(a) No absentee ballot shall be opened or counted if received by the absentee election manager by mail, unless received by mail no later than noon on the day of election, or, if received by the absentee election manager by hand delivery, unless so delivered by the voter or medical emergency designee to the absentee election manager not later than the close of the last business day next preceding the election or, if delivered by the medical emergency designee, by noon on the day of the election.
(b) The above provision does not apply in the case of individuals voting absentee pursuant to the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA), 52 U.S.C. ยงยง 20301-20311, when those individuals are voting in a primary, second primary, general, or special election for a federal, state, or county office or proposed constitutional amendment or other referenda. In the case of UOCAVA voters voting absentee in a primary, second primary, general, or special election for a federal, state, or county office or proposed constitutional amendment or other referenda, no absentee ballot shall be opened or counted, if received by the absentee election manager by mail, unless postmarked as of the day of the primary, second primary, general, or special election and received by mail no later than noon seven days after the primary, second primary, general, or special election.
Structure Code of Alabama
Section 17-11-1 - "Circuit Clerk" Defined.
Section 17-11-2 - Absentee Election Manager.
Section 17-11-3 - Voting in Precinct, etc., Where Elector's Name Does Not Appear on Official List.
Section 17-11-3.1 - Qualified Voter With Permanent Disability Preventing Attendance at Polls.
Section 17-11-4 - Form and Contents of Application; Signature of Applicant; Filing of Application.
Section 17-11-5 - Delivery of Absentee Ballots; Maintenance of Voter Lists.
Section 17-11-6 - Form of Absentee Ballots.
Section 17-11-8 - Form of Affidavit to Be Printed on Envelope - Primary Elections.
Section 17-11-9 - Materials Furnished With Ballot; Delivery of Ballot to Absentee Election Manager.
Section 17-11-11 - Officials for Counting of Absentee Ballots; Poll Watchers.
Section 17-11-12 - Delivery of Ballots, Envelopes, Etc. to Absentee Election Manager.
Section 17-11-13 - Disqualification of Circuit Clerk From Serving as Absentee Election Manager.
Section 17-11-14 - Compensation of Absentee Election Manager.
Section 17-11-16 - Costs and Expenses Generally.
Section 17-11-18 - Time Requirements for Receipt of Absentee Ballots.