The contests of nomination by a party for office, other than a county office, may be instituted by any qualified elector of the state, or of the political subdivision, as the case may be, who belongs to that party and who legally participated in such primary election, upon the following grounds, which may be used separately, or else be joined in the same contest:
(1) Malconduct, fraud, or corruption on the part of any inspector, clerk, returning officer, canvassing board, or other persons.
(2) When a person whose nomination is contested was not eligible to the office sought at the time of the declaration of nomination.
(3) On account of illegal votes given.
(4) On account of the rejection of legal votes.
(5) Offers to bribe, bribery, intimidation, or other malconduct or misconduct calculated to prevent a fair, free, and full exercise of the elective franchise.
(6) Miscalculation, mistake, or misconduct in counting, tallying, certifying, or canvassing which of itself alone or in conjunction with the giving of illegal votes or the rejection of legal votes, or any other ground, would, when everything is corrected, reduce the number of legal votes cast for the declared nominee down to or below those of some other candidate in that race.
(Acts 1931, No. 56, p. 73; Code 1940, T. 17, §374; §17-16-71; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §63.)
Notes of Decisions
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cases, 2008–2008 · leading case:
Roper v. Rhodes, 988 So. 2d 471 (Ala. 2008).
Roper v. Rhodes, 988 So. 2d 471 (Ala. 2008).
“Code 1975 (formerly § 17-16-70 et seq.), provides for a contest to the result of a primary election and is also applicable to a contest to the result of a "second primary election," commonly called a primary runoff election, as provided for in § 17-13-18(b).”
Wood v. Booth, 990 So. 2d 314 (Ala. 2008).
“, § 17-16-71(2) (currently § 17-13-71(2)), Ala.Code 1975, which provides that the " nomination by a party for office, other than a county office," may be contested "[w]hen a person whose nomination is contested was not eligible to the office sought at the time of the declaration…”
— Ala. Code § 17-13-71(2) — 2 cases
Roper v. Rhodes, 988 So. 2d 471 (Ala. 2008).
“Code 1975 (formerly § 17-16-70 et seq.), provides for a contest to the result of a primary election and is also applicable to a contest to the result of a "second primary election," commonly called a primary runoff election, as provided for in § 17-13-18(b).”
Wood v. Booth, 990 So. 2d 314 (Ala. 2008).
“, § 17-16-71(2) (currently § 17-13-71(2)), Ala.Code 1975, which provides that the " nomination by a party for office, other than a county office," may be contested "[w]hen a person whose nomination is contested was not eligible to the office sought at the time of the declaration…”
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