The sheriff of each county shall, on each day of election, be present in person or by deputy at all election precincts where elections are held in the county, and shall preserve good order; and, in order that every elector who desires to vote may do so without interference or interruption, such sheriff or deputy may specially deputize a sufficient force to act at all election precincts on the day of any election that the sheriff or deputy may deem necessary.
Any sheriff or deputy who wilfully or corruptly fails to perform any duty imposed by this section, on conviction, shall be punished in accordance with Section 17-17-2.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 9 - Conduct and Management of Elections.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 17-9-1 - Duty of Sheriff to Preserve Order at Elections.
Section 17-9-4 - Certificates of Nomination to Be Preserved by Judge of Probate.
Section 17-9-5 - Notice of Election.
Section 17-9-6 - Time of Holding Elections.
Section 17-9-7 - When Election Officials to Meet, Open Polling Place, Etc.
Section 17-9-8 - No Adjournment.
Section 17-9-9 - Proclaiming Polls Open.
Section 17-9-10 - Elector Must Vote in County and Voting Place of Domicile.
Section 17-9-11 - Voter to Sign Name on Poll List; Exceptions.
Section 17-9-12 - Poll List to Be Sealed.
Section 17-9-13 - Voting Assistance; Time Allowed to Finish Voting.
Section 17-9-14 - Spoiled Ballot.
Section 17-9-15 - Disposition of Records and Forms After Close of Polls.