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Ala. Code § 17-16-3 (2026)

Reimbursing Counties for Election Expenses - Both Federal or State and County Offices.

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Except as provided in Section 17-8-12, the State of Alabama shall reimburse a county for one half of all sums expended by the county in payment of expenses incurred in holding and conducting an election in which candidates for both federal or state and county offices are nominated or both federal or state and county officials are elected.

(Acts 1955, No. 160, p. 406, §2; Act 2000-671, p. 1338, §1; §17-21-2; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §78.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1980–2008 · leading case: Working v. Jefferson Cnty. Election Comm'n, 2 So. 3d 827 (Ala. 2008).
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Working v. Jefferson Cnty. Election Comm'n, 2 So. 3d 827 (Ala. 2008). · cites it 4× “Ala. Code 1975, § 17-16-3. 10 *836 Finally, we note that, consistent with all of the above-discussed statutory provisions from Chapter 16, the parties stipulated as follows to the trial court: “46.”
Libertarian Party of Ala. v. Wallace, 586 F. Supp. 399 (M.D. Ala. 1984). “lectors which, at the general election for state and county officers then next preceding the primary, casts more than 20 percent of the entire vote cast in any county is hereby declared to be a political party within the meaning of this chapter within such county; and an…”
Vintson v. Anton, 786 F.2d 1023 (11th Cir. 1986). “(In the 1982 general election, since the Sheriff was a candidate for relection he was replaced (in accordance with Ala.Code § 17-16-3) by a qualified elector).”
Whig Party of Alabama v. Siegelman, 500 F. Supp. 1195 (N.D. Ala. 1980). “A “political party” within a county is required to have received more than 20% of the county’s votes in the last general election; a state “political party” is required to have received more than 20% of the total state vote in the last general election.”
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