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§ 17-17-27 — Failure to Count Legal Vote

Alabama·Title 17 Elections·Ch. 17 Election Offenses
Except as to provisional absentee ballots that have not been verified by seven days after the election, any election official who fails to count a legal vote cast by absentee ballot shall be guilty, upon conviction, of a Class C felony.

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Legislative History

(Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §88.)

Nearby Sections

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§ 17-1-1
Applicability of Title to Primary Elections and County or Municipal Elections
§ 17-1-2
Definitions
§ 17-1-3
Chief Elections Officials
§ 17-1-4
Right of City, County and State Employees to Participate in Political Activities
§ 17-1-5
Employers to Allow Time Off for Voting
§ 17-1-6
Ranked-Choice Voting Prohibited; Exceptions
§ 17-10-1
Voter Identification Requirements
§ 17-10-2
Provisional Ballots; Certification; Tabulation; Identification of Ballots
§ 17-10-3
Voting in Precinct, Etc., Where Elector’s Name Does Not Appear on Official List
§ 17-11-1
“Circuit Clerk” Defined
§ 17-11-10
Procedure Upon Receipt of Ballot by Absentee Election Manager; Counting of Ballots
§ 17-11-11
Officials for Counting of Absentee Ballots; Poll Watchers
§ 17-11-12
Delivery of Ballots, Envelopes, Etc. to Absentee Election Manager
§ 17-11-13
Disqualification of Circuit Clerk from Serving as Absentee Election Manager
§ 17-11-14
Compensation of Absentee Election Manager
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