11-46-35
Section 11-46-35 Watchers. (a) Each candidate may name a watcher for every polling place. As
used in this subsection, a polling place shall mean a location for ballot boxes or voting
machines, regardless of the number thereof. (b) The watcher, upon presentation of his or her
appointment in writing and being sworn faithfully to observe the rule of law prescribed for
the conduct of elections, shall be permitted to be present at the place where ballots are
cast from the time the polls are opened until the ballots are counted and certificates of
the result of the election are duly signed by the proper election officers. The function of
the watcher is to observe activities at the polling place. The watcher may not disturb voters,
attempt to influence voters, campaign, or display or wear any campaign material or buttons
while inside any polling place. (c) When paper ballots are used at the election, the watcher
shall be permitted to see the ballots as they are called during the count. (d)...
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11-46-52
Section 11-46-52 Closing of polls; locking of machines; announcement of results; statements
of canvass; proclamation; disposition of voting materials. (a) When the time arrives for closing
the polls, all qualified voters who are then waiting within the voting room to vote shall
be permitted by the election officers to do so. As soon as the last voter has voted and the
poll closed, the election officials shall immediately lock the machines against voting. (b)
The election officials shall then sign a certificate stating that the machine was locked and
sealed, giving the exact time. Such certificate shall also state the number of voters shown
on the public counters, which shall be the total number of votes cast on such machine in that
ward, the number on the seal, and the number registered on the protective counter. (c) The
election officials shall then open the counting compartment in the presence of the watchers
and of at least one representative of any newspaper or press association...
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17-13-23
Section 17-13-23 Filling of vacancies in nominations. The state executive committee, in cases
where the office to be filled is not a county office, and the county executive committee,
in cases where the office to be filled is a county office, but subject to the approval of
and in accordance with the method prescribed by the state executive committee, where a vacancy
may occur in any nomination, either by death, resignation, revocation, or otherwise, or in
case of any special election, may fill such vacancy, either by action of the committee itself
or by such other method as such committee may see fit to pursue. The respective state or county
executive committee shall file with the Secretary of State, for a state or federal office,
or with the judge of probate, for a county office, the name of the candidate to fill such
vacancy not later than 76 days before the election. (Acts 1975, No. 1196, p. 2349, §37; §17-16-41;
amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §59; Act 2014-6,...
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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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17-13-86
Section 17-13-86 Declaration of result of contest. Upon the hearing of any contest, if the
state or county executive committee finally determines who is the legal nominee for any office,
it shall make a declaration of its judgment upon the question not later than 90 days before
the general election for a county office and not later than 83 days before the general election
for a state office. If the committee fails or refuses to hear or determine the outcome of
a contest by the 90th day before the general election for a county office or the 83rd day
before the general election for a state office, the failure or refusal shall be treated as
a dismissal or the rendition of judgment against the contestant, and a certificate thereof
shall be forwarded by either the county chair to the judge of probate or the state chair to
the Secretary of State . (Acts 1931, No. 56, p. 73; Code 1940, T. 17, §387; §17-16-86; amended
and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §63; Act 2014-6, p. 21, §1.)...
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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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17-13-9
Section 17-13-9 Duty of judge of probate to furnish and deliver election supplies. The judge
of probate of each county is hereby required to furnish to the officers of the primary election
a copy of the official list of voters of each voting place in the county, of the same kind
and in the same manner as the judge of probate is required by law to furnish such list to
the officers at any general state election. The judge of probate shall also furnish all necessary
election supplies. The judge of probate shall deliver such election supplies and lists to
the sheriff of the county not less than three days before the day of the election, and it
shall be the duty of the sheriff to deliver the same, together with ballot boxes, to the officers
of the election, at the place provided by law for holding the election, and not later than
one hour before the polls are scheduled to open on election day. (Acts 1975, No. 1196, p.
2349, §20; §17-16-22; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331,...
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36-25-15
Section 36-25-15 Candidates required to file statements of economic interests; notification
requirements; failure to submit statement. (a) Candidates at every level of government shall
file a completed statement of economic interests for the previous calendar year with the State
Ethics Commission not more than five days after the candidate files his or her qualifying
papers with the appropriate election official or in the case of an independent candidate,
not more than five days after the date the person complies with the requirements of Section
17-9-3. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to require a second filing of the person's
statement of economic interests if a current statement of economic interests is on file with
the commission. (b) Each election official who receives a declaration of candidacy or petition
to appear on the ballot for election from a candidate, within five days of the receipt, shall
notify the commission of the name of the candidate, as defined in this...
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11-47-215
Section 11-47-215 Certificate of incorporation of authorities - Contents. The certificate of
incorporation of the authority shall state: (1) The names of the persons forming the authority,
together with the residence of each person, and that each of them is a duly qualified elector
of at least one of the subdivisions. (2) The name of the authority, which may be a name indicating
in a general way the area proposed to be served by the authority and shall include the words
"Public Park Authority" (e.g., "The _____ Public Park Authority," or "The
Public Park Authority of _____," the blank spaces to be filled in with the name of one
or more of the authorizing subdivisions or other geographically descriptive word or words,
the descriptive word or words shall not, however, preclude the authority from locating facilities
or otherwise exercising its powers in other geographical areas), unless the Secretary of State
shall determine that the name is identical to the name of any other corporation...
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17-14-32
Section 17-14-32 Names on ballots; vote for candidate counted as vote for designated electors.
The names of all candidates for President and Vice President who are nominated as provided
in this chapter shall be printed on the official ballots under the emblem of their respective
political parties, as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of Alabama. The names
of the electors of the candidates for President and Vice President shall not be printed upon
the ballots. A vote for a candidate for President or Vice President shall be counted as a
vote for the electors of the political party or independent body by which such candidates
were named, as listed on the certificate of nomination or nominating petition. (Acts 1975,
3rd Ex. Sess., No. 138, p. 370, §3; §17-19-3; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p.
1331, §72.)...
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