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17-7-20
Section 17-7-20 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have
the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) AUTOMATIC TABULATING EQUIPMENT.
Includes any apparatus necessary to examine and count automatically votes designated on ballots
and data processing machines which can be used for counting ballots and tabulating results.
(2) COMMITTEE. The Alabama Electronic Voting Committee. (3) ELECTRONIC VOTE COUNTING SYSTEM.
A system in which votes are recorded on a ballot and subsequently counted and tabulated by
automatic tabulating equipment at one or more counting locations. (Acts 1983, 2nd Ex. Sess.,
No. 83-200, p. 374, §2; Act 99-663, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 121, §1; §17-24-2; amended and renumbered
by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §39.)...
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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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17-7-25
Section 17-7-25 Implementation of article. (a) It shall be the duty of the committee to recommend
procedures to be implemented by the Secretary of State under the Administrative Procedure
Act where appropriate to achieve and maintain the maximum degree of correctness and impartiality
of voting, counting, tabulating, and recording votes, by electronic vote counting systems
provided by this article. (b) To the extent practicable, statutes and procedures implemented
by the Secretary of State pursuant to this chapter shall apply in all municipal elections
that are conducted using automatic tabulating equipment or an electronic official vote counting
system. The duties assigned in the rules and statutes to a state or county election official
shall be performed by the corresponding municipal official. Where there is no corresponding
municipal official, the duties shall be performed by the municipal clerk or other election
official appointed by the municipal governing body where the clerk is...
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17-7-21
Section 17-7-21 Requirements for approval of system. (a) The governing body of any county or
municipality or other political subdivision of the state by adoption of an appropriate resolution,
may authorize, adopt, and direct the use of electronic vote counting systems for use in all
elections held in such county or municipality or other political subdivision or any portion
thereof; and such resolution, a copy of which shall be filed with the Secretary of State,
shall specify the particular type of equipment to be used and a procedure for implementation.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), no electronic vote counting system shall be used unless
it has been constructed so that it: (1) Permits and requires voting in secrecy. (2) Permits
each elector to vote at any election for all persons and offices for whom and for which he
or she is lawfully entitled to vote; to vote for as many persons for an office as he or she
is entitled to vote for; and to vote for or against any question upon...
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17-2-4
Section 17-2-4 Voting system requirements; vote standards; uniform polling system; purchase
of equipment. (a) On or before January 1, 2005, each voting system used in an election shall
meet the following requirements: (1) The voting system shall: a. Permit the voter to verify,
in a private and independent manner, the votes selected by the voter on the ballot before
the ballot is cast and counted. b. Provide the voter with the opportunity, in a private and
independent manner, to change the ballot or correct any error before the ballot is cast and
counted, including the opportunity to correct the error through the issuance of a replacement
ballot if the voter was otherwise unable to change the ballot or correct any error. c. If
the voter selects votes for more than one candidate for a single office: 1. Notify the voter
that the voter has selected more than one candidate for a single office on the ballot. 2.
Notify the voter before the ballot is cast and counted of the effect of casting...
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17-7-23
Section 17-7-23 Examination and certification of equipment. It shall be the duty of the committee
to ensure the examination and certification of electronic vote counting systems in the following
manner: (1) By publicly examining all makes of electronic vote counting systems submitted
and certifying whether such systems comply with the requirements of this section. (2) By inviting
any vendor or company interested in selling an electronic vote counting system in Alabama
to submit such equipment for examination. The vote counting system shall be certified after
a satisfactory evaluation and testing has been performed to determine that the equipment meets
the requirements of this article and performance and test standards for electronic voting
systems issued by the Federal Election Commission. The committee may use certification of
the equipment by an authorized independent testing authority, or successor entity, as evidence
that the equipment meets the requirements of Section 17-7-21 and...
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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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17-6-28
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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16-1-8.1
Section 16-1-8.1 Classroom instructional support. (a) For purposes of this section, classroom
instructional support means all elements of classroom instructional support as provided in
the Foundation Program, with the exception of textbook funds, as specified in Sections 16-6B-10
and 16-13-231, including, but not limited to, library enhancement, student materials, professional
development, technology, common purchases, and other classroom instructional support approved
by the State Board of Education. All funds allocated in the Foundation Program for library
enhancement, student materials, technology, professional development, and common purchases
shall be spent only for the purpose for which they were allocated. Library media specialists
shall be consulted in budgeting all library enhancement funds. (b) The procedures for ordering,
and the regulations applying to, classroom instructional support shall be as follows: (1)
BUDGET COMMITTEE. Each school shall have a budget committee. The...
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17-11-42
Section 17-11-42 Rules; requirements; minimum criteria. (a) If the committee determines a secure
electronic means may be established for conducting overseas absentee voting, the Secretary
of State shall promulgate rules proposed by the committee to provide that option to eligible
overseas voters. The Secretary of State may veto any rule proposed by the committee, may resubmit
any vetoed proposed rule to the committee, and may provide an alternative rule for consideration
by the committee. In the event that the Secretary of State and the committee are unable to
jointly recommend a rule, or are unable to agree on a rule, the Secretary of State shall submit
both the proposed rule of the committee and the proposed rule of the Secretary of State to
the Joint Committee on Administrative Regulation Review for comment. The Joint Committee on
Administrative Regulation Review, after review, shall return the proposed rules, with comments,
to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall...
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