Title 17 — Title 17

The sheriff of each county shall, on each day of election, be present in person or by deputy at all election precincts where elections are held in the county, and shall preserve good order; and, in order that every elector who desires to vote may do so without interference or int…

At all elections held within this state, the elector shall vote in the county and voting place of his or her domicile and nowhere else and shall have registered as provided in this title. If any elector attempts to vote in any voting place other than that of his or her domicile, …

In every election held in this state, the voter shall sign his or her name on one of the poll lists or lists of persons who vote in the election, required by law to be maintained at each voting place; and no person shall record on this list the name of any voter for him or her, e…

The signed voter poll list shall be sealed in an envelope before the inspectors begin to count the vote and shall not be opened. History: (Code 1907, §367; Code 1923, §457; Code 1940, T. 17, §140; §17-7-16; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §44.)

(a) Any person who wishes assistance in voting may receive assistance from any person the voter chooses except the voter’s employer, an agent of the employer, or an officer or agent of the voter’s union. The voter is not required to state a reason for requesting assistance. To ob…

(a) Any elector who shall by accident or mistake spoil a ballot so that he or she cannot conveniently or safely vote the same may return it to the inspectors and may receive another in lieu thereof, which ballot must be voted or returned to the inspectors by such elector. (b) Spo…

After the close of the polls in all primary, special, general, and municipal elections held in the state, the records and forms produced at the polling places shall be returned as follows: (1) The list of registered voters, the affirmations of provisional voters, the statements o…

Failure to Perform. In the event the judge of probate of any county is unable, or neglects, fails, or refuses to perform the duties prescribed in this title, the duties, responsibilities, penalty, and authority of the judge of probate shall devolve upon the judge of the circuit c…

of State to Certify Nominations. (a) The following individuals shall be entitled to have their names printed on the appropriate ballot for the general election, provided they are otherwise qualified for the office they seek: (1) All candidates who have been put in nomination by p…

(a) Each elector shall provide valid photo identification to an appropriate election official prior to voting. A voter required to show valid photo identification when voting in person shall present to the appropriate election official one of the following forms of valid photo id…

The judge of probate shall cause to be preserved all certificates and petitions of nomination filed in his or her office under the provisions of this chapter for six months after the election for which such nominations are made. History: (Code 1896, §1610; Code 1907, §392; Code 1…

The judge of probate must give notice at least 14 days before each election by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, if any is published therein and, if not, by writings posted at the courthouse door and at three other public places in the county, of th…

Except as electors are admitted to vote and persons to assist them as herein provided, and except for the judge of probate, the sheriff, or his or her deputy, the precinct election officials, and watchers, no person shall be permitted within 30 feet of the door of the building of…

(a) At any polling place in any state, county, or municipal election, an individual may not do either of the following: (1) Take a photograph of a ballot, other than the individual’s own ballot. (2) Reveal another voter’s ballot in a manner that would disclose its contents to any…

Repealed by Act 2019-507, § 2, effective August 1, 2019. History: (Acts 1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 96-885, p. 1699, §9; Act 2003-313, p. 733, §2; Act 2006-354, p. 937, §1; §17-10-23; amended and renumbered by Act 2006- 570, p. 1331, §48; Act 2014-6, p. 21, §1.)

Regular Session, Effective July 1, 2022. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement. (a) For the purposes of this section, “election-related expenses” means any of the following: (1) Payments, salaries, or bonuses for election officials, boards of registrars, and poll workers. (2…

Every polling place shall open for voting at 7:00 A.M. and shall close at 7:00 P.M. All polling places in areas operating on eastern time shall open and close under this section pursuant to eastern time except the county commissions in Chambers County and Lee County may by resolu…

The precinct election officials appointed shall meet at the place of holding elections in the several voting places for which they have been appointed not later than 30 minutes before the scheduled opening of the polls and shall open the several polling places at the time designa…

After the polls have opened, no adjournment or recess shall be taken until the certificate of the result of the election is signed. History: (Code 1907, §360; Code 1923, §450; Code 1940, T. 17, §133; §17-7-7; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §44.)

The inspectors, before they commence receiving ballots, must cause it to be proclaimed at the place of voting that the election is opened. History: (Code 1876, §272; Code 1886, §367; Code 1896, §1619; Code 1907, §397; Code 1923, §487; Code 1940, T. 17, §173; §17-7-11; amended and…