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AL Code § 17-12-15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 12 - Canvassing Returns/declaring Results.|Section 17-12-15 - Time and Manner of Canvassing.

Section 17-12-15Time 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 the sheriff must summon three reputable electors of the county, who are members of the opposite political party who are qualified electors, to attend at such time and place; and, in the presence of such other persons as choose to attend, the board shall make a correct statement from the returns of the votes from the several voting places of the county of the whole number of votes given therein for each officer, and the person to whom such votes were given. (Code 1876, §291; Code 1886, §387; Code 1896, §1644; Code 1907, §420; Code 1923, §510; Code 1940, T. 17, §199; Act 2003-313, p. 733, §2; §17-14-1; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §56.)
AL Code § 17-12-16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 12 - Canvassing Returns/declaring Results.|Section 17-12-16 - Certification of Results.

Section 17-12-16Certification of results. Immediately after ascertaining the results of an election for county officers, including members of the House of Representatives of the Legislature, the canvassing board must make in writing a public certification of the result, stating the name of each officer elected and the office to which elected. The certification must be signed by at least two of the members of the canvassing board and must be published by filing the original in the office of the judge of probate, by posting a copy thereof at the courthouse door, and by immediately transmitting a copy to the Secretary of State by fax or electronic transmission. The original certificate shall be recorded by the judge of probate in a book to be provided for the purpose; and the record, or a duly certified copy thereof, shall constitute prima facie evidence of the result of the election and the certification thereof as provided by law. (Code 1876, §292; Code 1886, §388; Code 1896, §1645; Code 1907, §421; Code 1923, §511; Acts 1931, No. 334, p. 392; Code 1940, T. 17, §200; §17-14-2; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §56.)
AL Code § 17-12-17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 12 - Canvassing Returns/declaring Results.|Section 17-12-17 - Canvass of Election Returns by State Officials.

Section 17-12-17Canvass of election returns by state officials. All returns of elections required by law to be sent to the Secretary of State must, within 22 days after an election, be opened, counted, and certified in the presence of the Governor, Secretary of State, and Attorney General, or two of them. (Code 1886, §390; Code 1896, §1647; Code 1907, §422; Code 1923, §512; Code 1940, T. 17, §201; Act 2003-313, p. 733, §2; §17-14-20; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §56.)
AL Code § 17-12-18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 12 - Canvassing Returns/declaring Results.|Section 17-12-18 - Governor Proclaims Result of Certain Elections.

Section 17-12-18Governor proclaims result of certain elections. Except as to officers provided for in Sections 17-12-16 and 17-12-19, the Governor must immediately declare the results of the election as ascertained in Section 17-12-17 by publishing them in some newspaper at the seat of government. (Code 1886, §390; Code 1896, §1647; Code 1907, §423; Code 1923, §513; Code 1940, T. 17, §202; §17-14-21; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §56.)
AL Code § 17-12-19 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 12 - Canvassing Returns/declaring Results.|Section 17-12-19 - Returns of Election of State Officers.

Section 17-12-19Returns of election of state officers. The certificates of the canvassing board forwarded to the Secretary of State as to the election of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Auditor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, and Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries must be by the judge of probate forwarded to the Governor for the Speaker of the House at least 10 days before the time fixed for the next meeting of the Legislature and must be by the Governor delivered unopened to the Speaker of the House of Representatives upon his or her election. (Code 1876, §292; Code 1886, §391; Code 1896, §1648; Code 1907, §424; Code 1923, §514; Code 1940, T. 17, §203; §17-14-22; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §56.)
AL Code § 17-12-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 12 - Canvassing Returns/declaring Results.|Section 17-12-20 - List of Registered Voters Open to Inspection.

Section 17-12-20List of registered voters open to inspection. After having ascertained the result of an election, made declarations thereof, and made the certificates provided for in Sections 17-12-9 and 17-12-16, the board of registrars must file the lists of the registered voters in the office of the judge of probate, which shall be open to the inspection of any elector of the county. (Code 1876, §293; Code 1886, §392; Code 1896, §1649; Code 1907, §425; Code 1923, §515; Code 1940, T. 17, §204; §17-14-23; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §56.)
AL Code § 17-12-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 12 - Canvassing Returns/declaring Results.|Section 17-12-21 - Certificates of Election to Members of Congress and Legislators.

Section 17-12-21Certificates of election to members of Congress and legislators. The Secretary of State shall, within 10 days after receiving the returns of election from the judge of probate of each county, furnish, from a count of the actual vote cast, as the same appears by the returns certified to him or her, certificates of election to members of the Legislature and to members of Congress. (Code 1876, §294; Code 1886, §393; Code 1896, §1650; Code 1907, §426; Code 1923, §516; Code 1940, T. 17, §205; §17-14-24; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §56.)
AL Code § 17-12-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 12 - Canvassing Returns/declaring Results.|Section 17-12-22 - Results of Election of State Officers; Resolution of Tie Votes.

Section 17-12-22Results of election of state officers; resolution of tie votes. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall, within the first five days of the session of the Legislature, in the presence of a majority of the members of the Legislature, open the returns furnished under Section 17-12-19, ascertain and proclaim the result of such election, after which such returns shall be filed and kept in the office of the Secretary of State, subject to the inspection of any elector of the state. The person having the highest number of votes for either of the offices shall be declared duly elected; but if two or more shall have an equal and the highest number of votes for the same office, the Legislature, by joint vote, without delay, shall choose one of the persons for the office. The duty of the speaker and of the joint conventions, under this section, shall be purely ministerial. (Code 1876, §295; Code 1886, §394; Code 1896, §1651; Code 1907, §427; Code 1923, §517; Code 1940, T. 17, §206; §17-14-25; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §56.)
AL Code § 17-12-23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 12 - Canvassing Returns/declaring Results.|Section 17-12-23 - How Tie Vote Decided.

Section 17-12-23How tie vote decided. In all elections where there is a tie between the two highest candidates for the same office, for all county or precinct offices, it shall be decided by lot by the sheriff of the county in the presence of the candidates; and in the case of the office of circuit judge, senator, representative, or any state officer not otherwise provided for, the Secretary of State shall, in the presence of the Governor, and such other electors as may choose to be present, decide the tie by lot. (Code 1876, §297; Code 1886, §395; Code 1896, §1652; Code 1907, §428; Code 1923, §518; Code 1940, T. 17, §3; §17-1-3; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §56.)
AL Code § 17-12-24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 12 - Canvassing Returns/declaring Results.|Section 17-12-24 - Penalty for Failure to Make Returns.

Section 17-12-24Penalty for failure to make returns. If any officer required to make returns of any election to the Secretary of State or to the Speaker of the House of Representatives fails to make such returns within the time prescribed, he or she forfeits to the state five hundred dollars ($500), recoverable by motion to be made by the district attorney of the proper circuit, in the name of the state in the circuit court of the county of such officer required to make the returns, upon three days' notice of such motion; and the certificate of the Secretary of State or of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, setting forth that such return has not been received is presumptive evidence of the failure of such officer to make such return. (Code 1852, §357; Code 1867, §406; Code 1876, §3372; Code 1886, §448; Code 1896, §1665; Code 1907, §433; Code 1923, §523; Code 1940, T. 17, §207; §17-14-26; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §56.)
AL Code § 17-12-25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 12 - Canvassing Returns/declaring Results.|Section 17-12-25 - Notice of Failure to Make Return.

Section 17-12-25Notice of failure to make return. Whenever the return of any officer, required to be made to the Secretary of State or to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, is not received within the time prescribed, the Secretary of State or Speaker of the House of Representatives must give notice thereof to the district attorney of the proper circuit and furnish the district attorney with the certificate specified in Section 17-12-24. (Code 1852, §358; Code 1867, §407; Code 1876, §3373; Code 1886, §449; Code 1896, §1666; Code 1907, §434; Code 1923, §524; Code 1940, T. 17, §208; §17-14-27; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §56.)
AL Code § 17-15-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 15 - Special Elections.|Section 17-15-1 - When and for What Offices Held.

Section 17-15-1When and for what offices held. Special elections are to be held in the following cases:  (1) When a vacancy occurs in the office of senator or representative in the Legislature, when the Legislature will be in session prior to the next general election for that office. (2) When a vacancy occurs in the office of representative in the Congress of the United States, by which the state may be deprived of its full representation at any time Congress will be in session prior to the next general election for that office. (3) Whenever any general or special election for members of the Legislature or for representatives in Congress is not held. (4) When any vacancy occurs in any state or county office filled by election of the people not otherwise provided for by the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, or laws of this state. (5) In such other cases as are or may be provided for by law.  (Code 1876, §249; Code 1886, §359; Code 1896, §1598; Code 1907, §439; Code 1923, §529; Code 1940, T. 17, §215; §17-18-1; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §76.)
AL Code § 17-15-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 15 - Special Elections.|Section 17-15-2 - Day for Holding Special Elections.

Section 17-15-2Day for holding special elections. All special elections shall be held on such day as the Governor may direct. (Code 1876, §250; Code 1886, §360; Code 1896, §1599; Code 1907, §440; Code 1923, §530; Code 1940, T. 17, §217; §17-18-2; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §76.)
AL Code § 17-15-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 15 - Special Elections.|Section 17-15-3 - Special Elections Ordered by Governor.

Section 17-15-3Special elections ordered by Governor. All special elections provided for by this chapter are to be ordered by the Governor, who must issue writs of election, directed to the judge of probate of the counties in which such election is required to be held and must specify therein the district or county in which, and the day on which, such election is to be held; the cause and object of the same; the name of the person in whose office the vacancy has occurred and, in all cases in which a special election is directed in a district composed of more than one county, such election must be directed to be held on the same day in each county. (Code 1852, §191; Code 1867, §233; Code 1876, §266; Code 1886, §361; Code 1896, §1600; Code 1907, §441; Code 1923, §531; Code 1940, T. 17, §217; §17-18-3; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §76.)
AL Code § 17-15-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 15 - Special Elections.|Section 17-15-4 - Proclamation of Election for Congress or State Officers.

Section 17-15-4Proclamation of election for Congress or state officers. The Governor must give notice of any special election for representatives in Congress, or state officers, by proclamation. (Code 1876, §267; Code 1886, §362; Code 1896, §1601; Code 1907, §442; Code 1923, §532; Code 1940, T. 17, §218; §17-18-4; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §76.)
AL Code § 17-15-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 15 - Special Elections.|Section 17-15-5 - Judge of Probate to Give Notice of Elections in County.

Section 17-15-5Judge of probate to give notice of elections in county. Whenever the judge of probate of any county receives a writ of election directing a special election to be held or receives notice of a special election for representatives in Congress or for any state or county officers, such judge of probate must immediately give notice by proclamation of the time, place, and object of such election as provided by law. (Code 1876, §§268, 4279; Code 1886, §§363, 4178; Code 1896, §§1602, 4685; Code 1907, §§443, 6782; Code 1923, §§533, 3900; Code 1940, T. 17, §§219, 296; §17-18-5; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §76.)
AL Code § 17-15-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 15 - Special Elections.|Section 17-15-6 - Notification of Sheriff and Clerk of Circuit Court.

Section 17-15-6Notification of sheriff and clerk of circuit court. When any special election is ordered by the Governor, the judge of probate of the counties in which such election is to be held must, within three days after receiving notice thereof, notify the sheriff and clerk of the circuit court of their respective counties of such special election. (Code 1876, §§269, 4281; Code 1886, §§364, 4180; Code 1896, §§1603, 4687; Code 1907, §§444, 6784; Code 1923, §§534, 3902; Code 1940, T. 17, §§220, 298; §17-18-6; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §76.)
AL Code § 17-15-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 15 - Special Elections.|Section 17-15-7 - How Conducted and Certificates Given.

Section 17-15-7How conducted and certificates given. Special elections are to be held and conducted, the returns thereof made and certificates given, and, unless otherwise expressly provided, regulated in all respects by the provisions in relation to general elections. (Code 1876, §270; Code 1886, §365; Code 1896, §1604; Code 1907, §445; Code 1923, §535; Code 1940, T. 17, §221; §17-18-7; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §76.)
AL Code § 17-17-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 17 - Election Offenses.|Section 17-17-1 - Arrest of Electors Attending, Going To, or Returning From Elections.

Section 17-17-1Arrest of electors attending, going to, or returning from elections. An elector must not be arrested during attendance at elections, or while going to or returning therefrom, except for treason, felony, or breach of the peace or for a violation on that day of any of the provisions of the election law. For such breach of the peace the sheriff or the sheriff's deputy may arrest without process and commit to jail until the offender shall give bond with good and sufficient sureties, to be approved by the sheriff, for appearance at the next session of the circuit court to answer any indictment which may be found against the offender. (Code 1876, §282; Code 1886, §378; Code 1896, §1634; Code 1907, §298; Code 1923, §369; Code 1940, T. 17, §20; §17-1-6; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §85.)
AL Code § 17-17-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 17 - Election Offenses.|Section 17-17-2 - Duty of Sheriff to Preserve Order at Elections.

Section 17-17-2Duty of sheriff to preserve order at elections. Any sheriff or deputy who wilfully or corruptly fails to perform any duty imposed by Section 17-9-1 shall be guilty, upon conviction, of a Class C felony, and, upon conviction, the office of such sheriff is thereby vacated. (Code 1876, §§281, 4282; Code 1886, §§377, 4181; Code 1896, §§1633, 4688; Code 1907, §§412, 6785; Code 1923, §§502, 3903; Code 1940, T. 17, §§2, 299; §17-1-2; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §85.)
AL Code § 17-17-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 17 - Election Offenses.|Section 17-17-3 - Neglect of Duties by Election Official.

Section 17-17-3Neglect of duties by election official. Any election official who wilfully and knowingly neglects, fails, or refuses to perform any of the duties prescribed in this title, shall be guilty, upon conviction, of a Class C misdemeanor. No person shall be deemed an election official until the person takes an oath to well and truly discharge the duties of such office, to the best of his or her ability, or until he or she shall have performed some of the duties pertaining to such office. The failure or refusal of any person to accept office or to discharge and perform the duties of such office at any time after appointment thereto and prior to taking the oath of such office shall not be deemed a violation of this section. (Code 1896, §4683; Code 1907, §6811; Code 1923, §3929; Code 1940, T. 17, §324; §17-1-5; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §85.)
AL Code § 17-17-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 17 - Election Offenses.|Section 17-17-4 - Improper Use of Official Authority or Position for Political Activities.

Section 17-17-4Improper use of official authority or position for political activities. Any person who attempts to use his or her official authority or position for the purpose of influencing the vote or political action of any person shall be guilty, upon conviction, of a Class C felony. (Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §86.)
AL Code § 17-17-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 17 - Election Offenses.|Section 17-17-6 - Penalty for Failure to Purge Disqualified Electors.

Section 17-17-6Penalty for failure to purge disqualified electors. Any member of the board of registrars who neglects or willfully refuses to perform the duties imposed by Section 17-4-3 shall be guilty, upon conviction, of a Class B misdemeanor. (Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §86.)
AL Code § 17-17-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 17 - Election Offenses.|Section 17-17-7 - Officers Not to Compare Poll List With Ballot.

Section 17-17-7Officers not to compare poll list with ballot. Any inspector, clerk, watcher, or chair of an executive committee who compares the number on the poll list with the number of the ballot of any voter for the purpose of ascertaining how any voter voted, except in case of contest, shall be guilty, upon conviction, of a Class C misdemeanor. (Code 1907, §6821; Code 1923, §3944; Code 1940, T. 17, §398; §17-16-49; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §87.)
AL Code § 17-17-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 17 - Election Offenses.|Section 17-17-8 - Penalties for Making False Statements to Board, Etc.

Section 17-17-8Penalties for making false statements to board, etc. Any person who willfully makes a false statement to the board of registrars, or any duly authorized person, in reidentifying himself or herself as a qualified elector in the manner provided in Chapter 4 shall be guilty, upon conviction, of a Class A misdemeanor.  (Acts 1984, No. 84-389, p. 896, §12; §17-4-191; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §87.)
AL Code § 17-17-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 17 - Election Offenses.|Section 17-17-9 - Penalties for Violating the National Registration Act and the Help America Vote Act of 2002.

Section 17-17-9Penalties for violating the National Registration Act and the Help America Vote Act of 2002. Any person who violates Article 3 of Chapter 4 shall be guilty, upon conviction, of a Class C misdemeanor.  (Acts 1994, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 94-826, p. 158, §10; §17-4-256; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §87.)
AL Code § 17-17-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 17 - Election Offenses.|Section 17-17-10 - Notice of Ineligibility for Appointing Board; Serving on Board When Ineligible.

Section 17-17-10Notice of ineligibility for appointing board; serving on board when ineligible. Any judge of probate who shall fail to certify to the clerk of the circuit court the fact of the candidacy of the judge of probate, the clerk of the circuit court, or the sheriff, thus rendering them ineligible to serve as members of the appointing board of election managers, in the manner and time he or she is required to so certify such fact under the election laws of this state, shall be guilty , upon conviction, of a violation. Any judge of probate, sheriff, or circuit clerk who shall act as a member of the appointing board of election managers while a candidate for public office, shall be guilty, upon conviction, of a violation (Code 1907, §§349, 6812, 6813; Code 1923, §§439, 3930, 3931; Code 1940, T. 17, §§122, 325, 326; §17-6-3; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §87.)
AL Code § 17-17-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 17 - Election Offenses.|Section 17-17-11 - Failure of Inspector or Clerk to Attend Election.

Section 17-17-11Failure of inspector or clerk to attend election. Any inspector or clerk appointed by the county appointing board who fails to attend an election without a lawful excuse shall be guilty, upon conviction, of a violation. (Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §88.)
AL Code § 17-17-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 17 - Election Offenses.|Section 17-17-12 - Consumption of Intoxicating Liquors During Election.

Section 17-17-12Consumption of intoxicating liquors during election. Any election official or watcher who drinks any intoxicating liquor while any election is being held, shall be guilty, upon conviction, of a violation. (Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §88.)
AL Code § 17-17-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 17 - Election Offenses.|Section 17-17-13 - Suppressing Nomination.

Section 17-17-13Suppressing nomination. Any person who suppresses any nomination which has been duly filed pursuant to Section 17-9-3, shall be guilty, upon conviction, of a Class C felony.  (Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §88.)