Alabama Codes

Title 17 - Elections

Chapter 1 - General Elections

  • Article 1 General Provisions.
    • Section 17-14-1 State and county officers who are elected by the people
      The following officers in this state shall be elected by the qualified electors thereof: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Auditor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, ...
    • Section 17-14-2 Holding of general election
      General elections throughout the state shall be held for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Auditor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, ...
    • Section 17-14-3 Time of general elections
      The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Auditor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, senators and representatives in the Legislature, a sheriff ...
    • Section 17-14-4 When county officers elected
      Except as otherwise provided by local law, members of county commissions, one county treasurer in all counties having a county treasurer, and one constable ...
    • Section 17-14-5 County boards of education
      Except as otherwise provided by local law, at the general election of state and county officers in November 2006, and biennially thereafter, a member ...
    • Section 17-14-6 Judges and clerks; vacancies
      The judges of the circuit and district courts, the judge of probate, the judges of the courts of appeals, and clerks of the circuit ...
    • Section 17-14-7 Certification of vacancies in judicial offices
      The Administrative Director of Courts shall certify vacancies in offices of judges of circuit courts, district courts, courts of appeals, and the Supreme Court, ...
    • Section 17-14-8 District attorneys
      One district attorney for each judicial circuit shall be elected on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 2010, and every six ...
    • Section 17-14-9 Justices of the Supreme Court
      The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the associate justices of the court shall hold their respective offices for the term of six ...
    • Section 17-14-10 When presidential electors and members of Congress elected
      Electors for President and Vice President of the United States shall be elected on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 2008, ...
    • Section 17-14-11 United States Senators
      At the general election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 2008, and each six years thereafter, a ...
  • Article 2 Elections for Presidential and Vice Presidential Electors.
    • Section 17-14-20 Canvass of election returns by state officials
      THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED AND RENUMBERED AS SECTION 17-12-17 BY ACT 2006-570. ...
    • Section 17-14-21 Governor proclaims result of certain elections
      THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED AND RENUMBERED AS SECTION 17-12-18 BY ACT 2006-570. ...
    • Section 17-14-22 Returns of election of state officers
      THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED AND RENUMBERED AS SECTION 17-12-19 BY ACT 2006-570. ...
    • Section 17-14-23 List of registered voters open to inspection
      THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED AND RENUMBERED AS SECTION 17-12-20 BY ACT 2006-570. ...
    • Section 17-14-24 Certificates of election to members of Congress and legislators
      THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED AND RENUMBERED AS SECTION 17-12-21 BY ACT 2006-570. ...
    • Section 17-14-25 Results of election of state officers; resolution of tie votes
      THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED AND RENUMBERED AS SECTION 17-12-22 BY ACT 2006-570 ...
    • Section 17-14-26 Penalty for failure to make returns
      THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED AND RENUMBERED AS SECTION 17-12-24 BY ACT 2006-570. ...
    • Section 17-14-27 Notice of failure to make return
      THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED AND RENUMBERED AS SECTION 17-12-25 BY ACT 2006-570. ...
    • Section 17-14-30 Number of presidential electors
      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 ...
    • Section 17-14-31 Certification of names of candidates; nominating petitions; names of 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 ...
    • Section 17-14-32 Names on ballots; vote for candidate counted as vote for designated 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 ...
    • Section 17-14-33 Making returns to Secretary of State
      In all elections for electors for President and Vice President, the canvassing board of each county must, within five days after making the statement ...
    • Section 17-14-34 Governor to estimate returns and give notice of election
      Within 15 days after the time for making the returns, the Governor, in the presence of the Secretary of State and Attorney General, or ...
    • Section 17-14-35 Tie vote
      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 ...
    • Section 17-14-36 Electoral meeting; filling of vacancies
      The electors of President and Vice President are to assemble at the office of the Secretary of State, at the seat of government at ...
    • Section 17-14-37 Compensation of electors
      Each elector for President and Vice President shall receive eight dollars ($8) for each day he or she necessarily attends at the seat of ...
  • Article 3 Amendments to the Constitution.
    • Section 17-14-50 Counting and returning vote on constitutional amendment
      The vote on an amendment proposed to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, shall be counted and return made thereof as the vote for ...
    • Section 17-14-51 Returns made to Secretary of State
      The canvassing board shall ascertain the number of votes given in their respective counties for and against the proposed amendment when ascertaining the vote ...
    • Section 17-14-52 Returns counted; result proclaimed
      The Secretary of State, in the presence of the Governor and Attorney General, or one of them, shall open certificates received pursuant to Section ...
    • Section 17-14-53 Expense of publication of proclamation
      Whenever any proposed amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, regardless of the nature thereof, is submitted to the people for ratification or ...
    • Section 17-14-54 Cost of elections on constitutional amendments
      Unless otherwise stated in the act or resolution calling such election, whenever any special election is ordered by the Legislature upon any proposed amendment ...
    • Section 17-14-55 Duty of state Comptroller to ascertain expenses and file same
      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 ...
  • Article 4 Congressional Districts and Elections.
    • Section 17-14-70 Congressional districts; official maps
      The state is hereby divided into seven congressional districts as follows: District 1: Baldwin County, Clarke County: Tract 957500: Block Group 1: Block 1017, ...
    • Section 17-14-71 Election of congressional representative
      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 ...
    • Section 17-14-72 Making returns to Secretary of State
      In all elections for representatives in Congress, the canvassing board of each county must, within five days after making the statement of the county ...
    • Section 17-14-73 Governor to estimate returns and give notice of election
      Within 22 days after the time for making the returns, the Governor, in the presence of the Secretary of State and Attorney General, or ...