Code of Alabama
Article 2 - Ballots.
Section 17-6-22 - Political Parties Not Included on Ballot Unless Requirements Met.

(a) No political party, except those qualified as a political party under Chapter 13, shall be included on any general election ballot unless:
(1) The party shall have filed with the Secretary of State or other appropriate official on the date of the first primary election a list of the signatures of at least three percent of the qualified electors who cast ballots for the office of Governor in the last general election for the state, county, city, district, or other political subdivision in which the political party seeks to qualify candidates for office; and unless
(2) The party shall have fulfilled all other applicable requirements of federal, state, or local laws.
(b) The provisions of this section are supplemental to the provisions of Chapter 13, and other laws regarding the conduct of elections in Alabama, and shall repeal only those laws or parts of laws in direct conflict herewith.

Structure Code of Alabama

Code of Alabama

Title 17 - Elections.

Chapter 6 - Election Preparation.

Article 2 - Ballots.

Section 17-6-20 - Elections Must Be by Official Ballot.

Section 17-6-21 - Contents; Amendments; Withdrawal of Name.

Section 17-6-22 - Political Parties Not Included on Ballot Unless Requirements Met.

Section 17-6-23 - Uniform Ballots at Each Polling Place; Electors for President and Vice President.

Section 17-6-24 - Printing and Design.

Section 17-6-25 - Order of Listing of Candidates on Ballots.

Section 17-6-26 - Order of Arrangement; Content Requirements; Secrecy Envelopes or Folders.

Section 17-6-27 - Write-in Votes; Listing of Independent Candidates; Form of Ballots.

Section 17-6-28 - Requirements for Write-in Votes.

Section 17-6-29 - Party Emblem - Submission; Approval.

Section 17-6-30 - Party Emblem - Certification to Judge of Probate.

Section 17-6-31 - Party Emblem - Prohibited Designs.

Section 17-6-32 - Party Emblem - Use When Party Is Divided.

Section 17-6-33 - Designation of Different Offices of Same Classification.

Section 17-6-34 - Secret Ballot.

Section 17-6-35 - Procedure to Vote Straight Party Ticket.

Section 17-6-36 - Procedure to Vote for One Candidate Not on Party Ticket.

Section 17-6-37 - Procedure to Vote for Two or More Candidates on Different Party Tickets.

Section 17-6-38 - Procedure to Vote Split Ticket.

Section 17-6-39 - Procedure When Straight Party Ticket Does Not Contain Names of All Candidates.

Section 17-6-40 - Procedure to Vote for Person Whose Name Not on Ballot.

Section 17-6-41 - Ballot for Constitutional Amendment.

Section 17-6-42 - Ballots to Be Paid for by Counties and Cities.

Section 17-6-43 - Packaging of Ballots; Detachable Stubs.

Section 17-6-44 - Number of Ballots per Elector.

Section 17-6-45 - Performance of Duties Under Chapter for Municipal Elections.

Section 17-6-46 - Instructional Posters.

Section 17-6-47 - Blank Forms and Stationery for Election.

Section 17-6-48 - Designating Certain Officers by Number.

Section 17-6-48.1 - (Effective February 1, 2021) Permanent Place Names for Each Seat on Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal.

Section 17-6-49 - Office Sought to Be Designated by Number.