Title 17 — Title 17

The following officers in this state shall be elected by the qualified electors thereof: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Auditor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, public service commissioners, senators and representatives…

Electors for President and Vice President of the United States shall be elected on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 2008, and every fourth year thereafter. A member of Congress from each congressional district shall be elected on the first Tuesday after the fi…

At the general election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 2008, and each six years thereafter, a senator of and from the State of Alabama in the Senate of the United States shall be elected by the people for a term of six years, beginning on the t…

General elections throughout the state shall be held for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Auditor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, Chief Justice and associate justices of the Supreme Court, judges of the courts of appeals…

June 1, 2026.] AMENDED BY ACT 2026-345, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Auditor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, senators and representatives in the Legislature, …

On the day prescribed in Section 17-14-10, there are to be elected, in the manner provided in this chapter, a number of electors for President and Vice President of the United States equal to the number of senators and representatives in Congress to which this state is entitled a…

Electors; Statement of Electors. (a) When presidential electors are to be chosen, the Secretary of State of Alabama shall certify to the judges of probate of the several counties the names of all candidates for President and Vice President who are nominated by any national conven…

Electors. The names of all candidates for President and Vice President who are nominated as provided in this chapter shall be printed on the official ballots under the emblem of their respective political parties, as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of Alabama. The n…

In all elections for electors for President and Vice President, the canvassing board of each county must, within five days after making the statement of the county vote by precincts, return the result of the same to the Secretary of State. History: (Code 1876, §343; Code 1886, §4…

Within 15 days after the time for making the returns, the Governor, in the presence of the Secretary of State and Attorney General, or either of them in the absence of the other, must certify the returns, ascertain which electors are elected, and notify them by proclamation. Hist…

If, at the time of making the certification under Section 17-14-34, it is found that an election of the number of electors to which the state is entitled is not made by reason of two or more candidates having received an equal number of votes, the Governor must forthwith decide b…

The electors of President and Vice President are to assemble at the office of the Secretary of State, at the seat of government at 12:00 noon on the second Tuesday in December next after their election, or at that hour on such other day as may be fixed by Congress, to elect such …

Each elector for President and Vice President shall receive eight dollars ($8) for each day he or she necessarily attends at the seat of government, and twenty cents ($.20) for every mile traveled to and from the same, to be estimated in the same manner as is provided by law in r…

Except as otherwise provided by local law, members of county commissions, one county treasurer in all counties having a county treasurer, and one constable for each election precinct shall be elected on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 2008, and every fourth y…

Except as otherwise provided by local law, at the general election of state and county officers in November 2006, and biennially thereafter, a member or members of the county board of education shall be elected for a term of six years to succeed those whose term or terms of offic…

The vote on an amendment proposed to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, shall be counted and return made thereof as the vote for members of the Legislature is counted and returned, the amendments, if more than one, being designated by substantially the language used to designat…

The canvassing board shall ascertain the number of votes given in their respective counties for and against the proposed amendment when ascertaining the vote given for officers; the canvassing board of such county shall thereupon make returns of such vote, by precincts, to the Se…

The Secretary of State, in the presence of the Governor and Attorney General, or one of them, shall open certificates received pursuant to Section 17-14-51 and therefrom ascertain whether a majority of all the qualified electors of the state who voted at such election voted in fa…

Whenever any proposed amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, regardless of the nature thereof, is submitted to the people for ratification or adoption, the expense of publication of the Governor’s proclamation concerning such amendment shall be paid out of the General …

Unless otherwise stated in the act or resolution calling such election, whenever any special election is ordered by the Legislature upon any proposed amendment or amendments to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, and the amendment affects only one municipality in this state, and…

It shall be the duty of the Comptroller to ascertain the expense of an election under Section 17-14-54 and, within 30 days after the holding of the same, to present to and file with the clerk of such municipality a statement of the expense, duly certified by such officer, and the…

The judges of the circuit and district courts, the judge of probate, the judges of the courts of appeals, and clerks of the circuit court shall be elected on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 2006, and they shall hold their respective offices for the term of si…

The Administrative Director of Courts shall certify vacancies in offices of judges of circuit courts, district courts, courts of appeals, and the Supreme Court, and clerks of circuit courts to the Secretary of State by December 1 of the year preceding the next general election. H…

(a) The State of Alabama is divided into seven congressional districts as provided in subsection (b). (b) The numbers and boundaries of the districts are designated and established by the map prepared by the Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment and identified and la…

The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) The Legislature adheres to traditional redistricting principles when adopting congressional districts. Such principles are the product of history, tradition, bipartisan consensus, and legal precedent. The Supreme Court of the …

Each congressional district described in Section 17-14-70 is entitled to elect one representative in the Congress of the United States, who shall be chosen by the qualified electors of the district at the general election in each even-numbered year. History: (Code 1867, §36; Code…

In all elections for representatives in Congress, the canvassing board of each county must, within five days after making the statement of the county vote by precincts, return the result of the same to the Secretary of State. History: (Code 1876, §343; Code 1886, §436; Code 1896,…

Within 22 days after the time for making the returns, the Governor, in the presence of the Secretary of State and Attorney General, or either of them in the absence of the other, must estimate the returns, ascertain which candidates are elected and notify them by proclamation. Hi…

One district attorney for each judicial circuit shall be elected on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 2010, and every six years thereafter, and they shall hold office for a term of six years from the first Monday after the second Tuesday in January next after t…

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the associate justices of the court shall hold their respective offices for the term of six years from the first Monday after the second Tuesday in January next after their election and until their successors are elected and qualified. T…