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AL Code § 17-13-25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 13 - Primary Elections.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 17-13-25 - Changing or Altering Returns of Primary Elections.

Section 17-13-25Changing or altering returns of primary elections. Any person who shall change or in any wise alter the returns of any primary election, or remove the copy of the returns posted at any polling place before the result of the election is announced by the committee or governing authority, shall be punished in the same form and manner as provided by the general law for the punishment of any person who changes or in any wise alters the returns of the regular state elections. (Code 1907, §6824; Code 1923, §3947; Code 1940, T. 17, §401; §17-16-52; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §59.)
AL Code § 17-13-26 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 13 - Primary Elections.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 17-13-26 - Additional Duties of Sheriff, Chief of Police, Etc.

Section 17-13-26Additional duties of sheriff, chief of police, etc. The sheriff of each county on the day of such primary election shall be present in person or by deputy at each election precinct or voting district where such elections are held, and shall preserve good order. All duties imposed and powers conferred upon the sheriff in county and district elections by this section are imposed and conferred on the marshal or chief of police in all municipal primary elections. (Acts 1915, No. 78, p. 218; Code 1923, §3953; Code 1940, T. 17, §407; §17-16-56; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §59.)
AL Code § 17-13-40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 13 - Primary Elections.|Article 2 - Political Parties.|Section 17-13-40 - "Political Party" Defined.

Section 17-13-40"Political party" defined. An assemblage or organization of electors which, at the general election for state and county officers then next preceding the primary, casts more than 20 percent of the entire vote cast in any county is hereby declared to be a political party within the meaning of this chapter within such county; and an assemblage or organization of electors which, at the general election for state officers then next preceding the primary, casts more than 20 percent of the entire vote cast in the state is hereby declared to be a political party within the meaning of this chapter for such state. (Acts 1975, No. 1196, p. 2349, §2; §17-16-2; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §61.)
AL Code § 17-13-41 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 13 - Primary Elections.|Article 2 - Political Parties.|Section 17-13-41 - Determination of Total Vote of Political Party.

Section 17-13-41Determination of total vote of political party. In determining the total vote of a political party whenever required by this chapter, the test shall be the total vote received by a candidate of that party who received the highest vote total of any of the candidates of that party. (Acts 1975, No. 1196, p. 2349, §3; §17-16-3; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §61.)
AL Code § 17-13-42 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 13 - Primary Elections.|Article 2 - Political Parties.|Section 17-13-42 - Political Parties May Elect Whether to Participate in Primary Elections.

Section 17-13-42Political parties may elect whether to participate in primary elections. Primary elections are not compulsory. A political party may, by its state executive committee, elect whether it will come under the primary election law. All political parties are presumed to have accepted and come under the provisions of the primary election law, but any political party may signify its election not to accept and come under the primary election law by filing with the Secretary of State, at least 60 days before the date herein fixed for the holding of any general primary election, a statement of the action of its state executive committee, certified by its chair and secretary, which statement shall contain a copy of the resolution or motion adopted declining to accept and come under the primary election law. If a political party declines to accept and come under the primary election law, it shall not change its action and accept and come under the primary election law until after the next general election held thereafter. The governing body of a political party may determine from time to time what party officers shall be elected in the primary; provided, that candidates for all party offices shall be elected under the provisions of this chapter unless the method of their election is otherwise directed by the governing body of the party involved. (Acts 1975, No. 1196, p. 2349, §1; §17-16-5; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §61.)
AL Code § 17-13-43 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 13 - Primary Elections.|Article 2 - Political Parties.|Section 17-13-43 - Selection of Delegates to National Conventions by Political Parties.

Section 17-13-43Selection of delegates to national conventions by political parties. Political parties may provide for the selection of delegates to national conventions by the holding of a presidential preference primary or by popular election of the delegates or otherwise. In the event a presidential preference primary is called by the governing body of any party, notice of such action shall be given to the Secretary of State as part of the notice required by Section 17-13-46. The notice shall prescribe the procedure for the listing of the names of presidential candidates on the primary ballot and for the selection of delegates pledged under party rules to vote for the respective presidential candidates. A presidential preference primary, when called, shall appear in the first or top position on the primary ballot. When no presidential preference primary is to be utilized, delegates may be elected in the primary election in the same manner as other party officers; except, that subject to such rules and procedures as the respective political parties may adopt, any delegate candidate may be permitted to list opposite his or her name on the primary ballot the surname of the presidential candidate to whom he or she is pledged or the word "uncommitted." When delegates are to be so elected, the candidates for such position or positions shall appear in the first or top position on the primary ballot. (Acts 1975, No. 1196, p. 2349, §6; §17-16-7; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §61.)
AL Code § 17-13-44 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 13 - Primary Elections.|Article 2 - Political Parties.|Section 17-13-44 - Party Committees for State and Political Subdivisions.

Section 17-13-44Party committees for state and political subdivisions. There may be provided a committee of each party for the state and each political subdivision of the state, including counties, the committees to be selected in such manner as may be provided for by the governing authority of each party, but if there shall not be elected or chosen any committee for any county or other political subdivision, then all the powers which could be exercised by any such committee shall be vested in the state executive committee, under such rules and regulations as the governing body of the party may designate, or the state committee or the chair thereof may appoint a county committee to act until such a committee is elected or chosen as provided by law or party rule. When a state executive committee of a party is provided, the state executive committee shall be the governing body of the party within the meaning of this chapter; except, that it may delegate to county executive committees authority over the conduct of party affairs within the respective counties, including authority over the conduct of primary elections within the respective counties. (Acts 1975, No. 1196, p. 2349, §7; §17-16-8; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §61.)
AL Code § 17-13-45 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 13 - Primary Elections.|Article 2 - Political Parties.|Section 17-13-45 - Provision for Election of Members of State Executive Committees.

Section 17-13-45Provision for election of members of state executive committees. The state or county executive committee of any political party may, by a majority vote of the committee, require that members of the committee be elected by the qualified electors of such political party. If such committee adopts an appropriate resolution requiring that such members be so elected, such election shall be held on the same ballot as the gubernatorial primary election. When members of county or state executive committees are to be elected in a primary, their declarations of candidacy shall be filed in the same manner and within the same time as candidates for nomination for public office.  (Acts 1975, No. 1196, p. 2349, §8; §17-16-9; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §61.)
AL Code § 17-13-46 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 13 - Primary Elections.|Article 2 - Political Parties.|Section 17-13-46 - Notice by Governing Body of Political Party of Desire to Enter Primary.

Section 17-13-46Notice by governing body of political party of desire to enter primary. When the governing body of any political party desires to enter the primary election ordered to be held under this chapter, the governing body for the state shall give public notice thereof by filing a copy of the resolution of such governing body with the Secretary of State of Alabama. Such notice may be given to the Secretary of State by the chair of the county executive committee where the primary election affects only one county, and a copy of such notice shall be filed with the judge of probate of such county.  (Acts 1975, No. 1196, p. 2349, §12; §17-16-13; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §61.)
AL Code § 17-13-47 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 13 - Primary Elections.|Article 2 - Political Parties.|Section 17-13-47 - Assessments and Other Qualifications for Candidates for Nomination.

Section 17-13-47Assessments and other qualifications for candidates for nomination. The governing body of a party may fix assessments upon those able to pay, or other qualifications as it may deem necessary, for persons desiring to become candidates for nomination to offices at a primary election, but such assessments shall not exceed two percent of one year's salary of the office sought and, for an unremunerative or party county office or an unremunerative or party office to be filled by a vote of a subdivision greater than one county, it shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50) or one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for an unremunerative or party office to be filled by a vote of the entire state.  (Acts 1975, No. 1196, p. 2349, §14; Acts 1981, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 81-1071, p. 318, §1; §17-16-15; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §61.)
AL Code § 17-13-48 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 13 - Primary Elections.|Article 2 - Political Parties.|Section 17-13-48 - Selection and Appointment of Officers to Conduct Elections.

Section 17-13-48Selection and appointment of officers to conduct elections. Each candidate for nomination may, at least 45 days before the primary, present to the county executive committee of his or her party a list of election officials desired by him or her for any one or more of the districts, wards, or precincts, and the county committee, so far as practicable, shall make, from the list so presented to it, a list of names of election officials for each district, ward, or precinct, which it will nominate to the appointing board of the county for appointment as officials to conduct the primary election. The county committee shall present the list so made up by it to the appointing board of the county which appoints the election officials to conduct elections for state and county officials in November, or at any other lawful time, which appointing board, from the list so presented to it by the county committee, shall, if there be on the list the names of sufficient persons who are legally eligible, select and appoint the officials to conduct the primary election, giving representation to all political parties wherever more than one party enters the primary; and, in the latter case, if a county committee has not given a sufficient number of names for a box, then the appointing board shall supply the deficiency from electors of that party, if practicable. In the event the persons selected as officials fail to appear at the polling place on the day of the primary election at the opening of the polls, then their places shall be filled by such of those who have been named by such appointing board as do appear; and, in the event none so named appear by then, the voters present and qualified to participate in such primary election may, from among themselves, select officials to conduct such election in such district or precinct during the absence of the appointed precinct election officials, and such substituted persons shall have the authority to conduct such elections and to be paid for their service in the same manner as if they had been originally appointed. All officials serving in such primary elections shall take the same oath required to be taken by officials of regular state elections and shall be subject to the same restrictions, limitations, penalties, and conditions. (Acts 1975, No. 1196, p. 2349, §15; §17-16-17; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §61.)
AL Code § 17-13-49 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 13 - Primary Elections.|Article 2 - Political Parties.|Section 17-13-49 - State and Other Conventions.

Section 17-13-49State and other conventions. The state executive committee or other governing body of any political party may provide for state conventions or conventions of other subdivisions and may provide for the election of delegates to such convention or other party officials at the general primary herein provided for. (Acts 1975, No. 1196, p. 2349, §38; §17-16-42; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §61.)
AL Code § 17-13-50 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 13 - Primary Elections.|Article 2 - Political Parties.|Section 17-13-50 - Party Meetings to Nominate Candidates, Select Delegates, Party Officers, Etc.

Section 17-13-50Party meetings to nominate candidates, select delegates, party officers, etc. (a) When any political party shall desire to hold any mass meeting, beat meeting, or other meeting of the voters of such party for the purpose of nominating any candidate or candidates for public office to be voted for in a general election in Alabama or for the purpose of selecting delegates or other representatives to any convention which may select such candidates for public office or when any such party shall desire to hold such mass meeting, beat meeting, or other meeting of the voters of such party for the purpose of selecting committeemen, representatives, or other party officers of such party, all of such meetings shall be held as provided in this section. (b) All such meetings shall be held before the first primary election. The general public is privileged to attend such meetings, but not to participate. No less than five days prior to the date upon which any such mass meeting, beat meeting, or other meeting is to be held, notice of such meeting, including the time and place of such meeting, shall be filed with the judge of probate of the county in which any such meeting is to be held and shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county at the expense of the political party holding such meeting. The judge of probate shall immediately forward to the Secretary of State a certified copy of all notices filed under this section.  (Acts 1975, No. 1196, p. 2349, §§39, 40; Acts 1977, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 69, p. 1493, §1; Acts 1982, No. 82-611, p. 1109, §2; §17-16-43; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §61.)
AL Code § 17-13-51 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 13 - Primary Elections.|Article 2 - Political Parties.|Section 17-13-51 - Applicability of Sections 17-13-50 and 17-17-50.

Section 17-13-51Applicability of Sections 17-13-50 and 17-17-50. Sections 17-13-50 and 17-17-50 shall not apply where a special election is called for the election of a public officer for which the party has no candidate or where, by death, resignation, or otherwise, a vacancy has occurred in any nomination made by such party. Sections 17-13-50 and 17-17-50 shall not apply to municipal elections.  (Acts 1975, No. 1196, p. 2349, §41; §17-16-45; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §61.)
AL Code § 17-13-52 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 13 - Primary Elections.|Article 2 - Political Parties.|Section 17-13-52 - Certificate of Nomination by Convention, Mass Meeting, Etc.

Section 17-13-52Certificate of nomination by convention, mass meeting, etc. The certificate of nomination by any caucus, convention, mass meeting, or other assembly of any political party or faction in this state not conducting a primary election at the expense of the state shall be filed on or before 5:00 P.M. of the primary election day to certify their nominees with the judge of probate, in the case of nominations for county office, and with the Secretary of State, in the case of all other offices. Each such certificate must have attached thereto a separate sworn statement from the nominee, signed by the nominee, stating that he or she accepts the nomination. (Acts 1975, No. 1196, p. 2349, §43; §17-16-46; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §61.)
AL Code § 17-13-70 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 13 - Primary Elections.|Article 3 - Contests of Primary Elections.|Section 17-13-70 - Time for Contesting Generally; Hearing.

Section 17-13-70Time for contesting generally; hearing. Any contest to a nomination made by primary election must be filed within 24 hours after the results of the primary election have been declared, weekends excluded, under the same conditions and on the same grounds as provided in the laws of Alabama for general elections of state and county officers and as provided in this chapter. The person whose nomination is contested under this section shall be notified of the contest in accordance with Section 17-13-83 and shall have five days after notice of the filing of the contest within which to file with the chair his or her objections and answers to such contest. Such contest shall be heard and tried by the county executive committee as to candidates for county offices and by the state committee as to candidates for all other offices; and wherever there is no county executive committee consisting of enough members to obtain a quorum, then by the state executive committee. (Acts 1931, No. 56, p. 73; Code 1940, T. 17, §373; Acts 1977, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 69, p. 1493, §§3, 4; Acts 1979, No. 79-800, p. 1463, §4; §17-16-70; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §63.)
AL Code § 17-13-71 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 13 - Primary Elections.|Article 3 - Contests of Primary Elections.|Section 17-13-71 - Grounds.

Section 17-13-71Grounds. The contests of nomination by a party for office, other than a county office, may be instituted by any qualified elector of the state, or of the political subdivision, as the case may be, who belongs to that party and who legally participated in such primary election, upon the following grounds, which may be used separately, or else be joined in the same contest: (1) Malconduct, fraud, or corruption on the part of any inspector, clerk, returning officer, canvassing board, or other persons. (2) When a person whose nomination is contested was not eligible to the office sought at the time of the declaration of nomination. (3) On account of illegal votes given. (4) On account of the rejection of legal votes. (5) Offers to bribe, bribery, intimidation, or other malconduct or misconduct calculated to prevent a fair, free, and full exercise of the elective franchise. (6) Miscalculation, mistake, or misconduct in counting, tallying, certifying, or canvassing which of itself alone or in conjunction with the giving of illegal votes or the rejection of legal votes, or any other ground, would, when everything is corrected, reduce the number of legal votes cast for the declared nominee down to or below those of some other candidate in that race.  (Acts 1931, No. 56, p. 73; Code 1940, T. 17, §374; §17-16-71; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §63.)
AL Code § 17-13-72 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 13 - Primary Elections.|Article 3 - Contests of Primary Elections.|Section 17-13-72 - Effect of Contest on Declared Nomination.

Section 17-13-72Effect of contest on declared nomination. None of the grounds of contest enumerated in Section 17-13-71 shall serve to annul or set aside any declared nomination, unless such ground alone or in conjunction with other of such grounds alleged shall serve to show to the reasonable satisfaction of the committee trying the contest that the person who was declared nominated and whose nomination is contested did not receive at such primary the number of legal votes necessary under this chapter to be nominated. But upon such contest, the committee shall have power to declare who was legally nominated at such primary for such office.  (Acts 1931, No. 56, p. 73; Code 1940, T. 17, §375; §17-16-72; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §63.)
AL Code § 17-13-73 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 13 - Primary Elections.|Article 3 - Contests of Primary Elections.|Section 17-13-73 - Certification of Candidate in Case of Contest.

Section 17-13-73Certification of candidate in case of contest. When a contest of a nomination is instituted or where a special primary to nominate is held as provided for in this chapter, the declared nominee for such office shall not be certified until after termination of the contest filed in the time herein prescribed. (Acts 1931, No. 56, p. 73; Code 1940, T. 17, §368; §17-16-73; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §63.)
AL Code § 17-13-74 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 13 - Primary Elections.|Article 3 - Contests of Primary Elections.|Section 17-13-74 - Summoning Witnesses and Production of Documents.

Section 17-13-74Summoning witnesses and production of documents. In the hearing of any contest before any committee or subcommittee under the provisions of this article, such committee, through its chair, or through such other authority as may be designated, shall have authority to summon witnesses to appear before it, or before any subcommittee appointed by it, in the hearing of any contest pending before such committee, and can require any witnesses by a subpoena duces tecum to produce any books, papers, poll lists, tally sheets, ballots, certificates, or other documents which it may consider necessary to a rightful determination of the case. (Acts 1931, No. 56, p. 73; Code 1940, T. 17, §392; §17-16-74; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §63.)