Section 17-13-16 – Public Proclamation of Results of Election; Distribution of Certificates of Results.
Section 17-13-16 Public proclamation of results of election; distribution of certificates of results. The counting of the ballots having been completed, the results shall be publicly proclaimed. Separate certificates for each of the political parties entering the primary and the results of the election shall be drawn up by the inspector and clerks at each […]
Section 17-13-3 – Time and Place for Holding Primary Elections.
Section 17-13-3 Time and place for holding primary elections. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (d), primary elections held at the expense of the state or counties shall be held on the fourth Tuesday in May. When necessary, as provided in this chapter, a second or runoff primary election shall be held […]
Section 17-13-17 – Canvass, Tabulation, and Declaration of Results.
Section 17-13-17 Canvass, tabulation, and declaration of results. The county executive committee of the party or parties participating in the primary election shall meet at the courthouse of its county, not later than noon on Tuesday next following the primary election, and receive the returns, canvass and tabulate the same, by precincts, and publicly declare […]
Section 17-13-4 – Payment of Compensation of Officers and Other Expenses of Elections.
Section 17-13-4 Payment of compensation of officers and other expenses of elections. The compensation of officers and other expenses of any and all primary elections, general or special, held under the provisions of this chapter, shall be paid in the same manner and to the same extent as is or may be provided by law […]
Section 17-13-18 – Candidate With Majority of Votes Declared Nominee of Party; Second Primary Election; Certification of Results.
Section 17-13-18 Candidate with majority of votes declared nominee of party; second primary election; certification of results. (a) At the respective meetings of the respective executive committees, the county executive committee, as to candidates in the primary election for office, except candidates for county office, shall publicly ascertain, determine, and declare whether any candidate for […]
Section 17-13-5 – Filing of Declaration of Candidacy; Certification of Names of Candidates; Preparation of Ballots; Unopposed Candidates.
Section 17-13-5 Filing of declaration of candidacy; certification of names of candidates; preparation of ballots; unopposed candidates. (a) All candidates for nomination to public office or for election to party office in the primary election provided for in this chapter shall file their declaration of candidacy with the state party chair if they seek any […]
Section 17-13-19 – Procedure When One Candidate Declines to Enter Second Primary.
Section 17-13-19 Procedure when one candidate declines to enter second primary. In the event either of the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes in the first primary election shall determine not to enter the second primary election provided for in this chapter, the candidate, as soon as possible and not more than three […]
Section 17-13-6 – Only Qualified Candidates to Be Listed on Ballots.
Section 17-13-6 Only qualified candidates to be listed on ballots. The name of no candidate shall be printed upon any official ballot used at any primary election unless such person is legally qualified to hold the office for which he or she is a candidate and unless he or she is eligible to vote in […]
Section 17-13-20 – Determination of Majority of Votes Cast.
Section 17-13-20 Determination of majority of votes cast. If a nominee for a single office is to be selected, with more than one candidate, then the majority of votes cast for the office in such election shall be ascertained by dividing the total votes cast for all candidates for the office by two, and any […]
Section 17-13-7 – Persons Entitled to Vote; Voter to Certify Political Party Preference by Signing Poll List.
Section 17-13-7 Persons entitled to vote; voter to certify political party preference by signing poll list. (a) All persons who are qualified electors under the general laws of the State of Alabama and who are also members of a political party and entitled to participate in such primary election under the rules of the party […]