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17-9-15
Section 17-9-15 Disposition of records and forms after close of polls. After the close of the
polls in all primary, special, general, and municipal elections held in the state, the records
and forms produced at the polling places shall be returned as follows: (1) The list of registered
voters, the affirmations of provisional voters, the statements of election officials challenging
provisional voters, and the voter reidentification forms shall be sealed in an envelope addressed
to the board of registrars and the inspectors and any poll watchers present shall sign across
the seal. The board of registrars shall hold the list of registered voters while using it
to update their voter histories in accordance with Article 2 of Chapter 4. A copy of the list
of registered voters shall be made a public record after the information specified in subdivision
(1) of subsection (b) of Section 17-4-33 has been redacted by the board of registrars. The
original and copies of the list shall then be...
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17-12-12
Section 17-12-12 Returns of election - Sealing, delivery, and disposition of records. After
completing and signing the certificate of result, the election officials shall seal the ballots,
certificates, and other records as follows: (1) Where precinct ballot counters are used: a.
The list of registered voters shall be delivered to the judge of probate for transmittal to
the board of registrars for use by the board of registrars in updating their records. b. The
ballot accounting certificate and the first copy of the certificates of result shall be placed
in an envelope addressed to the judge of probate who shall keep them for public inspection
or election contest, or both. c. All voted ballots shall be placed in a voted ballot box and
sealed. All spoiled ballots, unused ballots, and ballot stubs, one copy of the certificate
of results, and the clerk's poll list (already sealed in a separate envelope) shall be placed
in the records of election container which shall be sealed and signed...
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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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17-10-2
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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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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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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11-46-45
Section 11-46-45 Preparation of statements of vote; certification, sealing, and delivery of
statements and poll lists; packaging of ballots; sealing and delivery of ballot boxes. (a)
At elections where paper ballots are used, as soon as the ballots are all counted, the inspectors
must ascertain the number of votes received for each person and for what office and must make
a statement of same in writing. Each of the inspectors must sign this statement and must also
certify in writing on the sealed envelope containing the poll list signed by the electors
that such poll list is the poll list of the election in the ward or voting place at which
they were inspectors, the day and year on which such election was held and for what offices.
The statement of the vote and the poll list thus certified, together with a list of the registered
electors qualified to vote at such voting place at such election on such day, must be sealed
up in an envelope furnished along with the other election supplies...
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17-4-30
Section 17-4-30 Notice to registered voters; updating voter lists; suspense file; publication
of names to be struck from list. (a) Beginning in January 1997, and in January of every fourth
year thereafter, the boards of registrars shall mail a nonforwardable notice to all registered
voters in the county. The notice shall be designed and provided for the boards of registrars
by the Secretary of State. The notice shall be sent on a postcard providing general information
on elections. The notice shall be mailed to the last known address of the voter appearing
on the voter registration list. If the notice is returned to the boards of registrars indicating
that the voter may have relocated, the board shall send a forwardable notice to the registered
voter on which the voter may confirm his or her current address. The forwardable notice shall
be mailed no later than 90 days after receipt of the returned nonforwardable notice. The boards
of registrars shall record and maintain the dates on...
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17-13-14
Section 17-13-14 Counting of ballots; materials to be sealed; delivery and retention of materials;
posting of certificate of result. (a) No ballot shall be counted until the polls are closed;
and, before counting any ballot or examining the same, the voters' poll list, as provided
in Section 17-9-15, shall be securely sealed in an envelope designated to the appropriate
political party chair and the inspector shall write his or her name across every fold at which
the envelope, if fastened, could be opened. After the counting of the votes is finished and
certificates of the result have been prepared and signed, the inspector shall seal in a separate
voted ballots container all the ballots cast at such election. The following items shall be
placed into a records of election container, which shall then be securely sealed: (1) One
certificate of the results. (2) The spoiled ballot envelope. (3) Clerk's poll list. (4) All
partial ballot pads. (5) Stubs of ballot pads. The inspector shall...
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