Section 17-6-40 Procedure to vote for person whose name not on ballot. If the elector desires to vote for any person whose name does not appear upon the ballot, he or she can so vote by writing the name in the proper place on the blank column. (Code 1907, §386; Code 1923, §476; Code 1940, […]
Section 17-6-41 Ballot for constitutional amendment. Whenever a constitutional amendment is submitted to a vote of the qualified electors the substance or subject matter of each proposed amendment shall be so printed that the nature thereof shall be clearly indicated. Following each proposed amendment or other public measure on the ballot shall be printed the […]
Section 17-6-42 Ballots to be paid for by counties and cities. The printing and delivery of the ballots and cards of instructions to voters shall in municipal elections be paid for by the several cities and towns and in all other elections by the several counties respectively. (Code 1896, §1609; Code 1907, §391; Code 1923, […]
Section 17-6-43 Packaging of ballots; detachable stubs. Ballots for use in a precinct shall be packaged in convenient numbers in such manner that each ballot may be removed separately. Each ballot shall have attached to it a numbered stub which can be detached therefrom without injury to the ballot or exposing the contents thereof. (Code […]
Section 17-6-44 Number of ballots per elector. There shall be provided for each voting place at least one ballot for each registered elector at that place. (Code 1896, §1613; Code 1907, §394; Code 1923, §484; Code 1940, T. 17, §170; Acts 1991, No. 91-583, p. 1073, §1; §17-8-25; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. […]
Section 17-6-45 Performance of duties under chapter for municipal elections. In case of any municipal election held at a time different from a general state or federal election, the duties herein prescribed for the judge of probate in respect to receiving nominations, printing and distributing ballots and cards of instructions shall be discharged under the […]
Section 17-6-46 Instructional posters. (a) The judge of probate shall cause to be printed in large type posters of instructions for the guidance of electors in preparing their ballots. Instructional information shall not show partiality to any political party or candidate. The information shall include: (1) A sample version of the ballot that will be […]
Section 17-6-47 Blank forms and stationery for election. The judge of probate for each county shall have printed, at the expense of the county, ballots, blank poll lists, certificates of results, oaths, and any other stationery or blank forms necessary in the conduct of an election. The judge of probate shall also superintend and insure […]
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 17-6-48.1 (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 17-6-49 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 […]
