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17-13-78
Section 17-13-78 Statement by elector contesting election. (a) Any elector of a party desiring
to contest the nomination by his or her party of any candidate declared the nominee for any
office shall make a statement in writing setting forth specifically all of the following:
(1) The name of the party contesting and that the elector was a qualified elector when the
primary was held and he or she participated therein. (2) The nomination which the election
was held to fill. (3) The time of holding the election. (4) The name of the person declared
nominated. (5) The particular grounds on which the nomination is contested. (b) The contest
is instituted by filing this statement and giving security as provided in this article, which
statement must be certified by the affidavit of such contesting party to the effect that he
or she believes the same to be true. (c) If the reception of illegal votes is alleged as a
ground for contest, it is a sufficient statement of the ground to allege that...
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17-16-47
Section 17-16-47 Statement of grounds of contest. When any elector chooses to contest the election
of any person declared to be elected to the office of senator or representative in the Legislature,
judge of the circuit court or district court, any office which is filled by the vote of a
single county, or constable, he or she must make a statement in writing setting forth specifically:
(1) The name of the party contesting and that he or she was a qualified voter when the election
was held. (2) The office which the election was held to fill and the time of holding the same.
(3) The particular grounds of the contest. This statement must be verified by the affidavit
of such contesting party to the effect that the same is believed to be true. If the reception
of illegal votes is alleged as a cause of contest, it is a sufficient statement of cause to
allege that illegal votes were given to the person whose election is contested, which, if
taken from that person, will reduce the number of...
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17-13-71
Section 17-13-71 Grounds. The contests of nomination by a party for office, other than a county
office, may be instituted by any qualified elector of the state, or of the political subdivision,
as the case may be, who belongs to that party and who legally participated in such primary
election, upon the following grounds, which may be used separately, or else be joined in the
same contest: (1) Malconduct, fraud, or corruption on the part of any inspector, clerk, returning
officer, canvassing board, or other persons. (2) When a person whose nomination is contested
was not eligible to the office sought at the time of the declaration of nomination. (3) On
account of illegal votes given. (4) On account of the rejection of legal votes. (5) Offers
to bribe, bribery, intimidation, or other malconduct or misconduct calculated to prevent a
fair, free, and full exercise of the elective franchise. (6) Miscalculation, mistake, or misconduct
in counting, tallying, certifying, or canvassing which of...
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17-13-72
Section 17-13-72 Effect of contest on declared nomination. None of the grounds of contest enumerated
in Section 17-13-71 shall serve to annul or set aside any declared nomination, unless such
ground alone or in conjunction with other of such grounds alleged shall serve to show to the
reasonable satisfaction of the committee trying the contest that the person who was declared
nominated and whose nomination is contested did not receive at such primary the number of
legal votes necessary under this chapter to be nominated. But upon such contest, the committee
shall have power to declare who was legally nominated at such primary for such office. (Acts
1931, No. 56, p. 73; Code 1940, T. 17, §375; §17-16-72; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570,
p. 1331, §63.)...
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17-13-79
Section 17-13-79 Contestant to notify contestee of votes sought to be proved illegal. No testimony
shall be received of any illegal votes or of the rejection of any legal votes in any contest
commenced under this article unless the party complaining thereof has given to the adverse
party notice in writing of the number of illegal votes and by whom given, for whom given,
and at what precinct or voting place cast, or the number of legal votes rejected, by whom
offered, and at what precinct or voting place they were not allowed to be cast, which he or
she expects to prove on the trial. Such notice shall be served personally or left at the residence
or usual place of business of the adverse party at least five days before the taking of the
testimony in reference to such votes. (Acts 1931, No. 56, p. 73; Code 1940, T. 17, §379;
§17-16-79; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §63.)...
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17-16-59
Section 17-16-59 Judgment of court. If, on the trial of the contest of any election, either
before the judge of probate or the circuit court, it shall appear that any person other than
the one whose election is contested, received or would have received, had the ballots intended
for the person and illegally rejected been received, the highest number of legal votes, judgment
must be given declaring such person duly elected, and such judgment shall have the force and
effect of investing the person thereby declared elected, with full right and title to have
and to hold the office to which the person is declared elected. If it appears that two or
more persons have, or would have had, if the ballots intended for them and illegally rejected
had been received, the highest and equal number of votes for such office, judgment must be
entered declaring the fact, and such fact must be certified to the officer having authority
to fill vacancies in the office the election to which was contested. If...
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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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17-14-31
Section 17-14-31 Certification of names of candidates; nominating petitions; names of electors;
statement of electors. (a) When presidential electors are to be chosen, the Secretary of State
of Alabama shall certify to the judges of probate of the several counties the names of all
candidates for President and Vice President who are nominated by any national convention or
other like assembly of any political party or by written petition signed by at least 5,000
qualified voters of this state. (b) The certificate of nomination by a political party convention
must be signed by the presiding officer and secretary of the convention and by the chair of
the state executive or central committee of the political party making the nomination. Any
nominating petition, to be valid, must contain the signatures as well as the addresses of
the petitioners. Such certificates and petitions must be filed in the office of the Secretary
of State no later than the 82nd day next preceding the day fixed for...
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17-12-15
Section 17-12-15 Time and manner of canvassing. On the second Friday next after the election,
at the hour of 12:00 noon, the sheriff, in person or by deputy, and the judge of probate and
the clerk of the circuit court shall assemble at the courthouse; and if there is no such judge
or clerk, or if either of them fails to attend, or if either of them is interested by reason
of having been a candidate at such election, his or her place must be supplied by a respectable
elector of the county, appointed by the board hereinbefore provided for the appointing of
the inspectors in the various voting places for the election, at the time of appointing the
election inspectors, and if the appointing board fails to provide for such member or members,
or if any member or members as herein provided should fail to attend at the time and place
herein mentioned, the sheriff shall supply such deficiency by a respectable elector of the
county; and if all such officers are of the same political party, then...
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24-9-8
Section 24-9-8 Quiet title and foreclosure action. (a) The authority may initiate a quiet title
action under this section to quiet title to real property held by the authority or interests
in tax delinquent property held by the authority by recording with the office of the judge
of probate in the county in which the property subject to quiet title action is located a
notice of pending quiet title action. The notice shall include the name of the taxpayer whose
interest was affected by the tax sale; the name of any other party as revealed by a search
and examination of the title to the property who may claim an interest in the property; a
legal description of the property; the street address of the property if available; the name,
address, and telephone number of the authority; a statement that the property is subject to
the quiet title proceedings under Act 2013-249; and a statement that any legal interests in
the property may be extinguished by a circuit court order vesting title to...
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