(a) All ballots shall be in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and shall contain a party emblem for each political party represented on the ticket. The arrangement of the ballot shall in general conform substantially to the plan hereinafter given, and in all cases the party columns must be placed in alphabetical order, beginning on the left of the ballot. The list of candidates of the several parties shall be printed in parallel and perpendicular columns, each column to be headed by the chosen device of such party and the party name or other designation in such order as the Secretary of State may direct. The number of columns shall exceed by one the number of separate tickets of candidates to be voted for at the polling place for which the ballot is provided, and in the appropriate place the words vote for one (or two or other number, as the case may be) to indicate the number which may be elected to each office. On the right of each ballot shall be a column in which shall be printed only the titles of the office for which candidates may be voted for by the electors at the polling places for which the ballot is printed. The column is designated as "blank column," and in such column the voting spaces shall be omitted, but in all other respects such blank column shall be a duplicate of the political party columns upon such ballot.
(b) The ballot style and design shall be in substantial conformity with rules promulgated by the Secretary of State under the Administrative Procedure Act.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 6 - Election Preparation.
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.