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11-50-147
Section 11-50-147 Qualifications for voting; provision of ballots; conduct of election generally.
At the election so ordered all qualified voters under the laws of this state who are resident
citizens of such city or town may vote, and the ballot shall be provided or furnished by the
board of aldermen or other governing body, and the election shall be conducted in conformity
to the laws of this state, except as otherwise provided in this article. (Acts 1909, No. 212,
p. 253; Code 1923, §2064; Code 1940, T. 37, §381.)...
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45-8A-23.004
Section 45-8A-23.004 Question submitted; form of ballot. At such election the question to be
submitted shall be printed in plain prominent type on separate ballots and shall read as follows:
"Shall the council-manager form of government, as provided by the City Manager Act of
1953, be adopted for the City of ... ? "Yes ... . "No ..." The voter shall
mark his or her ballot with a cross mark before or after the word which expresses his or her
choice. No other question shall be submitted to the voters of such city upon this ballot.
If voting machines are used at any voting place in such election, the above question may at
the discretion of the election commission of the city or other body having charge of the conduct
of municipal elections in such city, be submitted as a separate question on voting machines
so used. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §1.05.)...
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11-46-25
Section 11-46-25 Ballots; statements of candidacy; withdrawal of candidacy. (a) In all municipal
elections on any subject which may be submitted by law to a vote of the people of the municipality
and for any municipal officers, if paper ballots are used, the voting shall be by official
ballot printed and distributed as provided in subsections (c) and (d), and no ballot shall
be received or counted in any election unless it is provided as prescribed by law. (b) There
shall be but one form of ballot for all the candidates for municipal office and every ballot
provided for use at any polling place in a municipal election shall contain the names of all
candidates who have properly qualified and have not withdrawn, as provided in subsection (g),
together with the title of the office for which they are candidates. (c) All ballots shall
be printed in black ink on clear book paper. At the bottom of each ballot and at a point an
equal distance from the sides thereof there shall be printed a...
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17-10-1
Section 17-10-1 Voter identification requirements. (a) Each person who registers to vote by
mail shall provide identification prior to the first time they vote in an election containing
a federal office on the ballot and as otherwise required by Section 17-9-30. (b) Voters who
are voting by absentee ballot shall submit with the absentee ballot application a copy of
one of the forms of identification listed in Section 17-9-30. An absentee ballot shall not
be issued unless the required identification is submitted with the absentee ballot application
except as provided in subsection (c). (c) If an individual required to present identification
in accordance with this section is unable to meet the identification requirements of this
section, the ballot cast is a provisional ballot. (Act 2003-313, p. 733, §4; §17-10A-1;
amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §50; Act 2019-507, §1.)...
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17-11-18
Section 17-11-18 Time requirements for receipt of absentee ballots. (a) No absentee ballot
shall be opened or counted if received by the absentee election manager by mail, unless postmarked
as of the date prior to the day of the election and received by mail no later than noon on
the day of election, or, if received by the absentee election manager by hand delivery, unless
so delivered by the voter or medical emergency designee to the absentee election manager not
later than the close of the last business day next preceding the election or, if delivered
by the medical emergency designee, by noon on the day of the election. (b) The above provision
does not apply in the case of individuals voting absentee pursuant to the federal Uniformed
and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA), 42 U.S.C. 1973ff, when those individuals
are voting in a primary, second primary, general, or special election for a federal, state,
or county office or proposed constitutional amendment or other...
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17-17-28
Section 17-17-28 Failure to require proper identification; voting at multiple or unauthorized
locations; liability of officials. Any polling official who knowingly fails to require proper
identification to verify the name of the prospective voter on the list of qualified voters
at the polling place in violation of this section, or who knowingly allows a person to vote
who he or she knows is not the person he or she claims to be shall be guilty, upon conviction,
of a Class A misdemeanor for each violation. Any person who knowingly presents false identification
in order to vote at a polling place where he or she otherwise would not be qualified to vote,
or who knowingly votes at a polling place where he or she has not been authorized to vote,
or who knowingly votes at more than one polling place in the same election on the same day
shall be guilty, upon conviction, of a Class C felony. Any election or polling official acting
in the good faith exercise of his or her duties pursuant to...
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17-8-6
Section 17-8-6 Failure of election officials to attend. On the failure of any precinct election
official to attend at the hour of 7:00 A.M., such precinct election officials as may be present
may complete the number. If the inspector appointed is not present, the other precinct election
officials present shall choose one of their number to serve as inspector and shall appoint
from the qualified electors, who are entitled by law to vote at that polling place at the
election then to be held, such clerks as may be necessary to complete the requisite number
of precinct election officials. If there should be no precinct election officials present
at the polling place by the hour of 7:00 A.M., then any four qualified electors who are entitled
by law to vote at that polling place at the election then to be held may open the polls and
act as precinct election officials for the voting place during the absence of an appointed
precinct election official. (Code 1876, §262; Code 1886, §355; Code...
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17-9-7
Section 17-9-7 When election officials to meet, open polling place, etc. The precinct election
officials appointed shall meet at the place of holding elections in the several voting places
for which they have been appointed not later than 30 minutes before the scheduled opening
of the polls and shall open the several polling places at the time designated. (Code 1907,
§358; Code 1923, §448; Code 1940, T. 17, §131; Acts 1979, No. 79-616, p. 1086, §2; §17-7-6;
amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §44.)...
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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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45-25A-40
Section 45-25A-40 Composition; election of members; vacancies. (a) Any law, whether special,
local, or general, or municipal ordinance, to the contrary notwithstanding, the City of Fort
Payne, in DeKalb County, shall not designate by place number, or by other similar method,
seats for city council. (b)(1) In the election for the five members of the city council, if
there are more than five candidates, then the majority of the votes cast for the office in
the election shall be determined by dividing the total votes cast for all candidates for the
offices by the number of positions to be filled, and then dividing that result by two. Any
number of votes in excess of the number determined by the last division shall be the majority
necessary for election. (2) If it appears that any candidate in the election has received
a majority of the votes cast for that office, the municipal governing body shall declare that
candidate elected to the office, and a certificate of election shall be given...
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