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2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 14 - General Elections. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 17-14-11 - United States Senators.

Section 17-14-11
United States Senators.
At the general election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 2008, and each six years thereafter, a senator of and from the State of Alabama in the Senate of the United States shall be elected by the people for a term of six years, beginning on the third day of January next after the election. At the general election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 2010, and every six years thereafter, a senator of and from the State of Alabama in the Senate of the United States shall be elected by the people for a term of six years, beginning on the third day of January next after the election.
(Acts 1915, No. 410, p. 364; Code 1923, §424; Code 1940, T. 17, §76; Acts 1942, Ex. Sess., No. 3, p. 10; §17-2-11; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §70.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 14 - General Elections. › Article 2 - Elections for Presidential and Vice Presidential Electors. › Section 17-14-30 - Number of Presidential Electors.

Section 17-14-30
Number of presidential electors.
On the day prescribed in Section 17-14-10, there are to be elected, in the manner provided in this chapter, a number of electors for President and Vice President of the United States equal to the number of senators and representatives in Congress to which this state is entitled at the time of such election.
(Code 1852, §339; Code 1867, §388; Code 1876, §342; Code 1886, §435; Code 1896, §1653; Code 1907, §446; Code 1923, §536; Code 1940, T. 17, §222; §17-19-1; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §72.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 14 - General Elections. › Article 2 - Elections for Presidential and Vice Presidential Electors. › Section 17-14-31 - Certification of Names of Candidates; Nominating Petitions; Names of Electors; Statement of Electors.

Section 17-14-31
Certification of names of candidates; nominating petitions; names of electors; statement of electors.
(a) When presidential electors are to be chosen, the Secretary of State of Alabama shall certify to the judges of probate of the several counties the names of all candidates for President and Vice President who are nominated by any national convention or other like assembly of any political party or by written petition signed by at least 5,000 qualified voters of this state.
(b) The certificate of nomination by a political party convention must be signed by the presiding officer and secretary of the convention and by the chair of the state executive or central committee of the political party making the nomination. Any nominating petition, to be valid, must contain the signatures as well as the addresses of the petitioners. Such certificates and petitions must be filed in the office of the Secretary of State no later than the 82nd day next preceding the day fixed for the election.
(c) Each certificate of nomination and nominating petition must be accompanied by a list of the names and addresses of persons, who shall be qualified voters of this state, equal in number to the number of presidential electors to be chosen. Each person so listed shall execute the following statement which shall be attached to the certificate or petition when the same is filed with the Secretary of State: "I do hereby consent and do hereby agree to serve as elector for President and Vice President of the United States, if elected to that position, and do hereby agree that, if so elected, I shall cast my ballot as such elector for _____ for President and _____ for Vice President of the United States" (inserting in the blank spaces the respective names of the persons named as nominees for the respective offices in the certificate to which this statement is attached).
(Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 138, p. 370, §2; Act 2003-311, p. 731, §1; §17-19-2; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §72.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 14 - General Elections. › Article 2 - Elections for Presidential and Vice Presidential Electors. › Section 17-14-32 - Names on Ballots; Vote for Candidate Counted as Vote for Designated Electors.

Section 17-14-32
Names on ballots; vote for candidate counted as vote for designated electors.
The names of all candidates for President and Vice President who are nominated as provided in this chapter shall be printed on the official ballots under the emblem of their respective political parties, as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of Alabama. The names of the electors of the candidates for President and Vice President shall not be printed upon the ballots. A vote for a candidate for President or Vice President shall be counted as a vote for the electors of the political party or independent body by which such candidates were named, as listed on the certificate of nomination or nominating petition.
(Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 138, p. 370, §3; §17-19-3; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §72.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 14 - General Elections. › Article 2 - Elections for Presidential and Vice Presidential Electors. › Section 17-14-33 - Making Returns to Secretary of State.

Section 17-14-33
Making returns to Secretary of State.
In all elections for electors for President and Vice President, the canvassing board of each county must, within five days after making the statement of the county vote by precincts, return the result of the same to the Secretary of State.
(Code 1876, §343; Code 1886, §436; Code 1896, §1654; Code 1907, §447; Code 1923, §537; Code 1940, T. 17, §223; Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-908, p. 482, §5; §17-19-4; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §72.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 14 - General Elections. › Article 2 - Elections for Presidential and Vice Presidential Electors. › Section 17-14-34 - Governor to Estimate Returns and Give Notice of Election.

Section 17-14-34
Governor to estimate returns and give notice of election.
Within 15 days after the time for making the returns, the Governor, in the presence of the Secretary of State and Attorney General, or either of them in the absence of the other, must certify the returns, ascertain which electors are elected, and notify them by proclamation.
(Code 1876, §344; Code 1886, §437; Code 1896, §1655; Code 1907, §448; Code 1923, §538; Code 1940, T. 17, §224; §17-19-5; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §72.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 14 - General Elections. › Article 2 - Elections for Presidential and Vice Presidential Electors. › Section 17-14-35 - Tie Vote.

Section 17-14-35
Tie vote.
If, at the time of making the certification under Section 17-14-34, it is found that an election of the number of electors to which the state is entitled is not made by reason of two or more candidates having received an equal number of votes, the Governor must forthwith decide between those having an equal number of votes.
(Code 1852, §342; Code 1867, §391; Code 1876, §345; Code 1886, §438; Code 1896, §1656; Code 1907, §449; Code 1923, §539; Code 1940, T. 17, §225; §17-19-6; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §72.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 14 - General Elections. › Article 2 - Elections for Presidential and Vice Presidential Electors. › Section 17-14-36 - Electoral Meeting; Filling of Vacancies.

Section 17-14-36
Electoral meeting; filling of vacancies.
The electors of President and Vice President are to assemble at the office of the Secretary of State, at the seat of government at 12:00 noon on the second Tuesday in December next after their election, or at that hour on such other day as may be fixed by Congress, to elect such President and Vice President, and those of them present at that hour must at once proceed by ballot and plurality of votes to supply the places of those who fail to attend on that day and hour.
(Code 1852, §345; Code 1867, §394; Code 1876, §346; Code 1886, §439; Code 1896, §1657; Code 1907, §450; Code 1923, §540; Acts 1935, No. 425, p. 895; Code 1940, T. 17, §226; Acts 1945, No. 386, p. 605; Acts 1951, No. 557, p. 973; §17-19-7; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §72.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 14 - General Elections. › Article 2 - Elections for Presidential and Vice Presidential Electors. › Section 17-14-37 - Compensation of Electors.

Section 17-14-37
Compensation of electors.
Each elector for President and Vice President shall receive eight dollars ($8) for each day he or she necessarily attends at the seat of government, and twenty cents ($.20) for every mile traveled to and from the same, to be estimated in the same manner as is provided by law in relation to members of the Legislature from his or her county, to be paid, on oath of such elector, by warrant on the Treasurer.
(Code 1876, §347; Code 1886, §440; Code 1896, §1658; Code 1907, §451; Code 1923, §541; Code 1940, T. 17, §227; §17-19-8; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §72.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 14 - General Elections. › Article 3 - Amendments to the Constitution. › Section 17-14-50 - Counting and Returning Vote on Constitutional Amendment.

Section 17-14-50
Counting and returning vote on constitutional amendment.
The vote on an amendment proposed to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, shall be counted and return made thereof as the vote for members of the Legislature is counted and returned, the amendments, if more than one, being designated by substantially the language used to designate them on the official ballot.
(Code 1852, §352; Code 1867, §401; Code 1876, §352; Code 1886, §445; Code 1896, §1662; Code 1907, §436; Code 1923, §526; Code 1940, T. 17, §210; §17-17-1; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §74.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 14 - General Elections. › Article 3 - Amendments to the Constitution. › Section 17-14-51 - Returns Made to Secretary of State.

Section 17-14-51
Returns made to Secretary of State.
The canvassing board shall ascertain the number of votes given in their respective counties for and against the proposed amendment when ascertaining the vote given for officers; the canvassing board of such county shall thereupon make returns of such vote, by precincts, to the Secretary of State immediately, together with a certificate, prepared from the poll lists of the total number of qualified electors in the county who voted at such election.
(Code 1852, §354; Code 1867, §403; Code 1876, §354; Code 1886, §446; Code 1896, §1663; Code 1907, §437; Code 1923, §527; Code 1940, T. 17, §211; Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-908, p. 482, §4; §17-17-2; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §74.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 14 - General Elections. › Article 3 - Amendments to the Constitution. › Section 17-14-52 - Returns Counted; Result Proclaimed.

Section 17-14-52
Returns counted; result proclaimed.
The Secretary of State, in the presence of the Governor and Attorney General, or one of them, shall open certificates received pursuant to Section 17-14-51 and therefrom ascertain whether a majority of all the qualified electors of the state who voted at such election voted in favor of such amendment or amendments; and the result of the election shall be made known by proclamation of the Governor.
(Code 1886, §447; Code 1896, §1664; Code 1907, §438; Code 1923, §528; Code 1940, T. 17, §212; §17-17-3; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §74.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 14 - General Elections. › Article 3 - Amendments to the Constitution. › Section 17-14-53 - Expense of Publication of Proclamation.

Section 17-14-53
Expense of publication of proclamation.
Whenever any proposed amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, regardless of the nature thereof, is submitted to the people for ratification or adoption, the expense of publication of the Governor's proclamation concerning such amendment shall be paid out of the General Fund of the State of Alabama. Payment of the expense of the publication of any such proclamation shall be made upon account stated, certified to be correct, approved by the Governor, upon warrant of the state Comptroller.
There is hereby appropriated out of the General Fund of the State of Alabama such sum or sums as may be necessary to pay the expense of the publication of any such proclamation.
(Acts 1951, No. 980, p. 1654, §§1, 2; §17-17-4; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §74.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 14 - General Elections. › Article 3 - Amendments to the Constitution. › Section 17-14-54 - Cost of Elections on Constitutional Amendments.

Section 17-14-54
Cost of elections on constitutional amendments.
Unless otherwise stated in the act or resolution calling such election, whenever any special election is ordered by the Legislature upon any proposed amendment or amendments to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, and the amendment affects only one municipality in this state, and if no amendment or amendments other than those affecting the municipality are submitted to the voters of the state at the election, the expense of holding such election, including the cost of publishing the notices and proclamation required by the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, shall be paid by such municipality.
(Acts 1931, No. 365, p. 430; Code 1940, T. 17, §213; §17-17-5; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §74.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 14 - General Elections. › Article 3 - Amendments to the Constitution. › Section 17-14-55 - Duty of State Comptroller to Ascertain Expenses and File Same.

Section 17-14-55
Duty of state Comptroller to ascertain expenses and file same.
It shall be the duty of the Comptroller to ascertain the expense of an election under Section 17-14-54 and, within 30 days after the holding of the same, to present to and file with the clerk of such municipality a statement of the expense, duly certified by such officer, and the governing body of such municipality, by whatever name called, shall cause the expense to be paid out of the funds of the municipality to the Treasurer of the State of Alabama. Every such claim shall be a preferred claim against such municipality, and the courts may enforce by writ of mandamus performance of the duty herein entailed upon the Comptroller and the members of the governing body of such municipality.
(Acts 1931, No. 365, p. 430; Code 1940, T. 17, §214; §17-17-6; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §74.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 14 - General Elections. › Article 4 - Congressional Districts and Elections. › Section 17-14-70 - Congressional Districts; Official Maps.

Section 17-14-70
Congressional districts; official maps.
THIS SECTION WAS REENACTED IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2021-555 EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 4, 2021. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.
(a) The State of Alabama is divided into seven congressional districts as provided in subsection (b).
(b) The numbers and boundaries of the districts are designated and established by the map prepared by the Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment and identified and labeled as Pringle Congressional Plan 1, including the corresponding boundary description provided by the census tracts, blocks, and counties, and are incorporated by reference as part of this section.
(c) The Legislature shall post for viewing on its public website the map referenced in subsection (b), including the corresponding boundary description provided by the census tracts, blocks, and counties, and any alternative map, including the corresponding boundary description provided by the census tracts, blocks, and counties, introduced by any member of the Legislature during the legislative session in which this section is added or amended.
(d) Upon enactment of Act 2021-555, adding this section and adopting the map identified in subsection (b), the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate, as appropriate, shall transmit the map and the corresponding boundary description provided by the census tracts, blocks, and counties identified in subsection (b) for certification and posting on the public website of the Secretary of State.
(e) The boundary descriptions provided by the certified map referenced in subsection (b) shall prevail over the boundary descriptions provided by the census tracts, blocks, and counties generated for the map.
(Code 1852, §31; Code 1867, §34; Code 1876, §29; Code 1886, §29; Code 1896, §969; Code 1907, §99; Acts 1915, No. 7501/2, p. 875; Code 1923, §154; Acts 1931, No. 59, p. 98; Code 1940, T. 17, §425; Acts 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 21, p. 42, §1; Acts 1965, No. 564, p. 1050; Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 120, p. 4359; Acts 1981, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 81-929, p. 78, §1; Acts 1992, No. 92-63, p. 96, §1; repealed by Act 2002-57, p. 79, §1; added by Act 2002-57, p. 79, §2; §17-20-1; repealed by Act 2011-518, p. 799, §1; added by Act 2011-518, p. 799, §2; repealed by Act 2021-555, §1; added by Act 2021-555, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 14 - General Elections. › Article 4 - Congressional Districts and Elections. › Section 17-14-71 - Election of Congressional Representative.

Section 17-14-71
Election of congressional representative.
Each congressional district described in Section 17-14-70 is entitled to elect one representative in the Congress of the United States, who shall be chosen by the qualified electors of the district at the general election in each even-numbered year.
(Code 1867, §36; Code 1876, §30; Code 1886, §30; Code 1896, §970; Code 1907, §100; Code 1923, §155; Code 1940, T. 17, §426; Acts 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 21, p. 42, §2; §17-20-2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 14 - General Elections. › Article 4 - Congressional Districts and Elections. › Section 17-14-72 - Making Returns to Secretary of State.

Section 17-14-72
Making returns to Secretary of State.
In all elections for representatives in Congress, the canvassing board of each county must, within five days after making the statement of the county vote by precincts, return the result of the same to the Secretary of State.
(Code 1876, §343; Code 1886, §436; Code 1896, §1654; Code 1907, §447; Code 1923, §537; Code 1940, T. 17, §223; Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-908, p. 482, §6; §17-20-3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 14 - General Elections. › Article 4 - Congressional Districts and Elections. › Section 17-14-73 - Governor to Estimate Returns and Give Notice of Election.

Section 17-14-73
Governor to estimate returns and give notice of election.
Within 22 days after the time for making the returns, the Governor, in the presence of the Secretary of State and Attorney General, or either of them in the absence of the other, must estimate the returns, ascertain which candidates are elected and notify them by proclamation.
(Code 1876, §344; Code 1886, §437; Code 1896, §1655; Code 1907, §448; Code 1923, §538; Code 1940, T. 17, §224; Act 2003-313, p. 733, §2; §17-20-4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 15 - Special Elections. › Section 17-15-1 - When and for What Offices Held.

Section 17-15-1
When 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.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 15 - Special Elections. › Section 17-15-2 - Day for Holding Special Elections.

Section 17-15-2
Day 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.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 15 - Special Elections. › Section 17-15-3 - Special Elections Ordered by Governor.

Section 17-15-3
Special 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.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 15 - Special Elections. › Section 17-15-4 - Proclamation of Election for Congress or State Officers.

Section 17-15-4
Proclamation 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.)
2023 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 17-15-5
Judge 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.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 15 - Special Elections. › Section 17-15-6 - Notification of Sheriff and Clerk of Circuit Court.

Section 17-15-6
Notification 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.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 15 - Special Elections. › Section 17-15-7 - How Conducted and Certificates Given.

Section 17-15-7
How 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.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 16 - Post Election Procedures. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 17-16-1 - Preservation of Voted Ballot Containers and Records of Election Containers; Electronic Voting Specialists.

Section 17-16-1
Preservation of voted ballot containers and records of election containers; electronic voting specialists.
(a) The voted ballot containers and records of election containers shall remain sealed for the time provided by law for the filing of contests and then shall have the seal broken only on the order of that body which, under the general provisions of law, now has charge of and control over voted ballot containers and records of election containers in that county, municipality, or other political subdivision. If, in the opinion of such body, a contest has developed or is likely to develop, the containers shall remain sealed until such time as ordered opened by the court hearing the contest, or until a final determination of the contest. On the order of any court of competent jurisdiction or on the order of any legislative body or governing body having jurisdiction over such election, the seal may be broken for the purpose of proper investigation and when such investigation is completed, the voted ballot containers and records of election containers shall again be sealed and across the containers shall be written the signature of the person or persons having broken the seal. The inspector shall securely seal all records taken from an electronic voting machine in an envelope or container and on the outside thereof label the envelope or container in such manner as to indicate plainly the electronic voting machine from which they were removed and the month, day, and the year of the election of which they are records. Each election official shall certify to the accuracy of the record and shall sign the envelope or container across the seal. This certificate and all other records removed from the electronic voting machines shall be delivered to the sheriff after an election and preserved by the sheriff for the appropriate length of time and then destroyed.
(b) In addition to the custodian now authorized by law, a county commission may employ electronic voting specialists to serve as trouble shooters during elections. These persons are to be trained in the operation of electronic voting equipment and in these procedures. Specialists may be sent to assist in any precinct when accompanied by the sheriff or sheriff's deputy, but they shall not assume the title or authority of the regular poll workers assigned to a precinct.
(Acts 1939, No. 292, p. 443; Code 1940, T. 17, §114; Acts 1956, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 143, p. 207; §17-9-35; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §78.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 16 - Post Election Procedures. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 17-16-2 - Reimbursing Counties for Election Expenses - "Expenses" Defined.

Section 17-16-2
Reimbursing counties for election expenses - "Expenses" defined.
As used in this chapter, the term "expenses" shall include the following items and any other items approved as reimbursable expenses by the Election Expense Reimbursement Committee pursuant to Section 17-16-2.1:
(1) The compensation and mileage provided by law for election officials.
(2) The compensation provided by law for the clerk or other official acting as absentee election manager.
(3) The costs of ballots, supplies, and other materials or equipment necessary for election officials to conduct elections as required by law and as certified by the judge of probate as chief election official of the county.
(4) The costs of absentee ballots, supplies, postage, and other materials required by law to be furnished to the absentee election manager.
(5) The cost of preparing and furnishing the lists of qualified electors to the election officials as required by law.
(6) The cost of publishing any notice or other item related to any election and required by law, including, but not limited to, the publication of notice of any election and any voter lists.
(Acts 1955, No. 160, p. 406, §1; §17-21-1; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §78; Act 2011-147, p. 276, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 16 - Post Election Procedures. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 17-16-2.1 - Reimbursing Counties for Election Expenses - Election Expense Reimbursement Committee.

Section 17-16-2.1
Reimbursing counties for election expenses - Election Expense Reimbursement Committee.
(a) There is hereby established an Election Expense Reimbursement Committee designated to identify any election costs not included in Section 17-16-2, which costs shall be included as a reimbursable election expense under this chapter. The committee shall consist of the following:
(1) The President Pro Tempore of the Alabama Senate.
(2) The Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives.
(3) The Secretary of State or his or her designee.
(4) The Director of Finance or his or her designee.
(5) The Chair of the Senate Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics and Election Committee or its successor committee.
(6) The Chair of the House Constitution, Campaign and Elections Committee or its successor committee.
(7) The Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee or its successor committee.
(8) The Chair of the House Ways and Means General Fund Committee or its successor committee.
(b) The committee shall meet not less than 90 days prior to the 2012 state primary to develop and approve the list of reimbursable expenses for the upcoming election cycle. After the list has been approved by the committee, it shall be forwarded to the Comptroller's office. The Comptroller shall distribute the list to the chair of each county commission and each probate judge in the state no later than 60 days prior to the date of the primary. The list of approved expenses shall apply in all elections and remain in effect until and unless amended by the committee at least 90 days prior to the primary in a subsequent election cycle.
(Act 2011-147, p. 276, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 16 - Post Election Procedures. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 17-16-3 - Reimbursing Counties for Election Expenses - Both Federal or State and County Offices.

Section 17-16-3
Reimbursing counties for election expenses - Both federal or state and county offices.
Except as provided in Section 17-8-12, the State of Alabama shall reimburse a county for one half of all sums expended by the county in payment of expenses incurred in holding and conducting an election in which candidates for both federal or state and county offices are nominated or both federal or state and county officials are elected.
(Acts 1955, No. 160, p. 406, §2; Act 2000-671, p. 1338, §1; §17-21-2; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §78.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 16 - Post Election Procedures. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 17-16-4 - Reimbursing Counties for Election Expenses - Only Federal or State Offices.

Section 17-16-4
Reimbursing counties for election expenses - Only federal or state offices.
The State of Alabama shall reimburse a county for all sums expended by the county in payment of expenses as provided for in Sections 17-16-2 and 17-16-2.1 and incurred in holding and conducting an election in which only candidates for federal or state offices are nominated or federal or state officials are elected. For the purposes of this section, a candidate for federal or state office includes a candidate seeking election as a district representative for a federal or state office appearing on the ballot in any portion of a county.
(Acts 1955, No. 160, p. 406, §3; §17-21-3; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §78; Act 2011-147, p. 276, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 16 - Post Election Procedures. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 17-16-5 - Reimbursing Counties for Election Expenses - Constitutional Amendments in General.

Section 17-16-5
Reimbursing counties for election expenses - Constitutional amendments in general.
Except as provided in Section 17-8-12, the State of Alabama shall reimburse a county for one half of all sums expended by the county in payment of expenses incurred in holding and conducting an election at which both amendments to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901 affecting one or more counties or subdivisions thereof and amendments affecting the State of Alabama as a whole are voted upon.
(Acts 1955, No. 160, p. 406, § 4; Act 2000-671, p. 1338, §1; §17-21-4; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §78.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 16 - Post Election Procedures. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 17-16-6 - Reimbursing Counties for Election Expenses - Constitutional Amendments Affecting State as a Whole.

Section 17-16-6
Reimbursing counties for election expenses - Constitutional amendments affecting state as a whole.
The State of Alabama shall reimburse a county for all sums expended by the county in payment of expenses incurred in holding and conducting an election at which only amendments to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901 affecting the State of Alabama as a whole are voted upon.
(Acts 1955, No. 160, p. 406, §5; §17-21-5; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §78.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 16 - Post Election Procedures. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 17-16-7 - Reimbursing Counties for Election Expenses - Appropriation.

Section 17-16-7
Reimbursing counties for election expenses - Appropriation.
There is hereby appropriated of any funds in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated such sum or sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of Sections 17-16-2 through 17-16-6.
(Acts 1955, No. 160, p. 406, §6; §17-21-6; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §78.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 16 - Post Election Procedures. › Article 2 - Recounts Generally. › Section 17-16-21 - Recount Procedures.

Section 17-16-21
Recount procedures.
(a) Any person with standing to contest the election under Sections 17-16-40 and 17-16-47 may petition the canvassing authority for a recount of any or all precinct returns. The time period for requesting a recount begins with the production of the certificate of result and ends 48 hours after the official canvass of county returns. The canvassing authority is the canvassing board in general elections and the county executive committee in a party primary. The petitioner must be prepared to pay the cost of the recount and shall give security to cover these costs. The canvassing authority shall set the amount of the security based upon an estimate of actual costs. The costs shall be kept to a minimum by using county personnel or volunteer workers whenever possible. However, the recount must be conducted under the supervision of a trained and certified precinct election official. Representatives of opposing interests shall be given at least 24 hours' notice and shall be invited to participate in the recount.
(b) The recount should be conducted as simply as the type of equipment and local conditions permit provided that the following minimum safeguards are observed. The container or envelope holding the ballots shall be delivered unopened to the inspector in charge of the recount. The sheriff or sheriff's representative shall be present during the recount. The electronic voting machine shall be retested before the recount. The recount shall consist of reading the ballots through the counter. Any ballot that was counted in the original election but is rejected by the counter in the recount shall be counted by hand. Representatives of opposing interests have the right to participate in the hand count, and any unresolved disputes over the interpretation of the voter's intent may be appealed to the canvassing authority.
(c) When the recount has been completed, the ballots shall be returned to their container along with a printout of the recount results. The ballot container shall be sealed and signed by the inspector conducting the recount and the sheriff or sheriff's representative.
(d) If the recount produces a change in precinct totals of sufficient magnitude to alter the result of the election, the outcome shall constitute grounds for an election contest as now prescribed by law. If the recount of the resulting contest alters the result of the election, the cost of the recount shall be borne by the county.
(Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §81.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 16 - Post Election Procedures. › Article 3 - Election Contests. › Section 17-16-40 - Grounds of Contest.

Section 17-16-40
Grounds of contest.
The election of any person declared elected to the office of Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney General, Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, Public Service Commissioner, senator or representative in the Legislature, justices of the Supreme Court, judges of the courts of appeals, judge of the circuit court or district court, or any office which is filled by the vote of a single county, or to the office of constable may be contested by any person who was at the time of either of the elections a qualified elector for any of the following causes:
(1) Malconduct, fraud, or corruption on the part of any inspector, clerk, returning officer, canvassing board, or other person.
(2) When the person whose election to office is contested was not eligible thereto at the time of such election.
(3) On account of illegal votes.
(4) On account of the rejection of legal votes.
(5) Offers to bribe, bribery, intimidation, or other malconduct calculated to prevent a fair, free, and full exercise of the elective franchise.
(6) The results of a recount conducted under Section 17-16-20 name as a winner a person other than the person initially certified.
(Code 1896, §1667; Code 1907, §455; Code 1923, §545; Code 1940, T. 17, §231; §17-15-1; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §83.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 16 - Post Election Procedures. › Article 3 - Election Contests. › Section 17-16-41 - When Election Not Annulled.

Section 17-16-41
When election not annulled.
No malconduct, fraud, or corruption on the part of the inspector, clerk, returning officer, canvassing board, or other person, nor any offers to bribe, bribery, intimidation, or other malconduct which prevented a fair, free, and full exercise of the elective franchise can annul or set aside any election unless thereby the person declared elected and whose election is contested is shown not to have received the highest number of legal votes, nor may any election contested under the provisions of this title be annulled or set aside because of illegal votes given to the person whose election is contested, unless it appears that the number of illegal votes given to such person, if taken from him or her, would reduce the number of votes given to him or her below the number of legal votes given to some other person for the same office. No election shall be annulled or set aside because of the rejection of legal votes unless it appears that such legal votes, if given to the person intended, would increase the number of the person's legal votes to or above the number of legal votes received by any other person for the same office.
(Code 1896, §1668; Code 1907, §456; Code 1923, §546; Code 1940, T. 17, §232; §17-15-2; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §83.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 16 - Post Election Procedures. › Article 3 - Election Contests. › Section 17-16-42 - Voter Must Answer as to Qualifications.

Section 17-16-42
Voter must answer as to qualifications.
Any person examined as a witness may be required to answer if he or she voted at the election contested and to answer touching his or her qualifications; and if he or she was not at such election a qualified voter, he or she may be required to answer for whom he or she voted. If he or she makes full, true answers which may tend to incriminate him or her, he or she shall not be prosecuted for voting at such election.
(Code 1896, §1669; Code 1907, §457; Code 1923, §547; Code 1940, T. 17, §233; §17-15-3; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §83.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 16 - Post Election Procedures. › Article 3 - Election Contests. › Section 17-16-43 - Either Party May Have Copy of Registration and Poll Lists.

Section 17-16-43
Either party may have copy of registration and poll lists.
It shall be the duty of the judge of probate of any county, upon the application of either party to any contest, or his or her agent or attorney, to deliver to the party, his or her agent or attorney, a certified copy of the registration lists and poll lists (one or both) of his or her county, or of any election precinct therein, upon the payment of his or her fees for certifying and copying the same at the rate of one dollar ($1) per page in making such copy; and such copies, duly certified, shall be received as presumptive evidence of the facts therein stated; the registration lists that the persons therein named were duly registered, and the poll lists that the persons therein named voted at the election and precinct therein named.
(Code 1896, §1670; Code 1907, §458; Code 1923, §548; Code 1940, T. 17, §234; §17-15-4; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §83.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 16 - Post Election Procedures. › Article 3 - Election Contests. › Section 17-16-44 - Jurisdiction in Election Contests; Appeal.

Section 17-16-44
Jurisdiction in election contests; appeal.
No jurisdiction exists in or shall be exercised by any judge or court to entertain any proceeding for ascertaining the legality, conduct, or results of any election, except so far as authority to do so shall be specially and specifically enumerated and set down by statute; and any injunction, process, or order from any judge or court, whereby the results of any election are sought to be inquired into, questioned, or affected, or whereby any certificate of election is sought to be inquired into or questioned, save as may be specially and specifically enumerated and set down by statute, shall be null and void and shall not be enforced by any officer or obeyed by any person. If any judge or other officer hereafter undertakes to fine or in any wise deal with any person for disobeying any such prohibited injunction, process, or order, such attempt shall be null and void, and an appeal shall lie forthwith therefrom to the Supreme Court then sitting, or next to sit, without bond, and such proceedings shall be suspended by force of such appeal; and the notice to be given of such appeal shall be 14 days.
(Code 1876, §314; Code 1886, §407; Code 1896, §1671; Code 1907, §459; Code 1923, §549; Code 1940, T. 17, §235; §17-15-6; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §83.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 16 - Post Election Procedures. › Article 3 - Election Contests. › Section 17-16-45 - Examination of Ballots, Voting Equipment, Etc.

Section 17-16-45
Examination of ballots, voting equipment, etc.
In all election contests other than political party primaries or runoffs, any person or candidate involved in the contest is entitled to make an examination of the ballots cast, given, or rejected in the election, to make an examination of the voting equipment used in the election, and to make an examination of voting machine computations or printouts.
(Acts 1989, No. 89-877, p. 1757, §1; §17-8-45; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §83.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 16 - Post Election Procedures. › Article 3 - Election Contests. › Section 17-16-46 - Procedure for Examination of Ballots, Voting Machines, etc.; Bond.

Section 17-16-46
Procedure for examination of ballots, voting machines, etc.; bond.
In all election contests involving elections other than party primaries or runoffs:
(1) The examining person or candidate seeking to examine the ballots, electronic voting machines, or electronic voting machine computations or printouts must move, within 10 days of the filing of the contest, the court before whom the election contest is pending for an examination. The court shall set a hearing on the motion for examination which must take place within 10 days after service of the motion on the parties and candidates involved in the election contest. The hearing shall be held to determine the procedures to be used for the examination and the court shall, within five days after the hearing, set forth the procedures for the examination. Absent a subsequent court order extending the time for reasonable cause shown, the examination must be finished within 15 days of the court order which sets forth the examination procedures.
(2) Examination procedures shall be within the discretion of the court. The court shall consider, in determining appropriate procedures, the need to preserve the integrity of the ballots, electronic voting machines, and electronic voting machine computations and printouts; the need to ensure that votes were accurately cast and counted; the need to ensure that all persons and candidates involved in the election have the opportunity to observe the examination and ensure that an examination does not wrongfully alter the election results; the need to expeditiously conclude the election contest; and any other factor which is relevant to the integrity of the election process. The court must, when so requested by any party or candidate involved in the contest, allow such party or candidate, and his or her agents, to observe all of the examination proceedings.
(3) The court shall require the examining party or candidate to make a deposit with the court or post a bond in a sum adequate to ensure prompt payment of all reasonable, necessary, and actual expenses incurred by any governmental entity during and as a result of the examination. If the examining person or candidate prevails in the election contest as a result of information obtained from the examination of the ballots, electronic voting machines, or electronic voting machine computations or printouts, he or she shall not be responsible for any expenses or costs incurred by any governmental entity during and as a result of the examination.
(Acts 1989, No. 89-877, p. 1757, §2; Code 1975 §17-8-46; §17-15-7; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §83.)