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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45-21A-50
Section 45-21A-50 Election of Rutledge City Council. (a) Any law, whether special, local, or
general or municipal ordinance, to the contrary notwithstanding, pursuant to Civil Action
No. 87-T-1289-N, U.S. District Court for the Middle District Northern Division Federal Court
Order, the Town of Rutledge in Crenshaw County, shall not designate by place number, or by
other similar method, seats for its city council. (b) The City Council of the Town of Rutledge,
Alabama, shall consist of five members elected at large, without designated or numbered places.
In the election of members of the city council, the five candidates receiving the greatest
number of votes shall be elected to the council. There shall be no runoff election and in
the event of a tie vote, the winner shall be selected by a majority vote of the newly elected
mayor and council. In such election for members of the city council, each qualified voter
is authorized to cast only one vote. (c) The requirement for office,...
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45-35A-54.02
Section 45-35A-54.02 Election of board members; terms of office. The mayor and the associate
commissioner of Ward No. 2 shall continue to hold their respective offices until the first
Monday in October, 1981, as provided by Act 2141, 1971 Regular Session (Acts 1971, p. 3431).
Under applicable laws for the election of members of the board, the mayor, within the scope
of this part, shall provide for an election to be held on the second Tuesday in September,
1979, and every four years thereafter for the positions of associate commissioners of Ward
No. 1, Ward No. 3, and Ward No. 4 in the manner herein provided. On the second Tuesday in
September, 1981, and every four years thereafter an election shall be held for the positions
of mayor and associate commissioner of Ward No. 2 in the manner herein provided. Every candidate
for election to any of such offices shall, in announcing his or her candidacy, designate the
position for which he or she is a candidate; and the ballots or voting...
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17-8-1
Section 17-8-1 Appointment of election officials; duties. (a) The appointing board, or a majority
of them acting as an appointing board, not more than 20 nor less than 15 days before the holding
of any election in their county, shall appoint from the qualified electors of the respective
precinct, necessary precinct election officials, which shall include at least one inspector,
to act at each voting place in each precinct. The appointing board may appoint the number
of precinct election officials necessary for each precinct, provided that, absent consent
of the county commission, the total number of precinct election officials appointed in a county
shall not exceed the total number of precinct election officials who were paid by the county
for the general election held November 2004. In the event that the number of precincts or
voting places utilized in an election within a county is increased or decreased, the total
number of officials who may be appointed without consent of the...
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45-49-72.01
Section 45-49-72.01 Election of commissioners; qualifications; election of president of commission;
vacancies. (a) Members of the commission shall be elected at the general election to be held
in November 1960, and every four years thereafter, by the qualified electors of the entire
district which they are seeking. In all primary and general elections held to choose members
of the commission, the ballots shall separately designate and specify the places on such commission
by number, and each candidate shall designate in the announcement of his or her candidacy
the number of the place for which he or she is a candidate and such candidate shall have resided
within and be registered to vote in that district at least 90 days prior to qualifying. Members
of the commission shall be qualified electors of Mobile County. Each commissioner shall continue
to reside within the respective district which he or she represents throughout his or her
term of office. Any commissioner who resides outside...
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11-46-32
Section 11-46-32 Election supplies. (a) The mayor or other chief executive officer of the municipality
shall at the expense of the municipality procure and superintend and insure the delivery to
the election officers at each polling place within the corporate limits of the municipality
of the necessary election supplies and shall also procure and deliver or cause to be delivered
to the municipal clerk a sufficient number of the absentee ballots and the envelopes therefor
prescribed by general laws and other supplies needed for the handling of absentee ballots
in such election in the manner prescribed by general law. In the event the municipal clerk
is a candidate in the election, he or she shall immediately upon receipt of the absentee ballots
and other supplies deliver the same to the person appointed pursuant to Section 11-46-55 to
act in his or her stead. (b) When paper ballots are used, such supplies shall consist of:
At least 100 ballots for each 50 registered electors at each...
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17-11-47
Section 17-11-47 Instructions. The committee and the Secretary of State may draft instructions
to be included when an absentee ballot is sent to an overseas voter, including, but not limited
to, the following instructions: "(1) To ensure that your absentee ballot is counted,
it should be completed and returned to the absentee election manager of the county of registration
as soon as possible, and not later than 12:00 noon on the day of the election. "(2) The
ballot should be marked in secret. "(3) Only the number of candidates or issue choices
indicated on the ballot should be marked. If the ballot instructs a voter to "vote for
one" candidate, and you vote for more than one candidate, your vote in that race will
not be counted. "(4) For your ballot to be counted, you must also complete an overseas
voter certificate, which includes your signature. Failure to include your signature will result
in your ballot not being counted. "(5) An overseas voted absentee ballot may be returned
to...
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17-11-49
Section 17-11-49 Witnessing or notarization of absentee ballots. (a) The Secretary of State
is granted authority to adopt requirements related to witnessing or notarization of absentee
ballots, voter identification, candidate qualifying, and ballot access procedures, ballot
printing, and the application process for absentee balloting in elections for federal, state,
county, and municipal offices and constitutional amendments and other referenda to comply
with federal law. (b) The Secretary of State is authorized to extend the deadline for receiving,
processing, and counting absentee ballots if absentee ballots are transmitted to qualified
absentee voters less than the minimum number of days prior to an election as required by federal
law. Absentee election officials utilized for the processing and counting of absentee ballots
pursuant to this section shall be appointed in the manner prescribed in Section 17-11-11,
and compensated as provided in Section 17-8-12. (Act 2011-619, p. 1417,...
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45-8A-71.04
Section 45-8A-71.04 Civil service board - Creation; membership. (a) There is created the Civil
Service Board of the City of Jacksonville, which shall be composed of five members appointed
by the state senator and state representative who represent the city in the Legislature from
a list of three nominees for each position on the board submitted by each of the following
groups of city employees: (1) Employees of the street and sanitation department. (2) Employees
of the police and fire department. (3) Employees of the gas, water, and sewer department.
(4) Employees of the offices of the mayor, the city council, the city clerk, the city library,
and the city recreation department. (b) At least 60 days prior to the expiration of the term
of a member of the civil service board, each of the aforementioned groups of city employees
shall hold a department meeting for the purpose of nominating three candidates for appointment
to each board position with an expiring term of office. The head of...
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11-46-9
Section 11-46-9 Election commission in Class 1 municipality. In any Class 1 municipality, the
mayor, the city attorney, and the president of the city council shall constitute an election
commission for the city. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if either the mayor or the president
of the council is a candidate for office, the mayor shall appoint a member of the city council
who is not a candidate for office to serve on the election commission for the election in
which the mayor or the president is a candidate. In the event that both the mayor and the
president of the council are candidates for office at the same election, the mayor shall appoint
two members of the council who are not candidates for office to serve on the election commission
in place of the mayor and the president. If the mayor and all members of the council are candidates
for office at the same election, the mayor shall designate a senior member of his or her staff
and the council president shall designate a senior...
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