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Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-7 - PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMISSION OF NOTICES FOR POSTING BY SECRETARY OF STATE › Section 820-2-7-.18 - Disclaimer

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Compliance with the notice requirements set forth in the
				Alabama Open Meetings Act is the responsibility of the governmental body. The
				notices posted by the Office of the Secretary of State and the direct notices
				electronically mailed to registered persons and agencies shall appear in the
				exact form of submission to the Secretary of State by the governmental body.
				The Office of the Secretary of State shall be indemnified and held harmless
				from any liability for failure of notice due to typographical error or the
				failure by a governmental body to post notice in a timely manner. The Office of
				the Secretary of State is not responsible for the failure of notice due to
				computer malfunction or the unavailability of the server that hosts the
				Internet website for the Office of the Secretary of State. The Office of the
				Secretary of State shall be indemnified and held harmless from any liability
				for failure of notice due to computer malfunction or the unavailability of the
				server that hosts the Internet website for the Office of the Secretary of
				State.
Author:
Hope M. Ayers
Statutory Authority:
Alabama Act Number 2005-40,
				  "Alabama Open Meetings Act".
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-7 - PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMISSION OF NOTICES FOR POSTING BY SECRETARY OF STATE › Section 820-2-7-.19 - Addition To Or Deletion Of Registration Information

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Any governmental body that posts notice through the Office of
				the Secretary of State shall submit new information of an addition to or
				deletion to the lists of persons that shall be authorized to submit notice
				information or a change of address, telephone number, or electronic mailing
				address to the Office of Secretary of State, in writing. A registration
				information change form may be obtained without charge from the Secretary of
				State's Office, State Capitol, Room S-105, Montgomery, Alabama 36130.
Author:
Hope M. Ayers
Statutory Authority:
Alabama Act Number 2005-40,
				  "Alabama Open Meetings Act".
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-8 - THE FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES ACT FILING REGULATIONS › Section 820-2-8-.01 - Fair Campaign Practices Act Reports (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										17-5-8 (2012).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-8 - THE FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES ACT FILING REGULATIONS › Section 820-2-8-.02 - Monthly Reports

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If a monthly report is due on an election day, that report
				shall be due on the last business day preceding the day of the election. For
				this report, the principal campaign committee or political action committee
				shall close its books two business days prior to the last business day
				preceding the day of the election. For a report filed by mail, the certified
				mail deadline shall be two business days prior to the last business day
				preceding the day of the election.
Authors:
Julie Sinclair; Jean Brown; Edward
				  Packard
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										17-5-8 (2012).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-8 - THE FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES ACT FILING REGULATIONS › Section 820-2-8-.03 - Weekly Reports

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For purposes of filing weekly reports, a "week" is defined as
				running from a Saturday to a Friday. The first weekly report shall include all
				reportable transactions that occurred since the most recently filed prior
				report. Weekly reports shall be filed on the Monday of the succeeding
				week.
If a weekly report is due on a Monday holiday, that report
				shall be due the next business day. If a weekly report is due on a Monday
				holiday, and the next business day after the holiday is the day of the election
				for which the report is to be filed, that report shall be due on the Monday
				holiday. If the report is to be filed by mail, the certified mail deadline
				shall be the Friday preceding the election.
Authors:
Julie Sinclair; Jean Brown; Edward
				  Packard; Clay Helms; Hugh Evans; David Brewer; Jeff Elrod
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										17-5-8 (2012).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-8 - THE FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES ACT FILING REGULATIONS › Section 820-2-8-.04 - Daily Reports (Repealed)

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Authors:
Julie Sinclair; Jean Brown
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										17-5-8 (2012).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-8 - THE FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES ACT FILING REGULATIONS › Section 820-2-8-.05 - Major Contribution Reports (Repealed)

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Authors:
Julie Sinclair; Jean Brown
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										17-5-8 (2012).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-8 - THE FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES ACT FILING REGULATIONS › Section 820-2-8-.10 - Electronic Registration Required (Repealed)

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Authors:
Julie Sinclair; Ed Packard; Jean
				  Brown
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										17-5-8.1 (2011).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-8 - THE FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES ACT FILING REGULATIONS › Section 820-2-8-.11 - Form and Method of Electronic Registration

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Electronic registration shall be implemented by logging onto
				the electronic FCPA website provided by the Secretary of State's office and
				completing the registration form. Registration is complete when a printed copy
				of the form is signed and delivered to the Elections Division of the Secretary
				of State's office. The Secretary of State shall review each registration and
				activate a Principal Campaign Committee's or a Political Action Committee's
				electronic account after a printed copy of the electronic registration form has
				been received.
Authors:
Julie Sinclair; Ed Packard; Jean
				  Brown
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										17-5-8.1 (2011).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-8 - THE FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES ACT FILING REGULATIONS › Section 820-2-8-.12 - Expedited Method Of Registration

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(1) Upon completion of the online
			 registration process, to receive expedited activation, a Principal Campaign
			 Committee or Political Action Committee may
(a) deliver the signed form to the Elections
			 Division of the Secretary of State's office in person, or
(b) if activation is needed within 5 days of
			 a reporting deadline, transmit the form by facsimile and/or call the Elections
			 Division for immediate activation during normal business hours. Nothing in this
			 expedited registration process supersedes the requirement of sending a signed
			 original form to the Secretary of State as provided in 820-2-8-.02.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-8 - THE FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES ACT FILING REGULATIONS › Section 820-2-8-.13 - Fair Campaign Practices Act Reports (Repealed)

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Authors:
Julie Sinclair; Ed Packard; Jean
				  Brown
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										17-5-8.1 (2011).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-8 - THE FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES ACT FILING REGULATIONS › Section 820-2-8-.14 - Emergency FCPA Reporting Period

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(1) If the electronic FCPA reporting system
			 is not functioning at the state level due to system failure or environmental,
			 structural or other adverse conditions at the facility where the reporting
			 system is hosted, any report then due shall be filed within two business days
			 after access to the electronic system is restored.
(2) The Secretary of State shall apply to any
			 report filed pursuant to paragraph (a) a date of receipt that reflects the
			 original deadline of the report, and the report shall be considered timely
			 filed.
Authors:
Julie Sinclair; Ed Packard; Jean
				  Brown
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										17-5-8.1 (2011).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-8 - THE FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES ACT FILING REGULATIONS › Section 820-2-8-.15 - Public Access To Computer Station

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The Elections Division of the Secretary of State's office shall
				provide at least one computer station accessible to the general public for
				retrieving electronic FCPA reports and filings. The computer station shall also
				be available for submitting FCPA reports and other filings by candidates or the
				chair or treasurer of a Political Action Committee. The computer station shall
				be available to the general public during regular business hours of the
				Secretary of State's office. Persons wishing to use the computer station shall
				provide the following information on a "Sign In" sheet placed on the desk where
				the computer station is located: name, physical address, the date and time of
				use of the computer station, and the purpose for use of the computer
				station.
Authors:
Julie Sinclair; Ed Packard; Jean
				  Brown
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										17-5-8.1 (2011).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-9 - IMPLEMENTATION OF ALABAMA PHOTO VOTER IDENTIFICATION LAW › Section 820-2-9-.01 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to establish procedures for
				Alabama voters to obtain a free Alabama photo voter identification card or free
				nondriver identification card. An Alabama photo voter identification card shall
				be valid only for the purposes of voter identification and said card shall so
				state. No fee shall be charged or collected from an Alabama elector for the
				application for or issuance of an Alabama photo voter identification card.
				Likewise, if an Alabama elector does not possess any of the forms of valid
				photo identification set forth in Rule
				820-2-9-.03,
				and said elector completes an application so stating, no fee shall be charged
				or collected from an Alabama elector for the application for or issuance of an
				Alabama nondriver identification card by the office located within the
				elector's county of residence where driver's licenses/ nondriver identification
				cards are issued or renewed.
Authors:
Jean Brown; Ed Packard; Julie
				  Sinclair.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										17-9-30 (2011).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-9 - IMPLEMENTATION OF ALABAMA PHOTO VOTER IDENTIFICATION LAW › Section 820-2-9-.02 - Effective Date Of Alabama Photo Voter Identification

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Beginning with the first statewide primary election for 2014,
				unless specifically exempted pursuant to Code of Alabama, section
				17-9-30(c) and Rule
				820-2-9-.12,
				each Alabama elector shall be required to provide valid photo identification to
				an appropriate election official prior to voting. Unless specifically exempted
				pursuant to Code of Alabama, section
				17-9-30(c) and Rule
				820-2-9-.12,
				voters casting an absentee ballot shall also be required to submit with the
				ballot a copy of one of the forms of valid photo identification set forth in
				Rule
				820-2-9-.03.
Authors:
Jean Brown; Ed Packard; Julie
				  Sinclair.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										17-9-30 (2011).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-9 - IMPLEMENTATION OF ALABAMA PHOTO VOTER IDENTIFICATION LAW › Section 820-2-9-.05 - Locations Where Alabama Electors Can Obtain Free Nondriver Identification Card Or Free Alabama Photo Voter Identification Card

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(1) Alabama electors can obtain a free
			 nondriver identification card or free Alabama photo voter identification card
			 at the following locations:
(a) Nondriver
			 identification cards. Alabama electors can obtain a free nondriver
			 identification card at the location within the county of residence where
			 driver's licenses/nondriver identification cards are issued or renewed, subject
			 to the requirements of the Alabama Department of Public Safety. Before
			 obtaining a free nondriver identification card, an Alabama elector must
			 complete an application stating that he or she does not possess any of the
			 following:
1. a valid Alabama driver's
			 license which was properly issued by the appropriate state or county department
			 or agency;
2. a valid Alabama
			 nondriver identification card which was properly issued by the appropriate
			 state or county department or agency;
3. a valid Alabama photo voter identification
			 card;
4. a valid identification
			 card issued by a branch, department, agency, or entity of the State of Alabama,
			 any other state, or the United States authorized by law to issue personal
			 identification, provided that such identification card contains a photograph of
			 the elector;
5. a valid U.S.
			 passport;
6. a valid employee
			 identification card containing the photograph of the elector and issued by any
			 branch, department, agency, or entity of the U.S. government, the State of
			 Alabama, or any county, municipality, board, authority, or other entity of this
			 state;
7. a valid student or
			 employee identification card issued by a public or private college, university,
			 or postgraduate technical or professional school located within the State of
			 Alabama, provided that such identification card contains a photograph of the
			 elector;
8. a valid U.S. military
			 identification card, provided that such identification card contains a
			 photograph of the elector; or
9. a
			 valid tribal identification card containing a photograph of the elector.
Any charge incurred in the production of the nondriver
				identification card by said offices pursuant to this rule shall be billed to
				the Secretary of State's office and the elector shall not be charged for the
				production of the card.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-9 - IMPLEMENTATION OF ALABAMA PHOTO VOTER IDENTIFICATION LAW › Section 820-2-9-.06 - Processing Applications For Free Alabama Photo Voter Identification Card

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(1) To process the
			 elector's application for the Alabama photo voter identification card the
			 processing agent shall require the elector to complete, sign, and submit the
			 application form set forth in Rule
			 820-2-9-.03 and to present documentation showing the applicant's full legal name and date
			 of birth. All of the information may be contained in one document. The
			 applicant's voter registration information can be confirmed electronically. If
			 the elector completes, signs, and submits an application and presents said
			 information as set forth in the application form, the processing agent shall
			 immediately:
(a) capture a digital photograph
			 of the elector;
(b) issue the
			 receipt for the Alabama photo voter identification card to the elector, which
			 shall contain the digital photograph of the elector; and
(c) inform the elector that he or she should
			 receive the Alabama photo voter identification card within fourteen (14) days
			 and that the elector can use the receipt for the Alabama photo voter
			 identification card to vote for forty-five (45) days from the date of
			 issuance.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-9 - IMPLEMENTATION OF ALABAMA PHOTO VOTER IDENTIFICATION LAW › Section 820-2-9-.07 - Cancellation And Surrender Of Free Alabama Photo Voter Identification Card Or Receipt

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(1) The
			 issuing agent for an Alabama photo voter identification card can cancel and
			 require surrender of the card or receipt for said card upon confirmation that
			 the card or receipt was issued to a person not entitled thereto. In the event a
			 card or receipt is cancelled, notice shall be given to the county Board of
			 Registrars who shall immediately record the cancellation in the statewide voter
			 registration system and send notice by U.S. mail to the card recipient at the
			 address shown on the card that was issued. The notice to the elector shall
			 state that the elector shall have the right to appeal the cancellation through
			 the appeals process outlined in Code of Alabama, section
			 17-3-55,
			 as set forth in Rule
			 820-2-9-.06.
(2) After issuance, a free Alabama photo
			 voter identification card or receipt can be cancelled if:
(a) The Board of Registrars receives official
			 notice that an elector has been convicted of a felony determined by the Board
			 to be a felony involving moral turpitude.
(b) An elector is deceased.
(c) The Board of Registrars receives official
			 notice that an elector has registered to vote in another state.
(d) An elector is otherwise no longer
			 qualified to vote.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-9 - IMPLEMENTATION OF ALABAMA PHOTO VOTER IDENTIFICATION LAW › Section 820-2-9-.08 - Replacement Of Alabama Photo Voter Identification Card

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(1) If a previously issued Alabama photo
			 voter identification card has been lost, destroyed, marred or mutilated, a
			 replacement card shall be issued to the elector upon application for a new card
			 in accordance with the procedures set forth herein in Rules
			 820-2-9-.03 and
			 820-2-9-.06.
(2) If the name of the elector to whom an
			 Alabama photo voter identification card was issued has changed, a replacement
			 card shall be issued to the elector upon the elector
(a) updating his or her voter registration
			 record to reflect his or her new name, and
(b) providing official documentation of the
			 change of name. Issuance of the prior Alabama photo voter identification card
			 shall establish prima facie that the elector is qualified to receive a new card
			 without being required to provide any additional documentation other than said
			 evidence of the legal change of name.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-9 - IMPLEMENTATION OF ALABAMA PHOTO VOTER IDENTIFICATION LAW › Section 820-2-9-.09 - Validity Of Alabama Photo Voter Identification Card Or Nondriver Identification Card

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(1) An Alabama
			 photo voter identification card shall not contain an expiration date, but shall
			 remain valid for as long as the elector resides at the same address shown on
			 the card and remains qualified to vote in Alabama. An Alabama nondriver
			 identification card shall remain valid until the expiration date contained on
			 the card.
(2) It shall be the duty
			 of an elector who moves his or her residence within the county where he or she
			 is registered to vote to surrender his or her Alabama photo voter
			 identification card to the local Board of Registrars. The elector may
			 thereafter complete a voter update form and apply for a new Alabama photo voter
			 identification card reflecting his or her new address. Issuance of the prior
			 Alabama photo voter identification card shall establish prima facie that the
			 elector is qualified to receive a new card without being required to provide
			 documentation of full legal name and date of birth.
(3) It shall be the duty of a person who
			 moves his or her residence within this state but outside the county in which he
			 or she is registered to vote to surrender his or her Alabama photo voter
			 identification card to the local Board of Registrars in the new county of
			 residence. The person may thereafter complete a new voter registration form and
			 apply for a new Alabama photo voter identification card. Issuance of the prior
			 Alabama photo voter identification card shall establish prima facie that the
			 person is qualified to receive a new Alabama photo voter identification card
			 without being required to provide any documentation of full legal name and date
			 of birth.
(4) It shall be the duty
			 of a person who moves his or her residence outside this state or who ceases to
			 be qualified to vote to surrender his or her Alabama photo voter identification
			 card to the Secretary of State.
(5)
			 Each Board of Registrars shall forward all surrendered Alabama photo voter
			 identification cards to the Secretary of State.
(6) An Alabama nondriver identification card
			 shall remain valid until the expiration date contained on the card. Pursuant to
			 Code of Alabama, section
			 32-6-4.2,
			 an Alabama nondriver identification card issued to a person who is 62 years of
			 age or older shall not have an expiration date. Pursuant to Code of Alabama,
			 section
			 32-6-4.1,
			 an Alabama nondriver identification card issued to persons who are mentally or
			 physically disabled or legally blind shall not have an expiration
			 date.
Authors:
Jean Brown; Ed Packard; Julie
				  Sinclair.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										17-9-30 (2011).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-9 - IMPLEMENTATION OF ALABAMA PHOTO VOTER IDENTIFICATION LAW › Section 820-2-9-.11 - Identification By Two Election Officials And Affidavit Form

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(1) If an elector does not have a valid
			 Alabama photo identification as defined in Rule
			 820-2-9-.03 in his or her possession at the polls, he or she shall be allowed to cast a
			 regular ballot if the individual is positively identified by two election
			 officials as a voter on the poll list who is eligible to vote and both of the
			 election officials sign a sworn affidavits so stating.
(2) The affidavit form to be used when two
			 election officials positively identify an individual as a voter on the poll
			 list who is eligible to vote shall read as follows:
County of ___________________
State of Alabama
I, ___________________ (print name), and ___________________
				(print name) who are both election officials in the above stated county, do
				hereby swear or affirm that___________________ (print elector's name) does not
				have a valid Alabama photo identification in his/her possession at the polls. I
				further swear or affirm that said elector has been positively identified by me
				as a voter on the poll list who is eligible to vote.
I further swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that all
				information provided in the affidavit above is true and correct.
___________________ (Signature of election official)
___________________ (Printed name)
___________________ (Signature of election official)
___________________ (Printed name)
Authors:
Jean Brown; Ed Packard; Julie
				  Sinclair.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										17-9-30 (2011).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-9 - IMPLEMENTATION OF ALABAMA PHOTO VOTER IDENTIFICATION LAW › Section 820-2-9-.12 - Inapplicability Of Photo Voter Identification Requirement To Voters Entitled To Vote By Absentee Ballot Pursuant To The Uniformed And Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act And Voters Entitled To Vote By Absentee Ballot Pursuant To The Voting Accessibility For The Elderly And Handicapped Act Or Any Other Federal Law

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(1) A voter who
			 is entitled to vote by absentee ballot pursuant to the Uniformed and Overseas
			 Citizens Absentee Voting Act shall not be required to produce identification
			 prior to voting.
(2) A voter who is
			 entitled to vote by absentee ballot pursuant to the Voting Accessibility for
			 the Elderly and Handicapped Act or any other federal law shall not be required
			 to produce identification prior to voting.
(3) Pursuant to Section 8 of the Voting
			 Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act (subchapter 1-F of Chapter 20
			 of Title 42 U.S.C.), the Secretary of State has determined that the term
			 "accessible" as applied to handicapped or elderly voters shall mean that the
			 location of a polling place is physically accessible to handicapped and elderly
			 voters. Moreover, if a handicapped or elderly voter is unable to access his or
			 her assigned polling place due to a neurological, musculoskeletal, respiratory
			 (including speech organs), cardiovascular, or other life-altering disorder that
			 affects the voter's ability to perform manual tasks, stand for any length of
			 time, walk unassisted, see, hear, or speak, that voter's polling place is not
			 "accessible" to him or her.
Authors:
Jean Brown; Ed Packard; Julie
				  Sinclair.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										17-9-30 (2011).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-10 - PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE UNIFORMED AND OVERSEAS CITIZENS ABSENTEE VOTING ACT ("UOCAVA") › Section 820-2-10-.01 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to provide for implementation of
				the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ("UOCAVA"),  42 U.S.C. §
									1973FF  et seq., as Amended by the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act,
				Pub. L. No.
				111-84, Subtitle H, §§575-589, 123 Stat. 2190,
				2318-2355 (2009)("MOVE Act") and Act of Alabama 2011-619, for those qualified
				individuals requesting to vote by absentee ballot pursuant to the Federal
				Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA). The procedures in
				this chapter are promulgated under authority granted the Secretary of State as
				Chief Elections Official pursuant to the UOCAVA and
Code of Ala.
				1975
, sections
				17-11-42 and
				17-1-3(a).
Author:
Edward Packard; Jean Brown; William
				  Sutton
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										17-11-40 et seq.,
				  17-1-3(a),
				  17-11-4,
				  17-11-5(d),
				  17-11-9.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-10 - PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE UNIFORMED AND OVERSEAS CITIZENS ABSENTEE VOTING ACT ("UOCAVA") › Section 820-2-10-.02 - Applicability

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This chapter applies to absentee balloting for all elections
				for individuals eligible to vote by absentee ballot pursuant to the Uniformed
				and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA).
Author:
Edward Packard; Jean Brown; William
				  Sutton
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										17-11-40 et seq.,17-1-3(a),
				  17-11-4,
				  17-11-5(d),
				  17-11-9.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-10 - PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE UNIFORMED AND OVERSEAS CITIZENS ABSENTEE VOTING ACT ("UOCAVA") › Section 820-2-10-.03 - Application And Procedures For Issuance Of Absentee Ballot

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(1) Individuals voting by absentee ballot
			 pursuant to UOCAVA may apply for an absentee ballot by utilizing an application
			 adopted by the State of Alabama pursuant to §§
								17-11-4 or
			 17-11-5(d) or by utilizing the Federal Postcard Application provided for by UOCAVA. The
			 application must be submitted by the voter by U.S. mail or hand-delivery to the
			 absentee election manager in the county in which the prospective absentee voter
			 is registered to vote. The application prescribed by the Secretary of State
			 pursuant to §
								17-11-5(d) shall provide the UOCAVA applicant the means to request delivery of the blank
			 absentee ballot by U.S. mail, by hand-delivery or by electronic
			 transmission.
(2) A voter who
			 chooses to have the blank absentee ballot transmitted to him or her
			 electronically must designate that choice on the Federal Postcard Application
			 or on the state-prescribed absentee ballot application prescribed pursuant to §
								17-11-5(d).
			 If the voter does not make such designation, the blank absentee ballot shall be
			 delivered to the voter by U.S. mail or hand-delivery.
(3) If the voter requests to have the blank
			 absentee ballot transmitted electronically, the absentee election manager
			 shall:
(a) verify the voter registration
			 status of the applicant;
(b) record
			 in the Alabama Voter Registration and Election Management System the request
			 for the absentee ballot;
(c)
			 deliver to the voter the blank absentee ballot by electronic transmission
			 utilizing the electronic blank ballot transmission developed by the Secretary
			 of State;
(d) shall notify the
			 voter that to be properly cast and counted, the voted absentee ballot must be
			 returned to the appropriate absentee election manager by the date specified in
			 state law and provide the voter said date;
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-10 - PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE UNIFORMED AND OVERSEAS CITIZENS ABSENTEE VOTING ACT ("UOCAVA") › Section 820-2-10-.04 - Return Of Absentee Ballots

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(1) After the voter marks his or her choices
			 on the ballot, the voter shall:
(a) complete
			 the "UOCAVA Affidavit", including the section for two witnesses as required by
			 §
									17-11-7,
Code of Ala. 1975
;
(b) when the voter has requested electronic
			 transmission of the blank absentee ballot, insert and seal the ballot in a
			 blank envelope for secrecy and not write any personally identifying information
			 on the envelope and then insert and seal the blank envelope (which contains the
			 voted ballot) and the completed UOCAVA Affidavit into a second envelope to be
			 used for returning the absentee ballot to the appropriate absentee election
			 manager by hand-delivery, U.S. mail, or commercial air or ground
			 carrier;
(c) when the voter has
			 requested that the absentee ballot be delivered by U.S. Mail or hand-delivery,
			 insert and seal the voted ballot into the secrecy envelope and then insert and
			 seal the secrecy envelope into the envelope on which is printed the "UOCAVA
			 Affidavit" and which is used as the return envelope for delivering the ballot
			 to the absentee election manager by hand-delivery, U.S. mail, or commercial air
			 or ground carrier; and
(d) return
			 the absentee ballot by hand-delivery, U.S. mail, or commercial air or ground
			 carrier, to the appropriate absentee election manager using the address
			 information provided by the absentee election manager.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-10 - PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE UNIFORMED AND OVERSEAS CITIZENS ABSENTEE VOTING ACT ("UOCAVA") › Section 820-2-10-.05 - Counting Of Absentee Ballots

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(1) As provided in §
								17-11-10,
			 no poll worker or other election official shall count an absentee ballot unless
			 the appropriate affidavit has been properly completed by the voter.
(2) An affidavit is properly completed if the
			 voter has complied with the provisions of §
								17-11-7,
Code of Ala. 1975
, including the requirement for
			 witnessing, except that the affidavit is not required to be
			 notarized.
Author:
Edward Packard; Jean Brown; William
				  Sutton
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala. 1975, §§
										17-11-40 et seq.,
				  17-1-3(a),
				  17-11-4,
				  17-11-5(d),
				  17-11-9.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-10 - PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE UNIFORMED AND OVERSEAS CITIZENS ABSENTEE VOTING ACT ("UOCAVA") › Section 820-2-10-.06 - Minimum Criteria To Ensure Secure Remote Electronic Transmission Of Blank Absentee Ballots

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(1) The minimum
			 criteria to ensure the secure electronic transmission of blank absentee ballots
			 shall include the following:
(a) The
			 capability for secure access by the overseas voter to the electronic ballot
			 transmission server.
(b) The
			 capability to verify the identity of the overseas voter before granting access
			 to the electronic ballot transmission server.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-10 - PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE UNIFORMED AND OVERSEAS CITIZENS ABSENTEE VOTING ACT ("UOCAVA") › Section 820-2-10-.07 - Application Of Postmark Deadline To Delivery Of Ballots By Commercial Carriers

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For the purpose of delivering an absentee ballot to a county
				absentee election manager by commercial ground or air carrier, the postmark
				requirement specified in §
								17-11-18 shall refer to the date on which the absentee ballot is tendered to the
				commercial carrier for delivery.
Author:
Edward Packard; Jean Brown; William
				  Sutton
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										17-11-40 et seq.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-10 - PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE UNIFORMED AND OVERSEAS CITIZENS ABSENTEE VOTING ACT ("UOCAVA") › Section 820-2-10-.08 - Delivery Of Printed Ballots And Preparation Of Electronic Ballot Transmission System

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(1) The Judge
			 of Probate in each county shall prepare the absentee ballots for UOCAVA
			 voters.
(2) Pursuant to Code of
			 Ala. 1975, Section
			 17-11-12 (2014), the Judge of Probate shall deliver the absentee ballots to the absentee
			 election manager not later than 55 days prior to the primary and general
			 election.
(3) Pursuant to Code of
			 Ala. 1975, Section
			 17-11-12 (2014), the Judge of Probate shall provide to the Secretary of State as soon as
			 practicable, but in no case later than the 68th day
			 prior to the primary and general election, the absentee ballots in electronic
			 format or as electronic ballot definition files for use in the blank electronic
			 ballot transmission system developed by the Secretary of State.
Author:
Edward Packard, Jean Brown, William
				  Sutton
Statutory Authority:
Uniformed and Overseas
				  Citizens Absentee Voting Act,  42 USC §
											1973  ff et seq., as amended by the
				  Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act,
				  Pub. L. No.
				  111-84, Subtitle H, §§575-589, 123 Stat. 2190,
				  2318-2335 (2009); Code of Ala. 1975, §§
										17-11-40 et seq.,
				  17-1-3(a),
				  17-11-12.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-10 - PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE UNIFORMED AND OVERSEAS CITIZENS ABSENTEE VOTING ACT ("UOCAVA") › Section 820-2-10-.17 - Counting Of Votes

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(1) An
			 elector's ballot shall be counted for each office to be filled except for each
			 office where it is impossible to determine the elector's choice for that
			 office. The inability to determine the elector's choice for any particular
			 office to be filled shall not cause the rejection of votes for other offices
			 where the elector's choice can be determined. No ballot shall be rejected for
			 any technical error which does not make it impossible to determine the
			 elector's choices.
(2)
(a) In precincts utilizing precinct ballot
			 counters, if the elector has overvoted his or her ballot in in one or more
			 contests, the counters shall be programmed to permit the elector to choose
			 whether to 1) review and correct his or her ballot or 2) have the counter
			 tabulate all votes on the ballot except in any contest where the elector has
			 overvoted the ballot.
(b) If the
			 elector chooses to correct the ballot, the original ballot shall be spoiled by
			 a poll worker and the elector shall be issued a new, blank ballot.
(c) If the elector chooses not to correct the
			 ballot, the elector shall be permitted to have the counter tabulate all votes
			 on the ballot except in any contest where the elector has overvoted the
			 ballot.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-11 - Electronic Poll Books › Section 820-2-11-.01 - Certification of Electronic Poll Books

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(1) To be certified for use, an electronic
			 poll book shall do all of the following:
(a)
			 Be secure.
(b) Be compatible with
			 the statewide voter registration system.
(c) Include a fail safe data recovery
			 procedure for information included in the electronic poll book.
(d) Contain the same information as the
			 printed lists provided for in Section
			 11-46-36 and any local law governing a municipal election and in Section
			 17-4-2 and the poll lists provided for in Section
			 11-46-50 and any local law governing a municipal election and in Sections
			 17-9-11 and
			 17-13-7.
(e) Indicate whether the voter applied for an
			 absentee ballot and the registration status of the voter in the statewide voter
			 registration list.
(f) Provide an
			 electronic process to check in a voter on election day that incorporates the
			 signature requirements set forth in Section
			 11-46-50 and any local law governing a municipal election and in Section
			 17-9-11;
			 provided that this process may not be used for checking in a voter who is
			 required to cast a provisional ballot as provided for in Chapter 10 of this
			 title, or whose name is not contained in the electronic poll book as an
			 eligible voter for the precinct.
(g) Provide functionality for quickly and
			 accurately uploading voter history into the statewide voter registration list
			 in accordance with Section
			 17-4-33.
(h) Provide for the retention of the voter
			 data contained in the electronic poll book for the applicable retention period
			 applicable to the records of election, which may be accomplished by archiving
			 the data in electronic format on an external data storage device.
(i) When used in a primary election or
			 primary runoff election, provide for the recording and subsequent printing or
			 exporting of electronic data of names and electronic signatures of the voters
			 participating in the primary election or primary runoff election of each
			 political party.
(j) Provide for
			 the retention of the voter's party preference in a primary election for the
			 runoff election.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-11 - Electronic Poll Books › Section 820-2-11-.02 - County Reimbursement

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(1) As
			 Electronic Poll Books can be utilized in lieu of the printed poll list,
			 Electronic Poll Books are equipment necessary for election officials to conduct
			 elections as required by law.
(2)
			 Due to their usage in multiple elections including federal, state, and county,
			 collectively and/or separately, counties which utilize Electronic Poll Books in
			 lieu of the printed poll list shall be reimbursed fifty (50) percent of their
			 expense by the State of Alabama only for elections eligible for reimbursement
			 by the State of Alabama.
(3) Only
			 Electronic Poll Books certified by the Secretary of State shall be eligible for
			 reimbursement.
Authors:
Brent Beal, David Brewer, John Bennett,
				  Clay Helms
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										17-8-1,
				  17-10-2,
				  17-4-2.1.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-12 - PERMANENT DISABILITY ABSENTEE VOTING › Section 820-2-12-.01 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to provide for implementation of
				the Disabled Citizens Absentee Voting Act (2019-359) for citizens with a
				permanent disability which prevents attendance at the polls requesting to vote
				by absentee ballot pursuant to Act 2019-359. The procedures in this chapter are
				promulgated under authority granted for Secretary of State as Chief Elections
				Official pursuant to Act 2019-359 and
				17-1-3(a).
Authors:
Jeff Elrod, Ed Packard, Clay
				  Helms
Statutory Authority:
Act 2019-359.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-12 - PERMANENT DISABILITY ABSENTEE VOTING › Section 820-2-12-.02 - Applicability

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This chapter applies to absentee ballots for all elections for
				individuals with permanent disabilities which prevent attendance at the polls
				pursuant to the Disabled Citizens Absentee Voting Act
				(2019-359).
Authors:
Jeff Elrod, Ed Packard, Clay
				  Helms
Statutory Authority:
Act 2019-359.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-12 - PERMANENT DISABILITY ABSENTEE VOTING › Section 820-2-12-.03 - Procedures For Applying For Absentee Ballot

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(1) The absentee ballot application for a
			 permanently disabled voter shall be valid for all elections in the calendar
			 year in which the application is submitted. For election cycles that span
			 multiple calendar years, the application shall be valid for the whole election
			 cycle. Voters voting pursuant to Act 2019-359 must resubmit the absentee
			 application on an annual basis.
(2)
			 When applying to vote absentee in county, state and federal elections, the
			 permanently disabled voter shall submit the application to the county absentee
			 election manager. When applying to vote absentee in municipal elections, the
			 permanently disabled voter shall submit the application to the municipal
			 absentee election manager.
(3) When
			 a voter submits a valid application to vote absentee pursuant to Act 2019-359,
			 the absentee election manager shall add that voter's name to a list of
			 permanently disabled absentee voters.
Authors:
Jeff Elrod, Ed Packard, Clay
				  Helms
Statutory Authority:
Act 2019-359.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-12 - PERMANENT DISABILITY ABSENTEE VOTING › Section 820-2-12-.04 - Application And Procedures For Issuance Of Absentee Ballots

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(1) Individuals
			 voting by absentee ballot pursuant to Act 2019-359 may apply for an absentee
			 ballot by utilizing an application adopted by the State of Alabama pursuant to
			 17-11-4
			 and Act 2019-359. The application must be submitted by the voter by U.S. mail,
			 commercial carrier, or hand-delivery to the absentee election manager in the
			 county in which the prospective absentee voter is registered to vote.
(2) The application prescribed by the
			 Secretary of State shall provide a space to be signed and notarized by the
			 applicant's primary physician in order to verify the applicant's status as a
			 permanently disabled citizen.
(3)
			 The applicant must submit the application to the absentee election manager no
			 later than five (5) days prior to the election.
Authors:
Jeff Elrod, Ed Packard, Clay
				  Helms
Statutory Authority:
Act 2019-359.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-12 - PERMANENT DISABILITY ABSENTEE VOTING › Section 820-2-12-.05 - Procedures For Sending Absentee Ballots

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At the beginning of the absentee voting period, the absentee
				election manager shall issue an absentee ballot to any registered voter who has
				an up-to-date permanently disabled citizen absentee application. Any voter who
				submits an absentee application pursuant to Act 2019-359 during the absentee
				voting period shall be issued an absentee ballot upon verification that the
				voter is registered and eligible to vote in that election.
Authors:
Jeff Elrod, Ed Packard, Clay
				  Helms
Statutory Authority:
Act 2019-359.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-12 - PERMANENT DISABILITY ABSENTEE VOTING › Section 820-2-12-.06 - Forms For Absentee Voting By Permanently Disabled Citizens

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This rule is intended to provide any form by which an absentee
				election manager shall administer the Disabled Citizens Absentee Voting Act
				(2019-359). The forms shall appear as follows:
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Authors:
Jeff Elrod, Ed Packard, Clay
				  Helms
Statutory Authority:
Act 2019-359.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-3-1 - PROCEDURES FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE DISSOLUTION OF CERTAIN CORPORATIONS › Section 820-3-1-.01 - Definitions

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(1) ABANDONED
			 CORPORATION: a corporation formed under the laws of the State of Alabama which
			 are presumed to have intentionally abandoned their property interests in their
			 existence by having been certified by the Alabama Department of Revenue to not
			 be in compliance with one or more of the grounds stated in Section 10-2B-14.20,
Code of Ala. 1975
, in each of the immediately
			 preceding thirteen (13) calendar years.
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE DISSOLUTION: the
			 dissolution of a corporation by act of the Secretary of State pursuant to
			 Sections 10-2B-14.20,
et
seq
.,
Code of Ala. 1975
, and
			 the provisions of these rules.
(3)
			 DELINQUENT CORPORATION: a corporation other than an abandoned corporation
			 formed under the laws of the State of Alabama which may be subject to
			 administrative dissolution pursuant to Sections 10-2B-14.20,
et
seq
.,
Code of
			 Ala. 1975
.
(4)
			 DISSOLVED CORPORATION: a delinquent or abandoned corporation which has been
administratively
dissolved but remains on record for a
			 period of time in which it may be reinstated pursuant to Section 10-2B-14.22,
Code of Ala. 1975
.
(5) SECRETARY OF STATE'S INTERNET SITE: a
			 location on the world wide web found at the following address:
			 http://www.sos.state.al.us/
Author:
Charles E. Grainger, Jr.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										10-2B-14.20,
et seq
.,
				  10-2B-5.04.