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17-11-11
Section 17-11-11 Officials for counting of absentee ballots; poll watchers. (a) For every primary,
general, special, or municipal election, there shall be appointed one inspector and at least
three clerks, named and notified as are other election officials under the general laws of
the state, who shall meet, at the regular time of closing of the election on that day, in
the courthouse, or municipal building for municipal elections, as designated by the absentee
election manager for the purpose of counting and returning the ballots cast by absentee voters.
The returns from the absentee precinct shall be made as required by law for all other boxes.
It shall be unlawful for any election official or other person to publish or make known to
anyone the results of the count of absentee votes before the polls close. (b) Any person or
organization authorized to appoint poll watchers under Sections 17-8-7 and 17-13-11 may have
a single watcher present at the counting of absentee ballots, with...
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11-43A-78
Section 11-43A-78 Election of municipal officers; qualifications and eligibility of candidates;
runoff election; term of office. With respect to municipal elections, each candidate shall
announce that he is to become a candidate for either mayor or for councilman of District 1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7. A candidate may not run for both mayor and councilman in the same election.
A candidate for mayor shall have resided in the municipality for a period of at least ninety
days immediately preceding the date of regular election, and, if elected, shall continue to
reside therein so long as he remains mayor. A candidate for councilman shall have resided
within the district from which he seeks election for a period of at least ninety days immediately
preceding the date of the regular election, and, if elected, shall continue to reside therein
so long as he remains a councilman. Each voter in the election may cast one vote for a candidate
for mayor and one vote for a candidate for councilman from...
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11-43C-33
Section 11-43C-33 Mayor - No primary election; filing of pauper's oath or petition to become
candidate. No primary election shall be held for the nomination of candidates for the office
of mayor, and candidates shall be nominated as herein provided. A person may also become a
candidate for the office of mayor by filing a verified pauper's oath with the city clerk,
or by filing a verified petition containing an endorsement of candidacy by the signatures
and addresses of 2,000 persons, each of whom is a registered voter residing in the city, provided
that no such signature may be obtained more than 12 months immediately preceding the deadline
for filing said statements of candidacy. (Acts 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §33.)...
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11-44C-33
Section 11-44C-33 Mayor - No primary election; filing of pauper's oath or petition to become
candidate. No primary election shall be held for the nomination of candidates for the office
of mayor, and candidates shall be nominated as herein provided. A person may also become a
candidate for the office of mayor by filing a verified pauper's oath with the city clerk,
or by filing a verified petition containing an endorsement of candidacy by the signatures
and addresses of 2,000 persons, each of whom is a registered voter residing in the city, provided
that no such signature may be obtained more than 12 months immediately preceding the deadline
for filing said statements of candidacy. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §33.)...
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17-13-5
Section 17-13-5 Filing of declaration of candidacy; certification of names of candidates; preparation
of ballots; unopposed candidates. (a) All candidates for nomination to public office or for
election to party office in the primary election provided for in this chapter shall file their
declaration of candidacy with the state party chair if they seek any federal, state, circuit,
or district office, or the state Senate, House of Representatives, or any other office that
is not a county office not later than 5:00 P.M. 116 days before the date of the primary election.
All candidates for nomination or election to a county office shall file their declaration
with the county party chair not later than 5:00 P.M. 116 days before the date of the primary
election. (b) The state party chair shall, no later than 5:00 P.M. 82 days before the primary
election, certify the names of all primary election candidates, except candidates for county
offices, to the Secretary of State. The county party...
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17-4-60
Section 17-4-60 Implementation of federal acts. (a) The Secretary of State shall be the primary
state official for federal contact for the implementation of the National Voter Registration
Act of 1993 and the Help America Vote Act of 2002. (b) The State Department of Public Safety
shall integrate voter registration into driver's license application and renewal or updating
procedures and shall coordinate its driver's license database with the state voter registration
list and the Social Security Administration's database in accordance with the Help America
Vote Act of 2002. (c) The state through the Secretary of State's office shall allow citizens
to register to vote by mail. The voter registration application may be designed by the Secretary
of State provided it meets the requirements of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.
The Secretary of State may, however, choose to use federally prescribed forms. (d) State agencies
which provide food stamps, Medicaid, services related to...
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17-13-1
Section 17-13-1 "Primary election" defined. A primary election, including a separate
and special presidential preference primary election, within the meaning of this chapter,
is an election held by the qualified voters who are members of any political party, for the
purpose of nominating a candidate or candidates for public or party office. (Acts 1975, No.
1196, p. 2349, §1; Act 2006-634, p. 1731, §1; §17-16-1; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570,
p. 1331, §59.)...
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17-8-7
Section 17-8-7 Poll watchers. (a) Except in the case of municipal elections, each political
party or organization having candidates nominated, by a writing submitted to the inspector
by the chair of the county executive committee or nominees for office or beat committeeman,
may appoint a watcher for each voting place. In the event of an election in which there are
no candidates, each political party, through a writing submitted to the inspector by the chair
of the county executive committee, may appoint a watcher for each voting place. (b) Watchers
shall have the right to: (1) Observe the conduct of the election. (2) Monitor the preliminaries
of opening the polls. (3) Remain at the polling place throughout the election until the results
of the election have been posted and the voting machines sealed, as provided by law. (4) Observe
the ballots as they are counted. (5) Observe absentee ballots and affidavits when they are
called during the count. (6) See all oaths administered and...
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45-49-85.02
Section 45-49-85.02 Sale of voter lists to certain candidates. In Mobile County, notwithstanding
any law to the contrary, the judge of probate is hereby authorized to sell, at the rate of
five cents ($0.05) per name, the list of names and addresses of all qualified voters of requested
wards and precincts within the county, to any candidate for federal, state, district, county,
or municipal office who has qualified for the office with the appropriate official. All proceeds
from the sales of the lists shall be deposited into the county general fund. (Act 84-809,
1st Sp. Sess., p. 243, § 1; Act 85-432, p. 399, § 1.)...
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17-16-11
Section 17-16-11 Filing of declarations of candidacy by candidates; certification of names
of candidates to Secretary of State and probate judges; preparation of ballots; unopposed
candidates not listed on ballots. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED AND RENUMBERED AS SECTION 17-13-5
BY ACT 2006-570 IN THE 2006 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2007. (a)(1) Except as provided
in subdivision (2), all candidates for nomination to public office or for election to party
office in the primary election provided for in this chapter shall file their declaration of
candidacy with the state party chair if they seek any federal, state, circuit, or district
office, or the state Senate, House of Representatives, or any other office that is not a county
office not later than 5:00 P.M. 60 days before the date of the primary election. All candidates
for nomination or election to a county office shall file their declaration with the county
party chair not later than 5:00 P.M. 60 days before the date of the...
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