, except a municipal election, to which this
chapter pertains, or in the case of a runoff primary election, not more than 14 days after
the first primary election, the officer charged with the printing and distribution of the
official ballots and election supplies shall deliver to the absentee election manager of each
county in which the election is held or to the person designated to serve in his or her place
a sufficient number of absentee ballots, envelopes, and other necessary supplies. Not more
than seven days after the last day to qualify as a candidate in a municipal election, or in
the case of a runoff municipal election, not more than 14 days after the first election, or
in the case of a municipal election held for a purpose other than the election of municipal
officers, not more than seven days after the giving of notice of the...
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17-11-9
Section 17-11-9 Materials furnished with ballot; delivery of ballot to absentee election manager.
Each prospective absentee voter who meets the requirements of this chapter shall be furnished
with the absentee ballot herein provided for, together with two envelopes for returning his
or her marked ballot and instructions for completing and returning the absentee ballot as
well as instructions for correcting mistakes in completing ballots or obtaining a replacement
ballot. One envelope shall be a plain envelope in which the ballot shall be sealed by the
voter after he or she has marked it. The second envelope shall have the voter's affidavit
printed on the back and shall be large enough to seal the plain ballot envelope inside. The
second envelope shall also be a return mail envelope. Such return mail envelope shall be addressed
on the front to the absentee election manager and shall be endorsed on the left-hand upper
corner thereof as follows: "Absent Voter's Ballot. State, County,...
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17-11-4
Section 17-11-4 Form and contents of application; signature of applicant; filing of application.
The application required in Section 17-11-3 shall be filed with the person designated to serve
as the absentee election manager. The application shall be in a form prescribed and designed
by the Secretary of State and shall be used throughout the state. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
handwritten applications can also be accepted at any time prior to the five-day deadline to
receive absentee ballot applications as provided in Section 17-11-3. The application shall
contain sufficient information to identify the applicant and shall include the applicant's
name, residence address, or such other information necessary to verify that the applicant
is a registered voter. The application shall also list all felonies of moral turpitude, as
provided in Section 17-3-30.1. Any applicant may receive assistance in filling out the application
as he or she desires, but each application shall be manually...
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17-11-3
Section 17-11-3 Absentee balloting generally. (a) Any qualified elector of this state may apply
for and vote an absentee ballot by mail, by hand delivery, or by commercial carrier, as determined
by rule by the Secretary of State, as provided in Sections 17-11-5 and 17-11-9, in any primary,
general, special, or municipal election, if he or she makes application in writing therefor
not less than five days prior to the election in which he or she desires to vote and meets
one or more of the following requirements: (1) The person expects to be out of the county
or the state, or the municipality for municipal elections, on election day. (2) The person
has any physical illness or infirmity which prevents his or her attendance at the polls, whether
he or she is within or without the county on the day of the election. (3) The person expects
to work a shift which has at least 10 hours which coincide with the hours the polls are open
at his or her regular polling place. (4) The person 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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17-4-33
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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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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