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AL Code § 17-11-18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 11 - Absentee Voting.|Article 1|Section 17-11-18 - Time Requirements for Receipt of Absentee Ballots.

Section 17-11-18Time requirements for receipt of absentee ballots. (a) No absentee ballot shall be opened or counted if received by the absentee election manager by mail, unless received by mail no later than noon on the day of election, or, if received by the absentee election manager by hand delivery, unless so delivered by the voter or medical emergency designee to the absentee election manager not later than the close of the last business day next preceding the election or, if delivered by the medical emergency designee, by noon on the day of the election. (b) The above provision does not apply in the case of individuals voting absentee pursuant to the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA), 52 U.S.C. §§ 20301-20311, when those individuals are voting in a primary, second primary, general, or special election for a federal, state, or county office or proposed constitutional amendment or other referenda. In the case of UOCAVA voters voting absentee in a primary, second primary, general, or special election for a federal, state, or county office or proposed constitutional amendment or other referenda, no absentee ballot shall be opened or counted, if received by the absentee election manager by mail, unless postmarked as of the day of the primary, second primary, general, or special election and received by mail no later than noon seven days after the primary, second primary, general, or special election. (Acts 1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 96-885, p. 1699, §9; Act 2003-313, p. 733, §2; Act 2006-354, p. 937, §1; §17-10-23; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §52; Act 2014-6, p. 21, §1; Act 2019-507, §1; Act 2021-364, §1.)
AL Code § 17-11-19 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 11 - Absentee Voting.|Article 1|Section 17-11-19 - Statements Required From Persons or Entities Supplying Election Materials; Return of Unused Election Materials.

Section 17-11-19Statements required from persons or entities supplying election materials; return of unused election materials. Each person, firm, or entity supplying to any county or municipality any absentee affidavit envelopes, absentee ballots, or other absentee election materials in connection with any primary, general, special, or municipal election shall, at the time of the shipment or delivery of the same, provide to the county or municipality, and to the Secretary of State, an itemized and signed statement showing a description and the quantity of each item so shipped or delivered. Upon the conclusion of the election, the absentee election manager shall return all unused absentee election materials to the sheriff of the respective county along with an itemized, signed statement showing the description and quantity of each item of absentee election material not utilized by the county or municipality in the election then concluded, and the unused absentee election materials shall be maintained for the period of time prescribed by applicable law and, in no event, less than 18 months. (Acts 1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 96-885, p. 1699, §10; §17-10-24; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §52; Act 2019-507, §1.)
AL Code § 17-11-40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 11 - Absentee Voting.|Article 2 - Overseas Absentee Voting.|Section 17-11-40 - Definitions.

Section 17-11-40Definitions.  For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) COMMITTEE. The Alabama Electronic Overseas Voting Advisory Committee. (2) OVERSEAS VOTER. Includes all of the following: a. A member of the uniformed services while in the active service, or an eligible spouse or dependent of such a member, who is a permanent resident of the state and is temporarily residing outside of the territorial limits of the United States and the District of Columbia, who is qualified and registered to vote as provided by law. b. A member of the Merchant Marine of the United States, or an eligible spouse or dependent of such a member, who is a permanent resident of the state and is temporarily residing outside of the territorial limits of the United States and the District of Columbia, who is qualified and registered to vote as provided by law. c. Any other citizen of the United States who is a permanent resident of the state and is temporarily residing outside of the territorial limits of the United States and the District of Columbia, who is qualified and registered to vote as provided by law. (Act 2011-619, p. 1417, §1.)
AL Code § 17-11-41 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 11 - Absentee Voting.|Article 2 - Overseas Absentee Voting.|Section 17-11-41 - Alabama Electronic Overseas Voting Advisory Committee.

Section 17-11-41Alabama Electronic Overseas Voting Advisory Committee. (a) The Alabama Electronic Overseas Voting Advisory Committee is created to determine whether secure electronic means may be established for conducting absentee voting for overseas voters and to advise and assist the office of the Secretary of State in the establishment, testing, and implementation of absentee overseas balloting by secure electronic means. (b) The membership of the committee shall include all of the following: (1) The Secretary of State as chair. (2) A representative of the Alabama Sheriff's Association appointed by that association. (3) A representative of the Alabama Probate Judge's Association appointed by that association. (4) A representative of the Alabama Circuit Clerks Association appointed by that association. (5) A representative of the Alabama National Guard appointed by the Adjutant General. (6) The Chair of the Senate Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections Committee. (7) The Chair of the House Constitution and Elections Committee. (8) A representative of the county boards of registrars appointed by the Secretary of State. (9) A representative of the Association of County Commissions of Alabama appointed by that association. (10) One person appointed by the Governor. (11) One person appointed by the Attorney General. (12) The Director of the Alabama State Department of Veterans Affairs. (13) The Executive Director of the Veterans of Foreign Wars for the State of Alabama. (c) The membership of the committee shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. The committee shall annually report to the Legislature by the second legislative day of each regular session the extent to which the committee has complied with the diversity provisions provided for in this article. Members of the committee shall be appointed July 9, 2011, and shall serve without compensation but shall be eligible for reimbursement for necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties. (d) The chair of the committee shall convene an organizational meeting of the committee by July 24, 2011. (e) For the purposes of this committee, eight members present at a meeting shall constitute a quorum. (Act 2011-619, p. 1417, §2.)
AL Code § 17-11-43 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 11 - Absentee Voting.|Article 2 - Overseas Absentee Voting.|Section 17-11-43 - Request for Overseas Ballot.

Section 17-11-43Request for overseas ballot. (a) In determining the requirements for a request for an overseas absentee ballot, the committee and the Secretary of State shall consider including the following information: (1) The name of the voter requesting the ballot. (2) The legal Alabama residence of the voter. (3) The date of birth of the voter. (4) One of the following: a. An APO/FPO or other deliverable overseas address, if the overseas voter requests that the ballot be mailed. b. A facsimile machine number where return information shall be received, if the overseas voter requests that the ballot be faxed. If the voter requests facsimile transmission, his or her signature is also required. c. An electronic mail address, if the overseas voter requests that the ballot be transmitted pursuant to electronic mail. d. A signed application for an electronic ballot if the overseas voter requests that the ballot be transmitted or accessed by other secure electronic means approved by rule of the Secretary of State. (b) A request for a ballot to be faxed to an overseas voter shall remain valid for 12 months, unless a shorter length of time is requested by the overseas voter. (c) The absentee election manager and the staff of the absentee election manager shall ensure the confidentiality of all voted ballots, including voted ballots received by facsimile. (Act 2011-619, p. 1417, §4.)
AL Code § 17-11-43.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 11 - Absentee Voting.|Article 2 - Overseas Absentee Voting.|Section 17-11-43.1 - Use of Federal Write-in Absentee Ballots by Overseas Voters.

Section 17-11-43.1Use of federal write-in absentee ballots by overseas voters. A person who votes by absentee ballot pursuant to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 42 U.S.C. 1973ff, may use a federal write-in absentee ballot as provided in 42 U.S.C. 1973ff-2 for casting his or her vote in any primary, primary runoff, general, or special election for federal, state, or county office or proposed constitutional amendment or other referenda. The Secretary of State may promulgate rules in accordance with the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act to implement this section. (Act 2014-6, p. 21, §2.)
AL Code § 17-11-44 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 11 - Absentee Voting.|Article 2 - Overseas Absentee Voting.|Section 17-11-44 - Receipt of Request.

Section 17-11-44Receipt of request. In determining the requirements for receipt of a request for an overseas absentee ballot, the committee and the Secretary of State shall consider verification by the absentee election manager of the information provided, a determination that the overseas voter is qualified and registered to vote in the election, and the provision of: (1) An absentee ballot. (2) Instructions for voting. (3) Instructions for returning the voted ballot. (4) An overseas voter certificate. (Act 2011-619, p. 1417, §5.)
AL Code § 17-11-45 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 11 - Absentee Voting.|Article 2 - Overseas Absentee Voting.|Section 17-11-45 - Procedudre for Return of Voted Ballot.

Section 17-11-45Procedudre for return of voted ballot.  The committee and the Secretary of State shall determine the procedures whereby an overseas voter may return a voted ballot. (Act 2011-619, p. 1417, §6.)
AL Code § 17-11-46 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 11 - Absentee Voting.|Article 2 - Overseas Absentee Voting.|Section 17-11-46 - Overseas Voter Certificate.

Section 17-11-46Overseas voter certificate. In determining the requirements for an overseas voter certificate, the committee and the Secretary of State shall consider including information including the following: "OVERSEAS VOTER CERTIFICATE "I, ______________ (print name), swear or affirm, under penalty of perjury, that: "1. I am a member of the uniformed services or Merchant Marine on active duty temporarily residing outside the United States; or the eligible spouse or dependent of such a member temporarily residing outside the United States; or a United States citizen temporarily residing outside the United States; and "2. I am a United States citizen, at least 18 years of age, as of the date of the applicable election, and eligible to vote in the requested jurisdiction; and "3. I have not been convicted of a disqualifying felony or been adjudicated mentally incompetent or, if I have, my voting rights have been reinstated; and "4. I am not registering, requesting a ballot, or voting in any other jurisdiction in the United States, except the jurisdiction cited in this voting form. "In voting, I have marked and sealed my ballot in private and have not allowed any person to observe my marking of the ballot, except for those authorized to assist overseas voters under state or federal law. I have not been influenced in marking my ballot. My signature and date below indicate when I completed this certificate. The information on this form is true, accurate, and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that a material misstatement of fact in completion of this document may constitute grounds for a conviction for perjury. "Signed: ________________ Date: _____" (Act 2011-619, p. 1417, §7.)
AL Code § 17-11-48 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 11 - Absentee Voting.|Article 2 - Overseas Absentee Voting.|Section 17-11-48 - Processing of Voted Absentee Ballots.

Section 17-11-48Processing of voted absentee ballots. The committee and the Secretary of State shall determine the procedures to be followed for the processing of voted absentee ballots received from eligible overseas voters. (Act 2011-619, p. 1417, §9.)
AL Code § 17-11-49 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 11 - Absentee Voting.|Article 2 - Overseas Absentee Voting.|Section 17-11-49 - Witnessing or Notarization of Absentee Ballots.

Section 17-11-49Witnessing or notarization of absentee ballots. (a) The Secretary of State is granted authority to adopt requirements related to witnessing or notarization of absentee ballots, voter identification, candidate qualifying, and ballot access procedures, ballot printing, and the application process for absentee balloting in elections for federal, state, county, and municipal offices and constitutional amendments and other referenda to comply with federal law. (b) The Secretary of State is authorized to extend the deadline for receiving, processing, and counting absentee ballots if absentee ballots are transmitted to qualified absentee voters less than the minimum number of days prior to an election as required by federal law. Absentee election officials utilized for the processing and counting of absentee ballots pursuant to this section shall be appointed in the manner prescribed in Section 17-11-11, and compensated as provided in Section 17-8-12. (Act 2011-619, p. 1417, §10.)
AL Code § 17-11-50 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 11 - Absentee Voting.|Article 2 - Overseas Absentee Voting.|Section 17-11-50 - Emergency Procedures and Rules.

Section 17-11-50Emergency procedures and rules.  (a) If a national or local emergency or other situation arises that makes substantial compliance with this article impossible or unreasonable, such as a natural disaster or an armed conflict involving the Armed Forces of the United States, or mobilization of those forces including state National Guard and state reserve components, the Secretary of State may prescribe, by emergency orders or rules, any special procedures or requirements necessary to facilitate absentee voting by those directly affected uniformed services or overseas voters who are eligible to vote in this state. (b) The Secretary of State shall adopt emergency rules under this section pursuant to the emergency rule requirements of Section 41-22-5(b). (Act 2011-619, p. 1417, §11.)
AL Code § 17-11-51 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 11 - Absentee Voting.|Article 2 - Overseas Absentee Voting.|Section 17-11-51 - Funding.

Section 17-11-51Funding.  Notwithstanding any other laws to the contrary, all expenses and costs incurred by the state or any county commission in carrying out the responsibilities and duties required in this article shall be paid by the State of Alabama. All costs associated with this article shall be drawn from funds made available to the Secretary of State under state and federal law to pay all such expenses and costs in all counties regardless of whether a state elective office or referendum appears on the ballot in a particular county. (Act 2011-619, p. 1417, §12.)
AL Code § 17-13-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 13 - Primary Elections.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 17-13-1 - "Primary Election" Defined.

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.)
AL Code § 17-13-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 13 - Primary Elections.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 17-13-2 - Applicability of Chapter; Applicability of General Election Laws to Primary Elections.

Section 17-13-2Applicability of chapter; applicability of general election laws to primary elections. All primary elections held by any political party in this state for the nomination of any state, national, district, circuit, county, or municipal officer shall be held and conducted under the provisions of this chapter and, except as herein modified, shall be held and conducted in the same manner and form, under the same requirements and subject to the same forfeitures, penalties, and punishments as are now or shall hereafter be provided by law for the holding of regular state elections, but nothing herein contained shall make it obligatory upon any political party or parties to hold a primary election. (Acts 1975, No. 1196, p. 2349, §4; §17-16-4; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §59.)
AL Code § 17-13-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 13 - Primary Elections.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 17-13-3 - Time and Place for Holding Primary Elections.

Section 17-13-3Time and place for holding primary elections. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (d), primary elections held at the expense of the state or counties shall be held on the fourth Tuesday in May. When necessary, as provided in this chapter, a second or runoff primary election shall be held on the fourth Tuesday following the primary election. Any second primary shall be held by the same election officers who held the first primary election, and be held at the same places as the first primary election. No primary election shall be held by any political party except as provided in this subsection. Primary elections shall be held at the regular polling places established for the purpose of holding general elections. (b) In years in which a presidential primary is conducted, the primary election shall be the first Tuesday in March. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any year in which the primary election is held in March and the primary election is held in conjunction with the presidential preference primary election, as provided in this section and Section 17-13-100, any reference in any existing statutes to a primary election being held in June or May shall be construed to refer to the primary election in March. (d) Special primary elections, held at the expense of the state or counties, shall be held following the issuance of a proclamation by the Governor or as otherwise provided by law. When necessary, as provided in this chapter, a second or runoff special primary election shall be held on the fourth Tuesday following the special primary election. Any second special primary election shall be held by the same election officers who held the first special primary election, and be held at the same places as the first special primary election. No special primary election shall be held by any political party, except as provided in this subsection. Special primary elections shall be held at the regular polling places established for the purpose of holding general elections. (Acts 1975, No. 1196, p. 2349, §5; Acts 1977, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 69, p. 1493, §1; Acts 1978, No. 691, p. 994, §16; Acts 1979, No. 79-800, p. 1463, §1; Acts 1985, No. 85-389, p. 344; Acts 1990, No. 90-699, p. 1359, §1; Act 2006-354, p. 937, §1; Act 2006-634, p. 1731, §1; §17-16-6; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §59; repealed by Act 2007-461, p. 965, §1; added by Act 2007-461, p. 965, §2; Act 2011-566, p. 1142, §§1, 2; Act 2015-239, p. 699, §1; Act 2019-318, §1; Act 2021-164, §1.)
AL Code § 17-13-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 13 - Primary Elections.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 17-13-4 - Payment of Compensation of Officers and Other Expenses of Elections.

Section 17-13-4Payment of compensation of officers and other expenses of elections. The compensation of officers and other expenses of any and all primary elections, general or special, held under the provisions of this chapter, shall be paid in the same manner and to the same extent as is or may be provided by law for the payment of the expenses and officers of general elections held under the general election laws of Alabama and shall be paid out of the county treasury in the same manner. (Acts 1975, No. 1196, p. 2349, §9; §17-16-10; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §59.)
AL Code § 17-13-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 13 - Primary Elections.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 17-13-5 - Filing of Declaration of Candidacy; Certification of Names of Candidates; Preparation of Ballots; Unopposed Candidates.

Section 17-13-5Filing 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 chair shall, not later than 5:00 P.M. 82 days prior to the date of the primary election, certify to the judge of probate the names of all candidates for nomination to county offices or election to county party offices. The Secretary of State shall, not less than 74 days prior to the date of the primary election, certify to the judge of probate of every county in which the election is to be held the names of the opposed candidates for nomination to federal, state, circuit, or district offices, the state Senate, House of Representatives, and all other opposed candidates to public or party office, except candidates for county offices. (c) The judge of probate of each county shall have the ballots prepared for the primary election. If a legally qualified candidate for nomination to an office is unopposed when the last date for filing declarations of candidacy has passed, his or her name shall not appear on the ballots to be used in the primary election, and he or she shall be the nominee of the party with which he or she has qualified for the office. If a legally qualified candidate for election to a party office is unopposed when the last date for filing declarations of candidacy has passed, his or her name shall not appear on the ballots to be used in the primary election, and he or she shall be declared elected to the party office for which he or she qualified. (Acts 1975, No. 1196, p. 2349, §10; Acts 1977, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 69, p. 1493, §1; Acts 1986, No. 86-428, p. 791, §6; Acts 1992, No. 92-152, p. 262, §1; §17-16-11; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §59; Act 2014-6, p. 21, §1.)