Section 17-13-70 – Time for Contesting Generally; Hearing.
Section 17-13-70 Time for contesting generally; hearing. Any contest to a nomination made by primary election must be filed within 24 hours after the results of the primary election have been declared, weekends excluded, under the same conditions and on the same grounds as provided in the laws of Alabama for general elections of state […]
Section 17-13-25 – Changing or Altering Returns of Primary Elections.
Section 17-13-25 Changing or altering returns of primary elections. Any person who shall change or in any wise alter the returns of any primary election, or remove the copy of the returns posted at any polling place before the result of the election is announced by the committee or governing authority, shall be punished in […]
Section 17-13-26 – Additional Duties of Sheriff, Chief of Police, Etc.
Section 17-13-26 Additional duties of sheriff, chief of police, etc. The sheriff of each county on the day of such primary election shall be present in person or by deputy at each election precinct or voting district where such elections are held, and shall preserve good order. All duties imposed and powers conferred upon the […]
Section 17-13-40 – “Political Party” Defined.
Section 17-13-40 “Political party” defined. An assemblage or organization of electors which, at the general election for state and county officers then next preceding the primary, casts more than 20 percent of the entire vote cast in any county is hereby declared to be a political party within the meaning of this chapter within such […]
Section 17-13-41 – Determination of Total Vote of Political Party.
Section 17-13-41 Determination of total vote of political party. In determining the total vote of a political party whenever required by this chapter, the test shall be the total vote received by a candidate of that party who received the highest vote total of any of the candidates of that party. (Acts 1975, No. 1196, […]
Section 17-13-13 – Counting of Votes; Results to Be Posted for Public Inspection.
Section 17-13-13 Counting of votes; results to be posted for public inspection. (a) At the close of the primary election at each voting place, and nowhere else, the inspectors and clerks shall proceed forthwith, without adjournment, in the manner provided by law in the case of general elections, to count the votes. This section shall […]
Section 17-13-14 – Counting of Ballots; Materials to Be Sealed; Delivery and Retention of Materials; Posting of Certificate of Result.
Section 17-13-14 Counting of ballots; materials to be sealed; delivery and retention of materials; posting of certificate of result. (a) No ballot shall be counted until the polls are closed; and, before counting any ballot or examining the same, the voters’ poll list, as provided in Section 17-9-15, shall be securely sealed in an envelope […]
Section 17-13-1 – “Primary Election” Defined.
Section 17-13-1 “Primary election” defined. A primary election, including a separate and special presidential preference primary election, within the meaning of this chapter, is an election held by the qualified voters who are members of any political party, for the purpose of nominating a candidate or candidates for public or party office. (Acts 1975, No. […]
Section 17-13-15 – When Voted Ballots Container and Records of Election Container May Be Opened.
Section 17-13-15 When voted ballots container and records of election container may be opened. After the result has been canvassed and declared by the county executive committee, the sheriff shall securely keep the voted ballots container and the records of election container in accordance with state and federal law. The voted ballots container and records […]
Section 17-13-2 – Applicability of Chapter; Applicability of General Election Laws to Primary Elections.
Section 17-13-2 Applicability of chapter; applicability of general election laws to primary elections. All primary elections held by any political party in this state for the nomination of any state, national, district, circuit, county, or municipal officer shall be held and conducted under the provisions of this chapter and, except as herein modified, shall be […]