Code of Alabama
Title 17 - Elections.
Chapter 6 - Election Preparation.

Article 1 - Precincts.

Section 17-6-1 - Purpose. - It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for...

Section 17-6-2 - Establishment of Precincts; Boundaries; Precinct Map; Reapportionment Coordination. - (a) The governing body of each county shall establish precincts,...

Section 17-6-3 - Voting Districts; Naming of Precincts. - (a) Except as may be provided further by local election...

Section 17-6-4 - Designating and Equipping Voting Places; County Voting Centers. - (a) Except as may be provided further by local election...

Section 17-6-5 - List of Voters for Each Voting Place. - The judge of probate shall prepare a separate, correct alphabetical...

Section 17-6-6 - Adjustment of Precinct Configuration, Boundaries, Etc. - (a) The county governing body shall have sole authority to...

Section 17-6-7 - Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment as Liaison With Bureau of Census; Assistance to Counties. - (a) The Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment, or its designees,...

Section 17-6-8 - Cooperation With Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment. - All state and county agencies and officials shall cooperate with...

Section 17-6-9 - Inapplicability to Municipal Elections. - The provisions of this article shall have no effect on...

Article 2 - Ballots.

Section 17-6-20 - Elections Must Be by Official Ballot. - In all elections held in this state on any subject...

Section 17-6-21 - Contents; Amendments; Withdrawal of Name. - (a) The official ballots shall contain the names of all...

Section 17-6-22 - Political Parties Not Included on Ballot Unless Requirements Met. - (a) No political party, except those qualified as a political...

Section 17-6-23 - Uniform Ballots at Each Polling Place; Electors for President and Vice President. - There shall be provided at each polling place at each...

Section 17-6-24 - Printing and Design. - (a) All ballots shall be in accordance with the provisions...

Section 17-6-25 - Order of Listing of Candidates on Ballots. - The names of candidates for each office shall be listed...

Section 17-6-26 - Order of Arrangement; Content Requirements; Secrecy Envelopes or Folders. - (a) Ballots, so far as practicable, shall be in the...

Section 17-6-27 - Write-in Votes; Listing of Independent Candidates; Form of Ballots. - The elector may write in the column under the title...

Section 17-6-28 - Requirements for Write-in Votes. - (a) Write-in votes shall be permitted only in non-municipal general...

Section 17-6-29 - Party Emblem - Submission; Approval. - Each political party, by its state party convention or state...

Section 17-6-30 - Party Emblem - Certification to Judge of Probate. - The Secretary of State shall send a copy of the...

Section 17-6-31 - Party Emblem - Prohibited Designs. - The coat of arms or seal of any state or...

Section 17-6-32 - Party Emblem - Use When Party Is Divided. - When there is a division of any political party and...

Section 17-6-33 - Designation of Different Offices of Same Classification. - Whenever nominations for two or more offices of the same...

Section 17-6-34 - Secret Ballot. - Every voter in Alabama shall have the right to vote...

Section 17-6-35 - Procedure to Vote Straight Party Ticket. - If the elector desires to vote a straight party ticket,...

Section 17-6-36 - Procedure to Vote for One Candidate Not on Party Ticket. - When only one candidate is to be elected to any...

Section 17-6-37 - Procedure to Vote for Two or More Candidates on Different Party Tickets. - When two or more candidates are to be elected to...

Section 17-6-38 - Procedure to Vote Split Ticket. - If the elector desires to vote a split ticket, that...

Section 17-6-39 - Procedure When Straight Party Ticket Does Not Contain Names of All Candidates. - If the ballot marked for a straight party ticket does...

Section 17-6-40 - Procedure to Vote for Person Whose Name Not on Ballot. - If the elector desires to vote for any person whose...

Section 17-6-41 - Ballot for Constitutional Amendment. - Whenever a constitutional amendment is submitted to a vote of...

Section 17-6-42 - Ballots to Be Paid for by Counties and Cities. - The printing and delivery of the ballots and cards of...

Section 17-6-43 - Packaging of Ballots; Detachable Stubs. - Ballots for use in a precinct shall be packaged in...

Section 17-6-44 - Number of Ballots per Elector. - There shall be provided for each voting place at least...

Section 17-6-45 - Performance of Duties Under Chapter for Municipal Elections. - In case of any municipal election held at a time...

Section 17-6-46 - Instructional Posters. - (a) The judge of probate shall cause to be printed...

Section 17-6-47 - Blank Forms and Stationery for Election. - The judge of probate for each county shall have printed,...

Section 17-6-48 - Designating Certain Officers by Number. - In all primary and general elections of associate justices of...

Section 17-6-48.1 - (Effective February 1, 2021) Permanent Place Names for Each Seat on Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal. - (a) Beginning with the 2022 statewide election, the following offices...

Section 17-6-49 - Office Sought to Be Designated by Number. - Every person who seeks an office mentioned in Section 17-6-48...

Article 3 - Alabama Informed Voter Act.

Section 17-6-80 - Short Title. - This article shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 17-6-81 - Fair Ballot Commission; Ballot Statements. - (a)(1) There is created the Fair Ballot Commission. The purpose...