17-5-4
Section 17-5-4 Filing statement to show principal campaign committee; duties and procedures. (a) Within five days after any person becomes a candidate for office, such person shall file with the Secretary of State or judge of probate, as provided in Section 17-5-9, a statement showing the name of not less than two nor more than five persons elected to serve as the principal campaign committee for such candidate, together with a written acceptance or consent by such committee, but any candidate may declare himself or herself as the person chosen to serve as the principal campaign committee, in which case such candidate shall perform the duties of chair and treasurer of such committee prescribed by this chapter. (b) If any vacancies are created by death or resignation or any other cause, such candidate may fill such vacancy, or the remaining members shall discharge and complete the duties required of such committee as if such vacancy had not been created. The principal campaign...
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17-6-22
Section 17-6-22 Political parties not included on ballot unless requirements met. (a) No political party, except those qualified as a political party under Chapter 13, shall be included on any general election ballot unless: (1) The party shall have filed with the Secretary of State or other appropriate official on the date of the first primary election a list of the signatures of at least three percent of the qualified electors who cast ballots for the office of Governor in the last general election for the state, county, city, district, or other political subdivision in which the political party seeks to qualify candidates for office; and unless (2) The party shall have fulfilled all other applicable requirements of federal, state, or local laws. (b) The provisions of this section are supplemental to the provisions of Chapter 13, and other laws regarding the conduct of elections in Alabama, and shall repeal only those laws or parts of laws in direct conflict herewith. (Acts 1982, No....
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45-6-70
Section 45-6-70 Election of chair; compensation. (a) In Bullock County, the chairman of the county commission shall, beginning with the next general election, be elected by the qualified voters of the county. The chairman shall serve full time for a six-year term of office and shall take office on the first Monday after the second Tuesday in January following his or her election, and shall serve until his or her successor is elected and qualified as prescribed by law. (b) In Bullock County, the chair of the county commission shall receive the minimum salary provided by general law, unless otherwise provided by local law. (Act 82-513, p. 847, §1; Act 2000-151, p. 215, §1.)...
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11-44E-70
Section 11-44E-70 Election; term; qualification. The mayor shall be elected at the same election at which commissioners for Districts 1, 3, and 5 are elected under the provisions of Article 3 of this chapter and shall hold office for four years. The mayor shall be elected at large. The mayor shall qualify and take office in the manner hereinafter prescribed on the first Monday in October following his (her) election. The regular election for mayor shall be held on the second Tuesday of July, 1993, and every four years thereafter. The mayor elected at any such regular election shall on or before the first Monday in October following his (her) election make oath that he (she) is eligible for said office and will execute the duties of same according to the best of his (her) knowledge and ability. At any election for mayor the candidate receiving a majority of votes for the office shall be elected thereto. If at the first election a majority is not received by any candidate for the office...
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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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17-8-7
Section 17-8-7 Poll watchers. (a) Except in the case of municipal elections, each political party or organization having candidates nominated, by a writing submitted to the inspector by the chair of the county executive committee or nominees for office or beat committeeman, may appoint a watcher for each voting place. In the event of an election in which there are no candidates, each political party, through a writing submitted to the inspector by the chair of the county executive committee, may appoint a watcher for each voting place. (b) Watchers shall have the right to: (1) Observe the conduct of the election. (2) Monitor the preliminaries of opening the polls. (3) Remain at the polling place throughout the election until the results of the election have been posted and the voting machines sealed, as provided by law. (4) Observe the ballots as they are counted. (5) Observe absentee ballots and affidavits when they are called during the count. (6) See all oaths administered and...
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11-43C-7
Section 11-43C-7 Qualification of council candidates; votes cast by each voter; majority vote requirements; runoff elections; elections held quadrennially; when elected councilmen take office; term of office; councilman may succeed himself. Council candidates shall qualify as provided by law and shall have the qualification and eligibility set forth herein. Each voter in the election may cast one vote for a candidate from his district, and one vote for a candidate for mayor. Any district councilman candidate receiving a majority of the total votes cast from the district in which he is a candidate shall be elected as a district councilman in his district. In the event that a district councilman candidate should fail to receive such a majority, then another election shall be held upon the same day of the week three weeks thereafter to be called and held in the same mode and manner and under the same rules and regulations. In the second election there shall be two candidates for each...
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17-13-21
Section 17-13-21 Tie votes. If, in any primary election held under the provisions of this chapter, there shall be a tie vote cast, then such tie shall be decided by the chair of the state executive committee, if the office is an office other than a county office, and by the chair of the county executive committee, if the office is a county office. (Acts 1975, No. 1196, p. 2349, §35; §17-16-39; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §59.)...
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17-13-45
Section 17-13-45 Provision for election of members of state executive committees. The state or county executive committee of any political party may, by a majority vote of the committee, require that members of the committee be elected by the qualified electors of such political party. If such committee adopts an appropriate resolution requiring that such members be so elected, such election shall be held on the same ballot as the gubernatorial primary election. When members of county or state executive committees are to be elected in a primary, their declarations of candidacy shall be filed in the same manner and within the same time as candidates for nomination for public office. (Acts 1975, No. 1196, p. 2349, §8; §17-16-9; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §61.)...
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11-44C-7
Section 11-44C-7 Qualification of council candidates; votes cast by each voter; majority vote requirements; run-off elections; elections held quadrennially; when elected councilmen take office; term of office; councilman may succeed himself. Council candidates shall qualify as provided by law and shall have the qualification and eligibility set forth herein. Each voter in the election may cast one vote for a candidate from his district, and one vote for a candidate for mayor. Any district councilman candidate receiving a majority of the total votes cast from the district in which he is a candidate shall be elected as a district councilman in his district. In the event that a district councilman candidate, should fail to receive such a majority, then another election shall be held upon the same day of the week three weeks thereafter to be called and held in the same mode and manner and under the same rules and regulations. In the second election there shall be two candidates for each...
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