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2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 65 - Alabama Higher Education Equipment Loan Authority. › Section 16-65-7 - Proceeds From the Sale of Bonds, Revenues, and Other Funds.

Section 16-65-7
Proceeds from the sale of bonds, revenues, and other funds.
(a) After making adequate provision for the payment of the expenses of issuance, the authority is authorized and empowered to use the proceeds of any bonds, together with any other available funds (1) to finance equipment costs through equipment loans to educational institutions as herein authorized; (2) to fund such reserves as the authority deems necessary and desirable; and (3) to the extent not needed for the foregoing uses, to pay or redeem such bonds.
(b) Pending the application of the proceeds of bonds to the purpose or purposes of which such bonds were issued, such proceeds may be invested by the authority in such manner consistent with the resolution pursuant to which such bonds are issued, as the board of directors may deem advisable.
(c) Any and all revenues, receipts, investment earnings, and other funds paid to, or otherwise coming into the possession of, the authority as the result of financings accomplished from the proceeds of bonds, shall be held, deposited, administered, invested, and applied as provided in the resolution of the board of directors authorizing the issuance of such bonds and as provided in any trust indenture or other agreement delivered in connection therewith, or otherwise as the authority may direct, consistent with the provisions of such resolution, trust indenture, or other agreement.
(Acts 1997, No. 97-388, p. 632, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 65 - Alabama Higher Education Equipment Loan Authority. › Section 16-65-8 - Dedicated Source of Revenue as Security for the Repayment of Equipment Loans.

Section 16-65-8
Dedicated source of revenue as security for the repayment of equipment loans.
In order to provide for the funding of an equipment loan by the authority to an educational institution, such educational institution shall establish a dedicated source of revenue to secure the repayment of moneys received from the authority. Such educational institution is hereby authorized and empowered, any existing statute to the contrary notwithstanding, to do and perform any one or more of the following:
(1) To obligate itself to pay to the authority at periodic intervals a sum sufficient to provide for the payment of debt service with respect to the bonds of the authority issued to fund the equipment loan made to such educational institution and to pay over such debt service to the authority for the account of such educational institution.
(2) To levy, collect, and pay over to the authority and to obligate itself to continue to levy, collect, and pay over to the authority the proceeds of any revenues dedicated for the purposes provided herein including, but not limited to, all of the following:
a. Any ad valorem tax voted under the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, for school purposes generally.
b. Any privilege, license, or excise tax or taxes that may be paid, apportioned, or allocated to or for the benefit of such educational institution.
c. Fees from students levied or to be levied by or for such educational institution.
d. Any other moneys or revenues received by such educational institution not appropriated by the state to such institution.
(3) To pledge as security for the payment of its contractual obligation to the authority hereunder the proceeds of any one or more of the sources specified in subdivision (2).
(4) To enter into such agreements, to perform such acts, and to delegate such functions and duties as its governing body shall determine to be necessary or desirable to enable the authority to fund an equipment loan to such educational institution.
(5) All bonds issued by the authority shall be solely and exclusively obligations of the authority, payable solely from the sources pledged to the payment thereof. No bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a debt or liability of the state or any political subdivision thereof other than the authority or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or of any political subdivision thereof, but such bonds shall be payable solely from the sources pledged or available for such payment as authorized in this chapter.
(Acts 1997, No. 97-388, p. 632, §8.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 65 - Alabama Higher Education Equipment Loan Authority. › Section 16-65-9 - Refunding Bonds.

Section 16-65-9
Refunding bonds.
Any bonds issued by the authority may from time to time be refunded by the issuance, by sale or exchange, of refunding bonds or obligations payable from the same or different sources for the purpose of paying all or any part of the principal of the bonds to be refunded, any redemption premium required to be paid as a condition to the redemption prior to maturity of any such bonds that are to be so redeemed in connection with such refunding, any accrued and unpaid interest on the bonds to be refunded, any interest to accrue on each revenue bond to be refunded to the date on which it is to be paid, whether at maturity or by redemption prior to maturity, and the expenses incurred in connection with the refunding; provided, that unless duly called for redemption pursuant to provisions contained therein, the holders of any such bonds then outstanding and proposed to be refunded shall not be compelled without their consent to surrender their outstanding bonds for such refunding. Any refunded bonds or obligations may be sold by the authority at public or private sale at such price or prices as may be determined by the board of directors to be most advantageous, or may be exchanged for the bonds to be refunded. Any such refunding bonds or obligations may be executed and delivered by the authority at any time and from time to time, shall be in such form and denominations and have such tenor and maturities, shall contain such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, and shall bear such rate or rates of interest, payable and evidenced in such manner, as may be provided by resolution of the board of directors. Any refunding bonds or obligations issued by the authority shall be issued and secured in accordance with the provisions of Section 16-65-6.
(Acts 1997, No. 97-388, p. 632, §9.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 65 - Alabama Higher Education Equipment Loan Authority. › Section 16-65-10 - Investment in Bonds.

Section 16-65-10
Investment in bonds.
The State Treasurer may invest any idle or surplus moneys of the state in bonds of the authority. The governing body of any county or municipality is authorized in its discretion to invest any idle or surplus money held in its treasury in bonds of the authority. Such bonds shall be legal investments for executors, administrators, trustees, and other fiduciaries, unless otherwise directed by the court having jurisdiction of the fiduciary relation or by the document that is the source of the fiduciary's authority, and for savings banks and insurance companies organized under the laws of the state.
(Acts 1997, No. 97-388, p. 632, §10.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 65 - Alabama Higher Education Equipment Loan Authority. › Section 16-65-11 - Exemptions From Taxation, Fees, and Costs.

Section 16-65-11
Exemptions from taxation, fees, and costs.
The property and income of the authority, all bonds issued by the authority, the income from such bonds or from any other sources, the interest and other profits from such bonds enuring to and received by the holders thereof, conveyances by and to the authority and leases, mortgages, and deeds of trust by and to the authority shall be exempt from all taxation in the State of Alabama. The authority shall not be obligated to pay or allow the payment of any fees, taxes, or costs to the Secretary of State or to any judge of probate of any county in connection with the recording by it of any document or otherwise, the authority being hereby exempted from the payment of any such fees, taxes, and costs. No license or excise tax may be imposed by any authority with respect to the privilege of engaging in any of the activities in this chapter.
(Acts 1997, No. 97-388, p. 632, §11.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 65 - Alabama Higher Education Equipment Loan Authority. › Section 16-65-12 - Venue and Jurisdiction.

Section 16-65-12
Venue and jurisdiction.
The authority's legal situs or residence for the purpose of this chapter shall be Montgomery County. Any action to protect or enforce any rights under the provisions of this chapter shall be brought in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Alabama, and the court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction of all such actions.
(Acts 1997, No. 97-388, p. 632, §12.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 65 - Alabama Higher Education Equipment Loan Authority. › Section 16-65-13 - Interest of Bondholders Protected; Enforceability.

Section 16-65-13
Interest of bondholders protected; enforceability.
While any of the bonds issued by the authority remain outstanding, the powers, duties, or existence of the authority or of any of its officers shall not be diminished or impaired in any manner that will affect adversely the interest and rights of the holders of such bonds. The provisions of this chapter shall be for the benefit of the state, the authority, and the holders of any such bonds, and upon the issuance of the bonds as herein provided, such provisions shall constitute a contract with the holders of such bonds. The provisions of any bond resolution, indenture, or trust agreement shall be a contract with every holder of such bonds and the duties of the authority under any such bond resolution, indenture, or trust agreement shall be enforceable by any bondholder by mandamus or other appropriate suit, action, or proceeding at law or in equity.
(Acts 1997, No. 97-388, p. 632, §13.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 65 - Alabama Higher Education Equipment Loan Authority. › Section 16-65-14 - Moneys Considered Trust Funds.

Section 16-65-14
Moneys considered trust funds.
All moneys received by the authority pursuant to this chapter shall be deemed to be trust funds for the holders of the bonds and shall be held and applied for the benefit of the bondholders of the respective issues as provided in this chapter and as provided in the authorizing resolutions of the authority.
(Acts 1997, No. 97-388, p. 632, §14.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 66 - Alabama Workforce Council. › Section 16-66-1 - Creation; Purpose.

Section 16-66-1
Creation; purpose.
This section was amended and renumbered by Act 2015-450, effective June 11, 2015. It is now Section 41-29-290.
(Act 2014-16, p. 50, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 66 - Alabama Workforce Council. › Section 16-66-2 - Composition.

Section 16-66-2
Composition.
This section was amended and renumbered by Act 2015-450, effective June 11, 2015. It is now Section 41-29-291.
(Act 2014-16, p. 50, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 66 - Alabama Workforce Council. › Section 16-66-3 - Duties of Secretary of Commerce.

Section 16-66-3
Duties of Secretary of Commerce.
This section was amended and renumbered by Act 2015-450, effective June 11, 2015. It is now Section 41-29-292.
(Act 2014-16, p. 50, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 66 - Alabama Workforce Council. › Section 16-66-4 - Meetings.

Section 16-66-4
Meetings.
This section was amended and renumbered by Act 2015-450, effective June 11, 2015. It is now Section 41-29-293.
(Act 2014-16, p. 50, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 66 - Alabama Workforce Council. › Section 16-66-5 - Terms of Members; Vacancies.

Section 16-66-5
Terms of members; vacancies.
This section was amended and renumbered by Act 2015-450, effective June 11, 2015. It is now Section 41-29-294.
(Act 2014-16, p. 50, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 66 - Alabama Workforce Council. › Section 16-66-6 - Annual Report.

Section 16-66-6
Annual report.
This section was amended and renumbered by Act 2015-450, effective June 11, 2015. It is now Section 41-29-295.
(Act 2014-16, p. 50, §6.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 66 - Alabama Workforce Council. › Section 16-66-7 - Reimbursement for Expenses.

Section 16-66-7
Reimbursement for expenses.
This section was amended and renumbered by Act 2015-450, effective June 11, 2015. It is now Section 41-29-296.
(Act 2014-16, p. 50, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 66 - Alabama Workforce Council. › Section 16-66-8 - Duties of Council.

Section 16-66-8
Duties of council.
This section was amended and renumbered by Act 2015-450, effective June 11, 2015. It is now Section 41-29-297.
(Act 2014-16, p. 50, §8.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 68 - Free Speech Rights for Students, Faculty, and Staff. › Section 16-68-1 - (Effective July 1, 2020) Legislative Findings.

Section 16-68-1
(Effective July 1, 2020) Legislative findings.
The Legislature makes the following findings:
(1) Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, recognizes that all persons may speak, write, and publish their sentiments on all subjects, and that "no law shall ever be passed to curtail or restrain the liberty of speech...."
(2) Alabama's public institutions of higher education have historically embraced a commitment to freedom of speech and expression.
(3) The United States Supreme Court has called public universities "peculiarly the marketplace of ideas," Healy v. James, 408 U.S. 169, 180 (1972), where young adults learn to exercise those constitutional rights necessary to participate in our system of government and to tolerate the exercise of those rights by others, and there is "no room for the view that First Amendment protections should apply with less force on college campuses than in the community at large." Healy, 408 U.S. at 180.
(4) The United States Supreme Court has warned that if state-supported institutions of higher education stifle student speech and prevent the open exchange of ideas on campus, "our civilization will stagnate and die." Sweezy v. New Hampshire, 354 U.S. 234, 250 (1957).
(5) A significant amount of taxpayer dollars is appropriated to public institutions of higher education each year, and all public institutions of higher education should strive to ensure the fullest degree of intellectual and academic freedom and free expression and recognize that it is not their proper role to shield individuals from speech that is protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, including ideas and opinions the individuals may find unwelcome, disagreeable, or offensive.
(6) Freedom of expression is critically important during the education experience of students, and each public institution of higher education should ensure free, robust, and uninhibited debate and deliberation by students.
(7) The 1974 Woodward Report, published by the Committee on Free Expression at Yale, the 2015 report issued by the Committee on Freedom of Expression at the University of Chicago, and the 1967 Kalven Committee Report of the University of Chicago articulate well the essential role of free expression and the importance of neutrality at public institutions of higher education to preserve freedom of thought, speech, and expression on campus.
(8) It is a matter of statewide concern that all public institutions of higher education provide adequate safeguards for the First Amendment rights of students, and promote, protect, and uphold these important constitutional freedoms through the re-examination, clarification, and re-publication of their policies to ensure the fullest degree possible of intellectual and academic freedom and free expression.
(Act 2019-396, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 68 - Free Speech Rights for Students, Faculty, and Staff. › Section 16-68-4 - (Effective July 1, 2020) Report to Governor and Legislature Regarding Implementation of Chapter Requirements.

Section 16-68-4
(Effective July 1, 2020) Report to Governor and Legislature regarding implementation of chapter requirements.
The boards of trustees of each public institution of higher education shall submit to the Governor and the Legislature a report that details both of the following:
(1) The course of action implemented to ensure compliance with the requirements of this chapter by September 29, 2020.
(2) Any changes or updates to the chosen course of action within 30 days after making the changes or updates.
(Act 2019-396, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 68 - Free Speech Rights for Students, Faculty, and Staff. › Section 16-68-5 - (Effective July 1, 2020) Annual Report.

Section 16-68-5
(Effective July 1, 2020) Annual report.
(a) By September 1 of each year, the board of trustees of each public institution of higher education shall prepare and disseminate a report for the prior 12-month period ending July 31, that includes all of the following:
(1) The date and description of each violation of the policy adopted pursuant to this chapter.
(2) A description of the administrative handling and discipline relating to each violation described.
(3) A description of substantial difficulties, controversies, or successes in maintaining a posture of administrative and institutional neutrality.
(4) Any assessments, criticism, commendations, or recommendations the board of trustees sees fit to include.
(b) Each board of trustees shall cause the report to be published in a prominent location on its institution's website. In addition, each board of trustees shall submit a copy of the report to the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, which shall publish the report in a prominent location on its website and notify the Governor and the Legislature of its receipt of the report.
(Act 2019-396, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 68 - Free Speech Rights for Students, Faculty, and Staff. › Section 16-68-6 - (Effective July 1, 2020) Regulation of Unprotected Speech, Expression, Etc.

Section 16-68-6
(Effective July 1, 2020) Regulation of unprotected speech, expression, etc.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent public institutions of higher education from regulating and restricting speech, expression, or a protected expressive activity that is not protected by the United States Constitution or the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, including, but not limited to, any of the following:
(1) Violations of state or federal law, including, but not limited to, actions that damage institutional property.
(2) Expressions that a court has deemed unprotected defamation.
(3) Harassment.
(4) True threats, which are defined as statements meant by the speaker to communicate a serious expression of an intent to commit an act of unlawful violence to a particular individual or group of individuals.
(5) An unjustifiable invasion of privacy or confidentiality not involving a matter of public concern.
(6) An action that unlawfully disrupts the function or security of the institution.
(Act 2019-396, §6.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 68 - Free Speech Rights for Students, Faculty, and Staff. › Section 16-68-7 - (Effective July 1, 2020) Violations.

Section 16-68-7
(Effective July 1, 2020) Violations.
The following persons may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin any violation of this chapter or a policy adopted pursuant to this chapter:
(1) The Attorney General.
(2) A person whose expressive rights are violated by a violation of this chapter or the policy adopted pursuant to this chapter.
(Act 2019-396, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 68 - Free Speech Rights for Students, Faculty, and Staff. › Section 16-68-8 - (Effective July 1, 2020) Legislative Intent.

Section 16-68-8
(Effective July 1, 2020) Legislative intent.
It is the intent of the Legislature that constitutionally created boards of trustees comply with the requirement of this chapter.
(Act 2019-396, §8.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 1 - General Provisions. › Section 17-1-1 - Applicability of Title to Primary Elections and County or Municipal Elections.

Section 17-1-1
Applicability of title to primary elections and county or municipal elections.
All of the provisions of this title shall apply to all primary elections and all elections by counties or municipalities held in this state, except in cases where the provisions of this title are inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of a law governing special primary, county or municipal elections.
(Code 1907, §432; Code 1923, §522; Code 1940, T. 17, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 1 - General Provisions. › Section 17-1-3 - Chief Elections Officials.

Section 17-1-3
Chief elections officials.
(a) The Secretary of State is the chief elections official in the state and shall provide uniform guidance for election activities. The Secretary of State is granted rule making authority for the implementation of Chapter 2 under the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act.
(b) The judge of probate is the chief elections official of the county and shall serve as chair of the appointing board.
(Act 2003-313, p. 733, §1; §17-1-8; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 1 - General Provisions. › Section 17-1-4 - Right of City, County and State Employees to Participate in Political Activities.

Section 17-1-4
Right of city, county and state employees to participate in political activities.
(a)(1) No person in the employment of any city, whether classified or unclassified, shall be denied the right to participate in city, county, or state political activities to the same extent as any other citizen of the State of Alabama, including endorsing candidates and contributing to campaigns of his or her choosing.
(2) No person in the employment of any county, whether classified or unclassified, shall be denied the right to participate in city, county, or state political activities to the same extent as any other citizen of the State of Alabama, including endorsing candidates and contributing to campaigns of his or her choosing.
(3) No person in the employment of the State of Alabama, whether classified or unclassified, shall be denied the right to participate in city, county, or state political activities to the same extent as any other citizen of the State of Alabama, including endorsing candidates and contributing to campaigns of his or her choosing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any person within the classified service shall comply with Section 36-26-38.
(4) All persons in the employment of any city, county, or state shall have the right to join local political clubs and organizations, and state or national political parties.
(5) All persons in the employment of any city, county, or state shall have the right to publicly support issues of public welfare, circulate petitions calling for or in support of referendums, and contribute freely to those of his or her choosing.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 17-17-5, any employee of a county or a city, whether in the classified or unclassified service, who qualifies to seek a political office with the governmental entity with which he or she is employed, shall be required to take an unpaid leave of absence from his or her employment, or use accrued overtime leave, or use accrued vacation time with the county or city from the date he or she qualifies to run for office until the date on which the election results are certified or the employee is no longer a candidate or there are no other candidates on the ballot. For purposes of this subsection, the term "employing authority" means the county commission for county employees or the city council for city employees. Any employee who violates this subsection shall forfeit his or her employment position. In no event shall this subsection apply to elected officials.
(c) When off duty, out of uniform, and acting as a private citizen, no law enforcement officer, firefighter, or peace officer shall be prohibited from engaging in city, county, or state political activity or denied the right to refrain from engaging in political activity so long as there is compliance with this section.
(Acts 1978, No. 819, p. 1194; Code 1975, §11-80-6; Acts 1983, No. 83-497, p. 696, §2; Acts 1995, No. 95-378, p. 772, §1; §17-1-7; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 1 - General Provisions. › Section 17-1-5 - Employers to Allow Time Off for Voting.

Section 17-1-5
Employers to allow time off for voting.
Each employee in the state shall, upon reasonable notice to his or her employer, be permitted by his or her employer to take necessary time off from his or her employment to vote in any municipal, county, state, or federal political party primary or election for which the employee is qualified and registered to vote on the day on which the primary or election is held. The necessary time off shall not exceed one hour and if the hours of work of the employee commence at least two hours after the opening of the polls or end at least one hour prior to the closing of the polls, then the time off for voting as provided in this section shall not be available. The employer may specify the hours during which the employee may absent himself or herself as provided in this section.
(Act 2006-545, p. 1263, §1; §17-1-9.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 2 - Help America Vote Act (Hava). › Section 17-2-1 - Help America Vote Fund.

Section 17-2-1
Help America Vote Fund.
There is established a separate trust fund in the State Treasury to be known as the Help America Vote Fund. All state and federal monies designated in accordance with the Help America Vote Act of 2002 and accrued interest are to be deposited into this fund. The receipts shall be disbursed only by warrant of the state Comptroller drawn upon the State Treasury supported by itemized vouchers approved by the Secretary of State. No funds shall be withdrawn or expended except as budgeted and allotted according to Sections 41-4-80 to 41-4-96, inclusive, and 41-19-1 to 41-19-12, inclusive, and only in amounts as stipulated in the general appropriations act or other appropriation acts.
(Act 2003-313, p. 733, §6; §17-25-1; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 2 - Help America Vote Act (Hava). › Section 17-2-3 - Establishment of Complaint Review Procedures.

Section 17-2-3
Establishment of complaint review procedures.
The Secretary of State, by administrative rule, shall establish procedures for the review of complaints regarding the administration of Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002. These procedures shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Any person who believes there has been a violation of Title III may file a complaint.
(2) Any complaint filed shall be in writing and notarized, and signed and sworn by the complaining person.
(3) The Secretary of State may consolidate complaints.
(4) At the request of the complainant, there shall be a hearing on the record.
(5) If it is determined that there has been a violation of Title III, the appropriate remedy shall be provided.
(6) If it is determined that there has not been a violation of Title III, the complaint shall be dismissed, and the results of the procedures shall be published.
(7) After a complaint is filed, a final determination shall be made within 90 days.
(8) If the 90-day deadline is not met, the complaint shall be resolved within 60 days under alternative dispute resolution.
(Act 2003-313, p. 733, §8; §17-25-3; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 3 - Voter Registration. › Article 1 - Board of Registrars. › Section 17-3-1 - Promulgation of Rules for Registration Applications.

Section 17-3-1
Promulgation of rules for registration applications.
The Secretary of State may promulgate rules for the receipt of applications for registration and the expedient administration of those applications, but no person shall be registered until a majority of the board of registrars has passed favorably upon the person's qualifications.
(Acts 1920, No. 78, p. 124; Code 1923, §400; Code 1940, T. 17, §53; Code 1975, §17-4-24; Acts 1978, No. 584, p. 667, §30; Act 2003-313, p. 733, §2; §17-4-136; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 3 - Voter Registration. › Article 1 - Board of Registrars. › Section 17-3-2 - Qualifications and Appointment of Registrars; Chair.

Section 17-3-2
Qualifications and appointment of registrars; chair.
(a) Registration shall be conducted in each county by a board of three reputable and suitable persons to be appointed, unless otherwise provided by law, by the Governor, Auditor, and Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, or by a majority of them acting as a state board of appointment. The registrars shall be qualified electors, residents of the county, shall have a high school diploma or equivalent, and possess the minimum computer and map reading skills necessary to function in the office. The Secretary of State shall prescribe guidelines to assist the state board of appointment in determining the qualifications of registrars. The registrars shall not hold an elective office during their term. One of the members shall be designated by the state board of appointment as chair of the board of registrars for each county.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), the Legislature may provide by local law for the appointment of additional members to the board of registrars for a county that has two courthouses.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply in any county having a population of not less than 600,000 inhabitants according to the 1970 or any succeeding federal decennial census, and any currently effective local law or general law of local application providing for the appointment of any member of the board of registrars in the county shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be repealed by operation of this chapter.
(Code 1896, §1561; Code 1907, §300; Acts 1920, No. 78, p. 124; Code 1923, §370; Acts 1932, Ex. Sess., No. 157, p. 177; Code 1940, T. 17, §21; Code 1975, §17-4-40; Acts 1978, No. 584, p. 667, §6; Acts 1992, No. 92-223, p. 551, §1; Act 2003-313, p. 733, §2; §17-4-150; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 3 - Voter Registration. › Article 1 - Board of Registrars. › Section 17-3-3 - Terms of Office; Removal From Office.

Section 17-3-3
Terms of office; removal from office.
The registrars appointed under this article may be removed for cause by the Secretary of State at any time before the end of their term of office, upon submitting written reasons therefor to the registrar removed and to the members of the state board of appointment. If not so removed, the registrar may hold office for four years from the date of appointment and until a successor is appointed.
(Code 1907, §301; Acts 1920, No. 78, p. 124; Code 1923, §371; Code 1940, T. 17, §22; Code 1975, §17-4-41; Acts 1978, No. 584, p. 667, §7; Act 2003-313, p. 733, §2; §17-4-151; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 3 - Voter Registration. › Article 1 - Board of Registrars. › Section 17-3-4 - Filling of Vacancies.

Section 17-3-4
Filling of vacancies.
If one or more of the persons appointed on such board of registrars shall refuse, neglect, or be unable to qualify to serve, or if a vacancy or vacancies occur in the membership of the board of registrars, from any cause, the Governor, Auditor, and Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, or a majority of them acting as a state board of appointment, shall make other appointments to fill such vacancies.
(Code 1896, §1571; Code 1907, §302; Acts 1920, No. 78, p. 124; Code 1923, §372; Code 1940, T. 17, §23; Code 1975, §17-4-42; Acts 1978, No. 584, p. 667, §8; §17-4-152; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 3 - Voter Registration. › Article 1 - Board of Registrars. › Section 17-3-6 - Oath of Office; Registrars Designated as Judicial Officers.

Section 17-3-6
Oath of office; registrars designated as judicial officers.
Before entering upon the performance of the duties of office, each registrar shall take the same oath as required by the judicial officers of the state, which oath may be administered by any person authorized to administer oaths. The oath shall be in writing, subscribed by the registrar, and filed in the office of the judge of probate of the county. Registrars are judicial officers and shall act judicially in all matters pertaining to the registration of applicants.
(Code 1907, §304; Acts 1920, No. 78, p. 124; Code 1923, §374; Code 1940, T. 17, §25; Code 1975, §17-4-44; Acts 1978, No. 584, p. 667, §10; §17-4-154; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 3 - Voter Registration. › Article 1 - Board of Registrars. › Section 17-3-7 - Quorum.

Section 17-3-7
Quorum.
The action of a majority of the board of registrars shall be the action of the board, and a majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business.
(Code 1907, §314; Acts 1920, No. 78, p. 124; Code 1923, §383; Code 1940, T. 17, §34; Code 1975, §17-4-45; Acts 1978, No. 584, p. 667, §20; §17-4-155; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 3 - Voter Registration. › Article 1 - Board of Registrars. › Section 17-3-9 - Time and Place of Meeting in Counties With Two or More Courthouses.

Section 17-3-9
Time and place of meeting in counties with two or more courthouses.
Where there are two or more courthouses in any county, the board of registrars shall divide the time as appropriate between the courthouses for the purpose of holding regular sessions for registering voters and shall give notice accordingly.
(Code 1907, §310; Acts 1920, No. 78, p. 124; Code 1923, §379; Code 1940, T. 17, §30; Code 1975, §17-4-6; Acts 1978, No. 584, p. 667, §16; §17-4-157; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 3 - Voter Registration. › Article 1 - Board of Registrars. › Section 17-3-10 - Expenditure of County Funds for Supplies, Office Space, etc.; Clerical Personnel of Boards.

Section 17-3-10
Expenditure of county funds for supplies, office space, etc.; clerical personnel of boards.
All county governing bodies are authorized and directed to expend county funds for supplies, equipment, telephone service, office space, and clerical help as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and provisions of this chapter. Any clerical personnel who work under the direction of the board of registrars shall be selected by the board of registrars, and the compensation shall be set by the county governing body.
(Acts 1965, No. 829, p. 1557; Code 1975, §17-4-48; Acts 1978, No. 584, p. 667, §12; §17-4-159; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 3 - Voter Registration. › Article 1 - Board of Registrars. › Section 17-3-11 - Registration of Voters at Colleges and Universities.

Section 17-3-11
Registration of voters at colleges and universities.
(a) The board of registrars in each county shall visit each college or university, whether public or private, having an enrollment of 500 or more, which is located therein, at least once during the school year for the purpose of registering voters, and shall remain there for one full working day, weekends and holidays excepted. They shall give at least 12 days' notice of the time and place where they will attend to register applicants for registration, by bills posted at three or more public places and by advertisement once a week for three consecutive weeks in a campus newspaper, if there is one published on the campus. Each college or university receiving state funds that is affected by the provisions of this section shall provide space and accommodations for the board of registrars on their campus.
(b) Each member of the board of registrars shall be entitled to receive their usual salary and per diem for attending the meetings of the board of registrars provided for in this section.
(Acts 1977, No. 769, p. 1327, §§1, 2, 3, 5; Code 1975, §17-4-49; §17-4-160; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 3 - Voter Registration. › Article 1 - Board of Registrars. › Section 17-3-12 - Per Diem for Board Members; Appointments to Fill Board Vacancies.

Section 17-3-12
Per diem for board members; appointments to fill board vacancies.
Each member of the board of registrars shall receive sixty dollars ($60) per day, for each day's attendance upon the special sessions of the board required under this article; but if such special session is held on the same day a regular session is required to be held under the laws of this state, registrars shall receive only one per diem allowed for performing their regular duties, it being the intent and purpose of this article that registrars shall be entitled to receive only one per diem allowance for one day's service.
(Acts 1984, No. 84-389, p. 896, §9; Acts 1988, No. 88-659, p. 1056, §1; §17-4-188; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 3 - Voter Registration. › Article 1 - Board of Registrars. › Section 17-3-13 - Compensation Increases.

Section 17-3-13
Compensation increases.
(a) A county commission, upon the adoption of a resolution, may increase the per diem compensation paid to each member of the county board of registrars without the necessity of enacting a local law of authorization, provided that no state funds shall be used for such additional compensation.
(b) As an alternate to subsection (a), beginning October 1, 2006, each member of the county board of registrars may receive the same cost-of-living increases in compensation that are granted to county employees by a county commission at the time of the adoption of the county budget. The increases shall be in the same amount or percentage, as the case may be, as that amount or percentage increase provided to county employees. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any percentage increases shall be calculated based upon the salary or compensation provided under general law and shall not include any current or future local supplements granted to a member of the county board of registrars by local law. Any increases granted pursuant to this section shall be terminated upon the appointment of a new member, who shall be entitled to increases to his or her base salary or compensation commencing on the October 1 immediately following his or her appointment.
(c) A supplement under this section can only occur one time after which legislative approval must be obtained.
(Act 2006-597, p. 1634, §§1-3; §17-4-153.1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 3 - Voter Registration. › Article 2 - Qualifications of Electors. › Section 17-3-30 - Qualifications of Electors Generally.

Section 17-3-30
Qualifications of electors generally.
Any person possessing the qualifications of an elector set out in Article 8 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as modified by federal law, and not laboring under any disqualification listed therein, shall be an elector, and shall be entitled to register and to vote at any election by the people.
(Code 1876, §224; Code 1886, §319; Code 1896, §1556; Code 1907, §290; Acts 1920, No. 5, p. 4; Code 1923, §361; Code 1940, T. 17, §12; Acts 1953, No. 330, p. 385; Code 1975, §17-3-1; Acts 1978, No. 584, p. 667, §1; §17-3-9; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §9.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 3 - Voter Registration. › Article 2 - Qualifications of Electors. › Section 17-3-31 - Restoration of Right to Vote Upon Pardon or Issuance of Certificate of Eligibility.

Section 17-3-31
Restoration of right to vote upon pardon or issuance of certificate of eligibility.
Any person who is disqualified by reason of conviction of any of the offenses mentioned in Article VIII of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, except treason and impeachment, whether the conviction was had in a state or federal court, and who has been pardoned, may be restored to citizenship with the right to vote by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles when specifically expressed in the pardon. If otherwise qualified, such person shall be permitted to register or reregister as an elector upon submission of a copy of the pardon document to the board of registrars of the county of his or her residence. In addition, any person who has been granted a Certificate of Eligibility to Register to Vote by the Board of Pardons and Paroles pursuant to Section 15-22-36.1, shall be permitted to register or reregister as an elector upon submission of a copy of the certificate to the board of registrars of the county of his or her residence.
Code 1907, §294; Acts 1920, No. 5, p. 4; Code 1923, §365; Acts 1939, No. 275, p. 426; Code 1940, T. 17, §16; Code 1975, §17-3-5; Acts 1978, No. 584, p. 667, §2; Act 2003-415, p. 1205, §3; §17-3-10; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §9.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 3 - Voter Registration. › Article 2 - Qualifications of Electors. › Section 17-3-32 - Domicile Not Acquired or Lost by Temporary Absence.

Section 17-3-32
Domicile not acquired or lost by temporary absence.
No person shall lose or acquire a domicile either by temporary absence from his or her domicile without the intention of remaining or by navigating any of the waters of this state, the United States, or the high seas, without having acquired any other lawful domicile, or by being absent from his or her domicile in the civil or military service of the state or the United States.
(Code 1876, §226; Code 1886, §321; Code 1896, §1558; Code 1907, §295; Acts 1920, No. 5, p. 4; Code 1940, T. 17, §17; Code 1975, §17-3-6; Acts 1978, No. 584, p. 667, §3; §17-3-11; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §9.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 3 - Voter Registration. › Article 2 - Qualifications of Electors. › Section 17-3-33 - Domicile of Persons Located Partly in Multiple Counties, Districts, or Precincts.

Section 17-3-33
Domicile of persons located partly in multiple counties, districts, or precincts.
When the dwelling of any person is located partly in two or more counties, districts, or precincts, such persons may select the county, district, or precinct of their domicile, and to that end may file a statement in writing in the office of the judge of probate of the county selected, setting forth the locality of their dwelling and the lines passing through the same, together with the county, district, or precinct selected for domicile, which statement, when filed and recorded, shall establish the domicile of the person filing it in the county, district, or precinct of their selection.
(Code 1896, §1559; Code 1907, §296; Acts 1920, No. 5, p. 4; Code 1923, §367; Code 1940, T. 17, §18; Code 1975, §17-3-7; Acts 1978, No. 584, p. 667, §4; §17-3-12; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §9.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 3 - Voter Registration. › Article 2 - Qualifications of Electors. › Section 17-3-34 - Persons Living on Boundary Lines Between Counties, Districts, or Precincts.

Section 17-3-34
Persons living on boundary lines between counties, districts, or precincts.
Any person who lives on a line between counties, districts, or precincts, and shall have fixed his or her citizenship according to law and that may be hereafter provided in such cases, shall be construed a citizen and elector of the county, district, or precinct in which he or she so fixes his or her citizenship, for all the purposes of this title.
(Code 1907, §297; Acts 1920, No. 5, p. 4; Code 1923, §368; Code 1940, T. 17, §19; Code 1975, §17-3-8; Acts 1978, No. 584, p. 667, §5; §17-3-13; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §9.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 3 - Voter Registration. › Article 3 - Registration of Electors. › Section 17-3-50 - Registration Deadline.

Section 17-3-50
Registration deadline.
The boards of registrars in the several counties of the state shall not register any person as a qualified elector within 14 days prior to any election; provided, that the boards shall maintain open offices during business days in such 14-day period and on election day during the hours of voting.
(Acts 1950, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 6, p. 45; Code 1975, §17-4-4; Acts 1978, No. 584, p. 667, §14; §17-4-120; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §11; Act 2014-428, p. 1576, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 3 - Voter Registration. › Article 3 - Registration of Electors. › Section 17-3-51 - Certificate of Registration.

Section 17-3-51
Certificate of registration.
The registrars shall issue to each person registered a certificate of registration. When voting precinct boundaries and voting locations are changed, new certificates of registration shall be issued before the date of the election on which the changes are to take effect.
(Code 1896, §1565; Code 1907, §§307, 321; Acts 1920, No. 78, p. 124; Code 1923, §§378, 390; Acts 1939, No. 112, p. 144; Code 1940, T. 17, §§29, 42; Code 1975, §17-4-23; Acts 1978, No. 584, p. 667, §15; §17-4-121; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §11.)