Section 17-16-51 – Contest of Senator or Representative in Legislature – Testimony.
Section 17-16-51 Contest of senator or representative in Legislature – Testimony. The testimony in the case of a contest provided for in Section 17-16-50 must be taken by deposition under commission issued by the clerk of the court where the statement of contest is filed, which commission must issue upon the party applying for the […]
Section 17-16-67 – Sitting of Commission.
Section 17-16-67 Sitting of commission. The commission provided for in Section 17-16-66 shall sit at such times and places as may be directed by the joint convention, and shall be presided over by a chair of its own selection, and each member of the commission shall receive four dollars ($4) per diem during the time […]
Section 17-16-52 – Contest of Senator or Representative in Legislature – Depositions Returned.
Section 17-16-52 Contest of senator or representative in Legislature – Depositions returned. The commissioner must carefully envelop the depositions taken, with the commission attached, writing his or her name across the sealing of the envelope and endorsing thereon the names of the witnesses and the title and subject matter of the contest, and direct the […]
Section 17-16-68 – Commission to Take Testimony.
Section 17-16-68 Commission to take testimony. The commission shall take testimony on the part of the contestant, and also on the part of the contestee, and shall have power to send for witnesses, books, and papers anywhere in the State of Alabama; shall have power to issue warrants, under the hand of the chair, to […]
Section 17-16-53 – Contest of Senator or Representative in Legislature – Costs Taxed.
Section 17-16-53 Contest of senator or representative in Legislature – Costs taxed. The package mailed by the clerk must be opened by the presiding officer and presented to the house over which he or she presides for such action as such house may deem proper. On the determination of the contest, the Secretary of the […]
Section 17-16-54 – Contest of Election of Judge of Circuit or District Court – Procedure Generally.
Section 17-16-54 Contest of election of judge of circuit or district court – Procedure generally. If the contest is of an election to the office of judge of the circuit court or of the district court, the party contesting must file in the office of the judge of probate of the county of the residence […]
Section 17-16-55 – Contest of Election of Judge of Circuit or District Court – Testimony; Heard Without Jury.
Section 17-16-55 Contest of election of judge of circuit or district court – Testimony; heard without jury. The testimony on the contest must be taken by deposition as in civil cases at common law, but no affidavit, other than that of the materiality of the testimony of the witnesses proposed to be examined, shall be […]
Section 17-16-40 – Grounds of Contest.
Section 17-16-40 Grounds of contest. The election of any person declared elected to the office of Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney General, Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, Public Service Commissioner, senator or representative in the Legislature, justices of the Supreme Court, judges of the courts of appeals, judge of the circuit court or […]
Section 17-16-56 – Contest of Election of Judge of Probate Court and Other County and Municipal Officers – Generally.
Section 17-16-56 Contest of election of judge of probate court and other county and municipal officers – Generally. If the contest is of an election to the office of judge of the probate court, sheriff, tax assessor, tax collector, county treasurer, clerk of the circuit court, or any other office filled by the vote of […]
Section 17-16-41 – When Election Not Annulled.
Section 17-16-41 When election not annulled. No malconduct, fraud, or corruption on the part of the inspector, clerk, returning officer, canvassing board, or other person, nor any offers to bribe, bribery, intimidation, or other malconduct which prevented a fair, free, and full exercise of the elective franchise can annul or set aside any election unless […]