All primary elections held by any political party in this state for the nomination of any state, national, district, circuit, county, or municipal officer shall be held and conducted under the provisions of this chapter and, except as herein modified, shall be held and conducted in the same manner and form, under the same requirements and subject to the same forfeitures, penalties, and punishments as are now or shall hereafter be provided by law for the holding of regular state elections, but nothing herein contained shall make it obligatory upon any political party or parties to hold a primary election.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 13 - Primary Elections.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 17-13-1 - "Primary Election" Defined.
Section 17-13-3 - Time and Place for Holding Primary Elections.
Section 17-13-4 - Payment of Compensation of Officers and Other Expenses of Elections.
Section 17-13-6 - Only Qualified Candidates to Be Listed on Ballots.
Section 17-13-7.1 - Persons Entitled to Vote in Primary Runoff Elections
Section 17-13-8 - Ballots, Stationery, and Supplies; Pledge Printed on Ballot; Spoiling of Ballot.
Section 17-13-8.1 - Instant Runoff Primary Elections in Certain Situations.
Section 17-13-9 - Duty of Judge of Probate to Furnish and Deliver Election Supplies.
Section 17-13-10 - Ballots to Be Secret and Inviolate.
Section 17-13-11 - Watchers at Polls.
Section 17-13-12 - Returning Officers.
Section 17-13-13 - Counting of Votes; Results to Be Posted for Public Inspection.
Section 17-13-15 - When Voted Ballots Container and Records of Election Container May Be Opened.
Section 17-13-17 - Canvass, Tabulation, and Declaration of Results.
Section 17-13-19 - Procedure When One Candidate Declines to Enter Second Primary.
Section 17-13-20 - Determination of Majority of Votes Cast.
Section 17-13-22 - Certification of Nominees to Judge of Probate.
Section 17-13-23 - Filling of Vacancies in Nominations.
Section 17-13-24 - Voting More Than Once.
Section 17-13-25 - Changing or Altering Returns of Primary Elections.
Section 17-13-26 - Additional Duties of Sheriff, Chief of Police, Etc.