17-14-34
Section 17-14-34 Governor to estimate returns and give notice of election. Within 15 days after
the time for making the returns, the Governor, in the presence of the Secretary of State and
Attorney General, or either of them in the absence of the other, must certify the returns,
ascertain which electors are elected, and notify them by proclamation. (Code 1876, §344;
Code 1886, §437; Code 1896, §1655; Code 1907, §448; Code 1923, §538; Code 1940, T. 17,
§224; §17-19-5; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §72.)...
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17-14-73
Section 17-14-73 Governor to estimate returns and give notice of election. Within 22 days after
the time for making the returns, the Governor, in the presence of the Secretary of State and
Attorney General, or either of them in the absence of the other, must estimate the returns,
ascertain which candidates are elected and notify them by proclamation. (Code 1876, §344;
Code 1886, §437; Code 1896, §1655; Code 1907, §448; Code 1923, §538; Code 1940, T. 17,
§224; Act 2003-313, p. 733, §2; §17-20-4.)...
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17-14-52
Section 17-14-52 Returns counted; result proclaimed. The Secretary of State, in the presence
of the Governor and Attorney General, or one of them, shall open certificates received pursuant
to Section 17-14-51 and therefrom ascertain whether a majority of all the qualified electors
of the state who voted at such election voted in favor of such amendment or amendments; and
the result of the election shall be made known by proclamation of the Governor. (Code 1886,
§447; Code 1896, §1664; Code 1907, §438; Code 1923, §528; Code 1940, T. 17, §212; §17-17-3;
amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §74.)...
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17-12-17
Section 17-12-17 Canvass of election returns by state officials. All returns of elections required
by law to be sent to the Secretary of State must, within 22 days after an election, be opened,
counted, and certified in the presence of the Governor, Secretary of State, and Attorney General,
or two of them. (Code 1886, §390; Code 1896, §1647; Code 1907, §422; Code 1923, §512;
Code 1940, T. 17, §201; Act 2003-313, p. 733, §2; §17-14-20; amended and renumbered by
Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §56.)...
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17-12-22
Section 17-12-22 Results of election of state officers; resolution of tie votes. The Speaker
of the House of Representatives shall, within the first five days of the session of the Legislature,
in the presence of a majority of the members of the Legislature, open the returns furnished
under Section 17-12-19, ascertain and proclaim the result of such election, after which such
returns shall be filed and kept in the office of the Secretary of State, subject to the inspection
of any elector of the state. The person having the highest number of votes for either of the
offices shall be declared duly elected; but if two or more shall have an equal and the highest
number of votes for the same office, the Legislature, by joint vote, without delay, shall
choose one of the persons for the office. The duty of the speaker and of the joint conventions,
under this section, shall be purely ministerial. (Code 1876, §295; Code 1886, §394; Code
1896, §1651; Code 1907, §427; Code 1923, §517; Code...
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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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17-19-5
Section 17-19-5 Governor to estimate returns and give notice of election. THIS SECTION WAS
AMENDED AND RENUMBERED AS SECTION 17-14-34 BY ACT 2006-570. (Code 1876, §344; Code 1886,
§437; Code 1896, §1655; Code 1907, §448; Code 1923, §538; Code 1940, T. 17, §224.)...

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17-20-4
Section 17-20-4 Governor to estimate returns and give notice of election. THIS SECTION WAS
AMENDED AND RENUMBERED AS SECTION 17-14-73 BY ACT 2006-570. (Code 1876, §344; Code 1886,
§437; Code 1896, §1655; Code 1907, §448; Code 1923, §538; Code 1940, T. 17, §224; Act
2003-313, p. 733, §2.)...
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17-12-19
Section 17-12-19 Returns of election of state officers. The certificates of the canvassing
board forwarded to the Secretary of State as to the election of Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
Attorney General, Auditor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, and Commissioner of Agriculture
and Industries must be by the judge of probate forwarded to the Governor for the Speaker of
the House at least 10 days before the time fixed for the next meeting of the Legislature and
must be by the Governor delivered unopened to the Speaker of the House of Representatives
upon his or her election. (Code 1876, §292; Code 1886, §391; Code 1896, §1648; Code 1907,
§424; Code 1923, §514; Code 1940, T. 17, §203; §17-14-22; amended and renumbered by Act
2006-570, p. 1331, §56.)...
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17-16-63
Section 17-16-63 Statement - Filing; bond. When any elector shall choose to contest any election
for the office of Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney General, Commissioner
of Agriculture and Industries, justices of the Supreme Court, or judges of the courts of appeals,
the elector, within 10 days after the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall have opened
the returns and proclaimed the result of the election for Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor,
Treasurer, Attorney General, Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, justices of the Supreme
Court, or judges of the courts of appeals, as provided in this chapter, must file with the
Speaker of the House of Representatives a written statement of the grounds of such contest
and a bond with good and sufficient sureties payable to the State of Alabama and conditioned
for the payment of such costs as may accrue upon such contest in the event such contest shall
result in favor of the contestee. Such bond...
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