17-6-46
Section 17-6-46 Instructional posters. (a) The judge of probate shall cause to be printed
in large type posters of instructions for the guidance of electors in preparing their ballots.
Instructional information shall not show partiality to any political party or candidate. The
information shall include: (1) A sample version of the ballot that will be used for that election.
(2) Information regarding the date of the election and the hours during which polling places
will be open. (3) Instructions on how to vote, including how to cast a vote and how to cast
a provisional ballot. (4) Instructions for mail-in registrants and first-time voters registering
and voting for the first time after January 1, 2003. (5) General information on voting rights
under applicable federal and state laws, including information on the right of an individual
to cast a provisional ballot and instructions on how to contact the appropriate officials
if these rights are alleged to have been violated. (6) General...
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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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17-11-5
Section 17-11-5 Delivery of absentee ballots; maintenance of voter lists. (a) Upon receipt
of an application for an absentee ballot as provided in Section 17-11-3, if the applicant's
name appears on the list of qualified voters produced from the state voter registration list
in the election to be held, or if the applicant qualifies for a provisional absentee ballot,
the absentee election manager shall furnish the absentee ballot to the applicant by: (1) Forwarding
it by United States mail to the applicant's or voter's residence address or, upon written
request of the voter, to the address where the voter regularly receives mail; or (2) by handing
the absentee ballot to the applicant in person or, in the case of emergency voting when the
applicant requires medical treatment, his or her designee in person. If the absentee election
manager has reasonable cause to believe that the applicant has given a fraudulent address
on the application for the absentee ballot, the absentee election...
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45-4-111
Section 45-4-111 Electronic voting system authorized; requirements for use. (a) As used
in this section: (1) "Automatic tabulating equipment" shall mean apparatus
which automatically examines and counts votes recorded on paper ballots or ballot cards and
tabulates the results. (2) "Paper ballot" shall mean a printed paper ballot which
conforms in layout and format to the electronic voting system in use. (3) "Ballot card"
shall mean a tabulating card on which votes may be recorded. (4) "Ballot label"
shall mean the cards, papers, booklet, pages, or other material which contain the names of
offices and candidates and statements of measures to be voted on and which are used in conjunction
with ballot cards. (5) "Ballot" shall mean ballot cards or paper ballots. (6) "Counting
center" shall mean one or more locations selected and designated by the county commission
or the municipal governing body, as the case may be, for the automatic counting of ballots
in the election. (7) "Electronic...
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17-11-10
Section 17-11-10 Procedure upon receipt of ballot by absentee election manager; counting
of ballots. (a) Upon receipt of the absentee ballot, the absentee election manager shall record
its receipt thereof on the absentee list as provided in Section 17-11-5 and shall safely
keep the ballot without breaking the seal of the affidavit envelope. (b) For absentee ballots
received by noon on the day of the election, the absentee election manager shall, beginning
at noon, deliver the sealed affidavit envelopes containing absentee ballots to the election
officials provided for in Section 17-11-11. The election officials shall then call
the name of each voter casting an absentee ballot with poll watchers present as may be provided
under the laws of Alabama and shall examine each affidavit envelope to determine if the signature
of the voter has been appropriately witnessed. If the witnessing of the signature and the
information in the affidavit establish that the voter is entitled to vote by...
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21-4-23
Section 21-4-23 Registration and voting aids. (a) The appropriate election officials
in the several counties of this state shall make available registration and voting aids for
handicapped and elderly individuals in state elections. These aids shall include, but are
not limited to: (1) Instructions, printed in large type, conspicuously displayed at each voter
registration site and polling place, sufficient to provide hearing impaired and seriously
visually impaired individuals with adequate information as to how and where they may register
and vote. (2) Paper ballots, available at each polling place, for the use of voters who would
otherwise be prevented from voting because of their inability to operate a voting machine.
(3) Absentee ballots, available to any handicapped or elderly individual who, because of handicap
or age, is unable to go to the polling facility in a state election. The deadlines for requesting
and submitting an absentee ballot under this subsection shall not be...
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11-46-31
Section 11-46-31 Exhibition of voting machines for voter instruction and information;
diagrams furnished with voting machines. During the 30 days next preceding an election at
which voting machines will be used, the municipal governing body shall place on public exhibition
in public places and at times as it may deem most suitable for the information and instruction
of the voters one or more voting machines, containing the ballot labels and showing the offices
and questions to be voted upon and, so far as practicable, the names and arrangements of the
candidates for office. The machines will be under the charge and care of a person competent
as custodian and instructor. No voting machine which is to be assigned for use in an election
shall be used for public exhibition and instruction after having been prepared and sealed
for the election. This requirement shall not apply in any municipality which will use a vote
tabulator that requires voters to fill out a card or paper ballot that...
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17-11-9
Section 17-11-9 Materials furnished with ballot; delivery of ballot to absentee election
manager. Each prospective absentee voter who meets the requirements of this chapter shall
be furnished with the absentee ballot herein provided for, together with two envelopes for
returning his or her marked ballot and instructions for completing and returning the absentee
ballot as well as instructions for correcting mistakes in completing ballots or obtaining
a replacement ballot. One envelope shall be a plain envelope in which the ballot shall be
sealed by the voter after he or she has marked it. The second envelope shall have the voter's
affidavit printed on the back and shall be large enough to seal the plain ballot envelope
inside. The second envelope shall also be a return mail envelope. Such return mail envelope
shall be addressed on the front to the absentee election manager and shall be endorsed on
the left-hand upper corner thereof as follows: "Absent Voter's Ballot. State, County,...

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17-6-28
Section 17-6-28 Requirements for write-in votes. (a) Write-in votes shall be permitted
only in non-municipal general elections and shall be counted as provided in this section
based on one of the following: (1) Upon a determination that the number of write-in votes
for a specific office is greater than or equal to the difference in votes between the two
candidates receiving the greatest number of votes for the specific office. (2) Upon a written
request satisfying the requirements in subsection (i). (b) The ballot for a non-municipal
general election must be constructed so that the voter can mark a write-in vote for each office
in the same manner that votes are registered for regular candidates. In order to cast a valid
write-in vote, the voter must (1) write the name on the ballot and (2) register the vote by
a mark in the space designated for that office. A write-in vote that is not registered as
provided above shall not be considered a valid write-in vote and shall not be included...

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17-11-7
Section 17-11-7 Form of affidavit to be printed on envelope - General, special, or municipal
elections. (a) Each absentee ballot shall be accompanied by an envelope upon which shall be
printed an affidavit. (b) With respect to an absentee ballot cast pursuant to Section
17-11-3, the affidavit shall read as follows: "State of Alabama County of ___ I, the
undersigned, do swear (or affirm) that: My place of residence in Alabama is: ___ (street)
___, Alabama ___ (city or town) (zip code) My date of birth is: ___ month day year I am entitled
to vote an absentee ballot because: Check at least one: ___ I expect to be out of the county
or the state on election day. ___ I am physically incapacitated and will not be able to vote
in person on election day. ___ I expect to work a required workplace shift which has at least
10 hours which coincide with the polling hours at my regular polling place. ___ I am a student
at an educational institution...
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