17-13-83
Section 17-13-83 Manner of commencing contest of nomination to office other than county office.
Any qualified elector of a party participating in any primary election held under the provisions
of this chapter may, if the elector participated in the primary, contest a nomination declared
by his or her party to any office, other than a county office, by filing with the chair of
the state executive committee a statement of contest and grounds thereof, as required by this
article, for contest before a committee, verified and with averments the same as therein provided
and by giving security as provided in this article. The person whose nomination is contested
shall at once be notified by such chair in writing of such fact, and such contestee shall
have five days after the receipt of such notice of such contest within which to file with
the chair of the state executive committee his or her objections and answers to the statement
of contest. (Acts 1931, No. 56, p. 73; Code 1940, T. 17,...
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17-13-84
Section 17-13-84 Filing statements of contests; depositions; costs; service of process; contempt.
Upon the filing of any contest of nomination, the chair of the executive committee with which
the contest is filed shall file a statement in the office of the clerk of the circuit court
of the county where the contestant resides of the fact that such a contest has been filed,
giving the names of the parties thereto, the nomination contested and the day set for hearing.
After such statement is filed, the clerk of the circuit court shall issue such subpoenas for
witnesses and orders for production of documents and shall issue commissions for the taking
of testimony by deposition as required by either party, each party to the contest being responsible
for costs incurred by him or her for the summoning and attendance of witnesses on his or her
behalf, and the clerk may issue execution for such costs the same as in civil cases. It shall
be the duty of the sheriff to serve all process issued by...
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17-13-82
Section 17-13-82 Contest of nomination to county office - Appeals from decisions of county
executive committee. (a) Either party to a contest under this article shall have the right
of an appeal to the state executive committee from the final decision of the county executive
committee upon the same. Notice of such appeal shall be filed with the chair of the state
executive committee within two business days after determination of such contest by the county
executive committee. At the time of filing with the chair of the state executive committee
the notice of appeal, such appellant shall deposit with the chair of the state executive committee
the sum of one hundred dollars ($100) to cover such cost and expenses as may be incurred by
the state executive committee to hear and determine the appeal. Upon the filing of any such
appeal, the chair of the county executive committee from whose decision the appeal is taken
shall certify to the chair of the state executive committee, forthwith...
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17-13-81
Section 17-13-81 Contest of nomination to county office - Duty of chair of county executive
committee in case of contest. The chair of the county executive committee, upon the filing
with him or her of any contest as provided in this article, shall call the committee together
at the county seat and the committee shall meet not more than five calendar days from the
filing of such contest to hear and determine the same. (Acts 1931, No. 56, p. 73; Code 1940,
T. 17, §381; §17-16-81; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §63; Act 2014-6,
p. 21, §1.)...
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17-13-80
Section 17-13-80 Contest of nomination to county office - Time and manner of commencement.
Any contest of a nomination to any county office must be commenced within 24 hours after the
result has been canvassed and the nomination declared by the county executive committee of
the party holding the primary, by filing a statement of contest with the chair of such county
committee, in the same manner and form as is provided in this article for contest of other
nominations, and depositing at the same time with such chair the sum of fifty dollars ($50)
in cash to be used by the county executive committee in paying the expenses of such contest
from time to time as such expenses may be authorized or directed by the county executive committee.
The person whose nomination is contested under this section shall be notified of such contest
in accordance with Section 17-13-83 and shall have five days after notice of the filing of
the contest within which to file with such chair his or her objections...
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17-13-87
Section 17-13-87 New primary in case contest cannot be decided. If, upon the hearing of any
contest for any office, as provided for in this chapter, the committee, after an investigation
and hearing of the contest, shall determine that it is impossible from the evidence before
it to decide who is the legally nominated candidate for the office contested, it may direct
a new primary election for the nomination to any such office, but where any action is taken
by any county executive committee, either person to the contest, in the same manner as herein
provided for in the case of appeals from the action of any county committee, may take an appeal
to the state executive committee, which shall be the court of final appeal in all party contests
of nominations; provided that, upon hearing of any contest or appeal, as provided for in this
chapter, which is not referred to and decided by a subcommittee, 15 members of any such state
executive committee shall constitute a quorum for the hearing...
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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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17-13-70
Section 17-13-70 Time for contesting generally; hearing. Any contest to a nomination made by
primary election must be filed within 24 hours after the results of the primary election have
been declared, weekends excluded, under the same conditions and on the same grounds as provided
in the laws of Alabama for general elections of state and county officers and as provided
in this chapter. The person whose nomination is contested under this section shall be notified
of the contest in accordance with Section 17-13-83 and shall have five days after notice of
the filing of the contest within which to file with the chair his or her objections and answers
to such contest. Such contest shall be heard and tried by the county executive committee as
to candidates for county offices and by the state committee as to candidates for all other
offices; and wherever there is no county executive committee consisting of enough members
to obtain a quorum, then by the state executive committee. (Acts 1931,...
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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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17-13-19
Section 17-13-19 Procedure when one candidate declines to enter second primary. In the event
either of the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes in the first primary election
shall determine not to enter the second primary election provided for in this chapter, the
candidate, as soon as possible and not more than three days after holding of the first primary
election, shall certify his or her declination to enter such second primary election to the
chair of the state executive committee of his or her party, if the office is an office other
than a county office, or to the chair of the county executive committee of his or her party
if the office is a county office. Upon the receipt of such notification, the chair of such
committee shall declare the other candidate the nominee of the party for such office and certify
his or her name as such nominee to the Secretary of State or the judge of probate, as the
case may require, and a second primary election for the nomination of...
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