Title 17 — Title 17

The county commission or city commission or such other authority as levies the taxes for county or city purposes of any county or city which adopts the use of electronic voting machines, shall, upon the purchase, rental, or lease thereof, provide for payment therefor by the count…

THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED AND RENUMBERED AS SECTION 17-9-9 BY ACT 2006-570. History: (Code 1876, §272; Code 1886, §367; Code 1896, §1619; Code 1907, §397; Code 1923, §487; Code 1940, T. 17, §173.)

THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2006 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2006-570. History: (Code 1876, §4291; Code 1886, §4186; Code 1896, §4693; Code 1907, §6789; Code 1923, §3907; Code 1940, T. 17, §303.)

THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED AND RENUMBERED AS SECTION 17-9-10 BY ACT 2006-570. History: (Code 1876, §273; Code 1886, §368; Code 1896, §1620; Code 1907, §398; Code 1923, §488; Code 1940, T. 17, §174; Act 2003-313, p. 733, §2.)

THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2006 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2006-570. History: (Code 1907, §363; Code 1923, §453; Code 1940, T. 17, §136.)

THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED AND RENUMBERED AS SECTIONS 17-17-15 AND 17-9-11 BY ACT 2006-570. History: (Acts 1953, No. 201, p. 266, §§1, 2.)

THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED AND RENUMBERED AS SECTION 17-9-12 BY ACT 2006-570. History: (Code 1907, §367; Code 1923, §457; Code 1940, T. 17, §140.)

THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2006 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2006-570. History: (Code 1907, §6806; Code 1923, §3924; Code 1940, T. 17, §319.)

THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED AND RENUMBERED AS SECTION 17-9-50 BY ACT 2006-570. History: (Code 1896, §1621; Code 1907, §371; Code 1923, §461; Code 1940, T. 17, §144.)

Voted. THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2006 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2006-570. History: (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 158, p. 183.)

Each county in which electronic voting machines may now or hereafter be authorized or required to be used in the conduct of elections in such county shall have the power from time to time to sell and issue interest-bearing warrants of such county or interest-bearing certificates …

For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) AUTOMATIC TABULATING EQUIPMENT. Includes any apparatus necessary to examine and count automatically votes designated on ballots and data processing mac…

(a) The governing body of any county or municipality or other political subdivision of the state by adoption of an appropriate resolution, may authorize, adopt, and direct the use of electronic vote counting systems for use in all elections held in such county or municipality or …

until October 1, 2026.] AMENDED BY ACT 2026-327, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. There is hereby created the Alabama Electronic Voting Committee which shall consist of five members. The committee shall consist of a representative appointed by the Secretar…

(a) The committee shall ensure the examination and certification of electronic vote counting systems by publicly examining all makes of electronic vote counting systems submitted and certifying whether the systems comply with the requirements of this section. (b) The committee sh…

Examinations shall be conducted and a report of certification or rejection issued within 90 days following request by vendor or company. History: (Acts 1983, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 83-200, p. 374, §6; §17-24-6; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §39.)

(a) It shall be the duty of the committee to recommend procedures to be implemented by the Secretary of State under the Administrative Procedure Act where appropriate to achieve and maintain the maximum degree of correctness and impartiality of voting, counting, tabulating, and r…

The authority of the Alabama Electronic Voting Committee relative to voting equipment shall be limited to the electronic vote counting equipment authorized under the provisions of this article and such committee shall have no authority to examine, approve, disapprove, or otherwis…

in Certain Counties. The Secretary of State may implement a uniform system of electronic voting in any county participating in the pilot project for establishing a uniform system of electronic voting provided for in Act 91-562. The Secretary of State may provide through the pilot…

Funding. Any county participating in the pilot project may be eligible to receive funding from the state for 50 percent of the costs to lease purchase an electronic voting system for a period of not to exceed eight years from funds appropriated for election purposes which may acc…

Requesting to Participate; Reimbursement. After the establishment of the uniform system of electronic voting through the implementation of the pilot project, the Secretary of State may provide for the orderly acceptance of counties requesting to participate in the state uniform s…

of Proceeds. All warrants and certificates issued pursuant to this article shall evidence general obligation indebtedness of the county by which they are issued, and the full faith and credit of the county shall be irrevocably pledged for the payment of the principal thereof and …

Tax for Payment. The county commission of the county issuing any warrants or certificates pursuant to this article may pledge and use or cause to be used, for the payment of the principal of and interest on such warrants and certificates, so much as may be necessary for such purp…

Each such county may in like manner from time to time issue refunding warrants and certificates, either by sale or by exchange, for the purpose of refunding a like or greater principal amount of warrants and certificates then outstanding which were issued under the provisions of …

THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED AND RENUMBERED AS SECTION 17-9-6 BY ACT 2006-570 IN THE 2006 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2007. History: (Acts 1979, No. 79-616, p. 1086, §1; Act 2003-337, p. 844, §1; Act 2006- 281, §1.)

Control Inconsistent Laws. Insofar as the provisions of this section and Sections 17-7-2 through 17-7-5 and Section 17-7-7 may be inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, the provisions of this section and Sections 17-7-2 through 17-7-5 and Section 17-7-7 shall control,…

through 17-7-7. The provisions of this section and Sections 17-7-2 through 17-7-6 shall apply to each county in this state in which electronic voting machines may now or hereafter be authorized or required to be used in the conduct of elections in such county. History: (Acts 1959…

THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2006 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2006-570. History: (Code 1896, §1616; Code 1907, §388; Code 1923, §478; Code 1940, T. 17, §164.)