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45-31-110.01
Section 45-31-110.01 Definitions. Unless a contrary intent appears from the context, as used
herein, the phrase county governing body means the court of county commissioners, board of
revenue, or other like governing body of any such county; the word election means any general,
special, or primary election held in the county, including a district, municipal, county,
state, or federal election; and the term voting center means any place in the county which
the county governing body designates as a place where a voting machine or voting machines
will be maintained or operated at elections. (Act 82-746, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 218, ยง2.)...
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45-41-80.01
Section 45-41-80.01 Circuit judgeship number 3 - Appointment; election; term. Judgeship number
3 for the circuit court shall be filled at the general election held in the year 1998, provided
the judgeship has been precleared under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C.,
Section 1973c, at least 60 days prior to the opening of candidate qualifying preceding the
1998 primary election. If the judgeship has not been precleared at least 60 days prior to
the opening of candidate qualifying preceding the 1998 primary election, the judgeship shall
first be filled by gubernatorial appointment, to take office on or after January 18, 1999,
following preclearance. If the judgeship is filled in the 1998 election, the first six-year
term of office for the judge serving in judgeship number 3 shall begin the first Monday after
the second Tuesday in January following the general election held in 1998. Circuit judgeship
number 3 may not be deemed vacant prior to the date set for the...
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17-1-2
Section 17-1-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this title, the following terms shall have
the definitions ascribed to them: (1) APPOINTING BOARD. In all elections the appointing board
consists of the judge of probate, circuit clerk, and sheriff of the county. (2) BALLOT. The
term includes paper ballots and electronic ballots. (3) BALLOT CONFIGURATION. The particular
combination and arrangement of offices, candidates, and questions for a precinct or subdivision
thereof. (4) BEAT. Has the same meaning as precinct. (5) BOX. The voting place in a precinct
or subdivision of a precinct for voting purposes. (6) CANVASSING BOARD. In all elections except
primary elections, the canvassing board consists of the judge of probate, circuit clerk, and
sheriff of the county. In primary elections, the county executive committee of the party is
the canvassing board for the primary of the party. (7) CENSUS BUREAU. The Bureau of the Census
of the United States Department of Commerce, or any successor...
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17-12-15
Section 17-12-15 Time and manner of canvassing. On the second Friday next after the election,
at the hour of 12:00 noon, the sheriff, in person or by deputy, and the judge of probate and
the clerk of the circuit court shall assemble at the courthouse; and if there is no such judge
or clerk, or if either of them fails to attend, or if either of them is interested by reason
of having been a candidate at such election, his or her place must be supplied by a respectable
elector of the county, appointed by the board hereinbefore provided for the appointing of
the inspectors in the various voting places for the election, at the time of appointing the
election inspectors, and if the appointing board fails to provide for such member or members,
or if any member or members as herein provided should fail to attend at the time and place
herein mentioned, the sheriff shall supply such deficiency by a respectable elector of the
county; and if all such officers are of the same political party, then...
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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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17-13-87
Section 17-13-87 New primary in case contest cannot be decided. If, upon the hearing of any
contest for any office, as provided for in this chapter, the committee, after an investigation
and hearing of the contest, shall determine that it is impossible from the evidence before
it to decide who is the legally nominated candidate for the office contested, it may direct
a new primary election for the nomination to any such office, but where any action is taken
by any county executive committee, either person to the contest, in the same manner as herein
provided for in the case of appeals from the action of any county committee, may take an appeal
to the state executive committee, which shall be the court of final appeal in all party contests
of nominations; provided that, upon hearing of any contest or appeal, as provided for in this
chapter, which is not referred to and decided by a subcommittee, 15 members of any such state
executive committee shall constitute a quorum for the hearing...
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17-16-68
Section 17-16-68 Commission to take testimony. The commission shall take testimony on the part
of the contestant, and also on the part of the contestee, and shall have power to send for
witnesses, books, and papers anywhere in the State of Alabama; shall have power to issue warrants,
under the hand of the chair, to any judge, or clerk of any court of record or such other competent
and discreet person as the commission may appoint, to take the deposition of witnesses at
such time and place as the warrant shall direct, and the points as to which the testimony
is to be taken shall be set forth in such warrant. The evidence taken in the case of a contest
of the election of one officer may be used in the contest of the election of any other officer
voted for at the same election and contested before the Legislature; provided, that notice
that such evidence will be used, or offered, shall be given to the party or parties interested
in such other office, so that all parties interested may be...
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45-8A-110
Section 45-8A-110 Annexation based on resolution of public health or public good; elections.
(a) Whenever the council of the City of Oxford shall pass a resolution to the effect that
the public health or public good requires that certain territory (described in the resolution)
shall be brought within the limits of the City of Oxford: (1) It shall be the duty of the
mayor to certify a copy of such resolution to the Judge of Probate of Calhoun County and the
certified resolution shall have attached thereto a plat or map of the territory proposed to
be annexed, which certified resolution and plat or map shall be filed by the judge of probate.
(2) Within 10 days from the date of the filing of such resolution, the judge of probate must
make and enter an order upon the minutes of the court, directing and ordering an election
to be held by the qualified electors residing within the territory described, not less than
20 days nor more than 40 days from the date of the making of the order. The...
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10A-2A-10.22
Section 10A-2A-10.22 Bylaw provisions relating to the election of directors. (a) Unless the
certificate of incorporation (i) specifically prohibits the adoption of a bylaw pursuant to
this section, (ii) alters the vote specified in Section 10A-2A-7.28(a), or (iii) provides
for cumulative voting, a corporation may elect in its bylaws to be governed in the election
of directors as follows: (1) each vote entitled to be cast may be voted for or against up
to that number of candidates that is equal to the number of directors to be elected, or a
stockholder may indicate an abstention, but without cumulating the votes; (2) to be elected,
a nominee shall have received a plurality of the votes cast by holders of stock entitled to
vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present, provided that a nominee who
is elected but receives more votes against than for election shall serve as a director for
a term that shall terminate on the date that is the earlier of (i) 90 days from the...
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11-46-46
Section 11-46-46 Delivery of returns, etc.; retention and destruction of ballot boxes; opening
of ballot boxes. (a) At the time appointed by the municipal governing body to canvass the
returns of the election the municipal clerk shall deliver to the governing body the envelopes
addressed to the governing body, which were delivered to him or her by the returning officers
of the several wards in the city or town immediately after the votes had been counted and
the returns thereof prepared. (b) The clerk shall securely keep the ballot boxes until it
is known that there will be no contest, but in any event not less than six months, and, if
in that time no contest has been properly instituted, the clerk shall then destroy the contents
of the boxes without examining the same. (c) No ballot box shall be opened except in one of
the following events: (1) In the event of a contest, where the opening of a box has been ordered
by the court hearing the contest, in which event the ballot box shall...
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