Title 17 — Title 17

THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2006 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2006-570.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THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2006 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2006-570.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THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2006 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2006-570.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 THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2006 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2006-570.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.)

(a) The appointing board, or a majority of them acting as an appointing board, not more than 20 nor less than 15 days before the holding of any election in their county, shall appoint from the qualified electors of the respective county, necessary precinct election officials, whi…

The sheriff of each county or the person discharging the duties of such office is the returning officer for the county. The inspector for each voting place is charged with the duty of returning the ballots and sealed election materials from the voting place to the county returnin…

If the inspector is not present at the hour appointed, the precinct election officials present shall select one of their number to return the ballots to the county returning officer. History: (Code 1876, §263; Code 1886, §356; Code 1896, §1592; Code 1907, §361; Code 1923, §451; C…

(a) The inspector and clerks shall each be entitled to base compensation of fifty dollars ($50). The compensation of the election officials shall be paid as preferred claims, out of monies in the county treasury not appropriated, on proper proof of service rendered. In all counti…

Duties. (a) All laws to the contrary notwithstanding, any precinct election official appointed pursuant to Section 17-8-1 shall be excused from his or her employment without penalty of loss of time for election day only in order to perform the duties of the position to which he o…

(a) The judge of probate in each county may appoint not more than two students for each precinct to serve as unpaid student interns during elections. To be appointed a student intern, a student must meet all of the following qualifications: (1) Be recommended by a principal or ot…

The judge of probate shall notify such inspector and clerk of their appointment by mail and publish a list of them in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county. History: Code 1907, §348; Code 1923, §438; Code 1940, T. 17, §121; §17-6-2; amended and renumbered by …

THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED AND RENUMBERED AS SECTION 17-6-22 BY ACT 2006-570. History: (Acts 1982, No. 82-572, p. 1064, §§1, 2; Acts 1995, No. 95-786, p. 1872, §1; Act 2001-1131, 4th Sp. Sess., p. 1211, §2.)

When the judge of probate, sheriff, or clerk of the circuit court is a candidate for election to any office at that election and has opposition named on the ballot, he or she shall not serve on the appointing board. The judge of probate, as the chief election official for the cou…

Upon receiving the certificate provided for in Section 17-8-3, the remaining members of the appointing board shall forthwith and without delay appoint a qualified elector to take the place of each member of the appointing board who is a candidate for election, and shall cause the…

(a) Each political party or organization having made nominations, by the chair of its state or county executive committee or nominees for office may furnish the appointing board a list of names of recommended precinct election officials from qualified electors for each county not…

ion official to attend at the hour of 7:00 a.m., the precinct election officials as may be present may complete the number. If the inspector appointed is not present, the other precinct election officials present shall choose one of their number to serve as inspector and shall ap…

(a) Except in the case of municipal elections, each political party or organization having candidates nominated, by a writing submitted to the inspector by the chair of the county executive committee or nominees for office or beat committeeman, may appoint a watcher for each voti…

Before entering upon their duties, precinct election officials must take an oath to perform their duties at the election according to law, and such oath may be administered by any person authorized by law to administer oaths or by any inspector. History: (Code 1852, §202; Code 18…

(a) Not less than five days before an election or primary election, the authority charged with holding the same shall cause to be held a school of instruction for those who will actually conduct the election or primary election at the polling places. The judge of probate shall no…

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…