Section 17-6-32 – Party Emblem – Use When Party Is Divided.
Section 17-6-32 Party emblem – Use when party is divided. When there is a division of any political party and each faction claims the party emblem, the judge of probate shall at once certify the fact to the chair of the state executive committee of that party, who shall within 10 days notify the judge […]
Section 17-6-48 – Designating Certain Officers by Number.
Section 17-6-48 Designating certain officers by number. In all primary and general elections of associate justices of the Supreme Court of Alabama, justices of the courts of appeals of Alabama, judges of the circuit and district courts, and associate members of the public service commission, wherein two or more of such justices, judges, or officers […]
Section 17-6-33 – Designation of Different Offices of Same Classification.
Section 17-6-33 Designation of different offices of same classification. Whenever nominations for two or more offices of the same classification are to be made, or whenever candidates are to be elected to two or more offices of the same classification at the same primary, general, special, or municipal election, each office shall be separately designated […]
Section 17-6-48.1 – (Effective February 1, 2021) Permanent Place Names for Each Seat on Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal.
Section 17-6-48.1 (Effective February 1, 2021) Permanent place names for each seat on supreme court and courts of appeal. (a) Beginning with the 2022 statewide election, the following offices on the supreme court, court of criminal appeals, and court of civil appeals shall be permanently identified as follows: (1) The supreme court: a. The office […]
Section 17-6-34 – Secret Ballot.
Section 17-6-34 Secret ballot. Every voter in Alabama shall have the right to vote a secret ballot, and that ballot shall be kept secret and inviolate. (Acts 1939, No. 209, p. 361; Code 1940, T. 17, §156; §17-8-11; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §33.)
Section 17-6-49 – Office Sought to Be Designated by Number.
Section 17-6-49 Office sought to be designated by number. Every person who seeks an office mentioned in Section 17-6-48 shall, when becoming a candidate pursuant to Section 17-5-2, designate the number of the office for which he or she is a candidate. (Acts 1927, No. 348, p. 409; Code 1940, T. 17, §147; §17-7-21; amended […]
Section 17-6-35 – Procedure to Vote Straight Party Ticket.
Section 17-6-35 Procedure to vote straight party ticket. If the elector desires to vote a straight party ticket, that is, for each and every candidate for one party for whatever office nominated, he or she shall mark the name of the party at the head of the ticket in the manner determined by a rule […]
Section 17-6-20 – Elections Must Be by Official Ballot.
Section 17-6-20 Elections must be by official ballot. In all elections held in this state on any subject which may be submitted by law to the vote of the people and for all or any state, county, district, or municipal officers, the voting shall be by official ballot prescribed by law; but this section shall […]
Section 17-6-36 – Procedure to Vote for One Candidate Not on Party Ticket.
Section 17-6-36 Procedure to vote for one candidate not on party ticket. When only one candidate is to be elected to any office and the elector desires to vote for a candidate not on the straight party ticket, the elector may mark the name of the candidate for whom he or she desires to vote […]
Section 17-6-21 – Contents; Amendments; Withdrawal of Name.
Section 17-6-21 Contents; amendments; withdrawal of name. (a) The official ballots shall contain the names of all candidates nominated by caucus, convention, mass meeting, primary election, or other assembly of any political party or faction, or by petition of electors and certified as provided in Section 17-9-3, but no person’s name shall be printed upon […]