17-15-29
Section 17-15-29 Contest of election of judge of probate court and other county and municipal
officers - Generally. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED AND RENUMBERED AS SECTION 17-16-56 BY ACT 2006-570.
(Code 1896, §1696; Code 1907, §470; Acts 1911, No. 202, p. 195; Code 1923, §559; Code 1940,
T. 17, §245.)...
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17-16-56
is contested, requiring the party, within five days after the service of the summons, to appear
and make answer to the statement, which summons must be served by the sheriff or by a constable,
if the contest is with respect to the office of sheriff. The contest is triable by the court
without the intervention of a jury and must be heard and tried in precedence of all other
cases, civil or criminal, standing for trial in the court. Either party is entitled to the
writ of subpoena to compel the personal attendance of witnesses on the trial of the
contest, and against defaulting witnesses such proceedings may be had as against other defaulting
witnesses in civil cases pending in the court. Testimony may also be taken by depositions
in the case, and in like manner as depositions are taken in other civil cases. (Code 1896,
§1696; Code 1907, §470; Acts 1911, No. 202, p. 195; Code 1923, §559; Code 1940, T. 17,
§245; §17-15-29; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §83.)...
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17-15-30
Section 17-15-30 Contest of election of judge of probate court and other county and municipal
officers - Court open at all times. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED AND RENUMBERED AS SECTION 17-16-57
BY ACT 2006-570. (Acts 1911, No. 202, p. 195; Code 1923, §560; Code 1940, T. 17, §246.)...

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17-16-57
Section 17-16-57 Contest of election of judge of probate court and other county and municipal
officers - Court open at all times. For the purpose of hearing and determining any contest
instituted under the provisions of Section 17-16-56, the circuit court shall at all times
be open. (Acts 1911, No. 202, p. 195; Code 1923, §560; Code 1940, T. 17, §246; §17-15-30;
amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §83.)...
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17-16-61
Section 17-16-61 Appeals - Generally. In all contested elections before the judge of probate,
an appeal lies to the Supreme Court within 14 days after the rendition of the judgment. From
the judgment of the circuit court on the contest of an election of a judge of probate or sheriff
or any other officer mentioned in Section 17-16-56, an appeal lies to the Supreme Court within
14 days after the rendition of the judgment. (Code 1896, §1702; Code 1907, §476; Code 1923,
§566; Code 1940, T. 17, §252; §17-15-34; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331,
§83.)...
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17-16-54
Section 17-16-54 Contest of election of judge of circuit or district court - Procedure generally.
If the contest is of an election to the office of judge of the circuit court or of the district
court, the party contesting must file in the office of the judge of probate of the county
of the residence of the person declared elected, a statement in writing of the grounds of
contest, verified by affidavit, as prescribed in this article, and must give good and sufficient
security for the costs of the contest, to be approved by the judge of probate. On the filing
of the statement and the giving of the security, the judge of probate must endorse thereon
an order appointing a day for the trial of the contest, not less than 30 nor more than 50
days from the day of the reception of the certified statement and fixing the place of trial,
which must be at some place in the circuit or district in which the election was held, and
where a circuit or district court is required to be held, and must...
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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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28-3-1
Section 28-3-1 Definitions. As used in this title, the following words shall have the following
meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. Any alcoholic,
spirituous, vinous, fermented, or other alcoholic beverage, or combination of liquors and
mixed liquor, a part of which is spirituous, vinous, fermented, or otherwise alcoholic, and
all drinks or drinkable liquids, preparations or mixtures intended for beverage purposes,
which contain one-half of one percent or more of alcohol by volume, and shall include liquor,
beer, and wine. (2) ASSOCIATION. A partnership, limited partnership, or any form of unincorporated
enterprise owned by two or more persons. (3) BEER, or MALT OR BREWED BEVERAGES. Except as
otherwise provided in this subdivision, any beer, lager beer, ale, porter, malt or brewed
beverage, or similar fermented malt liquor containing one-half of one percent or more of alcohol
by volume and not in excess of thirteen and nine-tenths percent...
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17-15-27
Section 17-15-27 Contest of election of judge of circuit or district court - Procedure generally.
THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED AND RENUMBERED AS SECTION 17-16-54 BY ACT 2006-570. (Code 1896, §1695;
Code 1907, §469; Code 1923, §557; Code 1940, T. 17, §243.)...
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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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