Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 17-16-45 (2026)
Examination of Ballots, Voting Equipment, Etc.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
In all election contests other than political party primaries or runoffs, any person or candidate involved in the contest is entitled to make an examination of the ballots cast, given, or rejected in the election, to make an examination of the voting equipment used in the election, and to make an examination of voting machine computations or printouts.
(Acts 1989, No. 89-877, p. 1757, §1; §17-8-45; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §83.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2010–2010 · leading case: Fluker v. Wolff, 46 So. 3d 942 (Ala. 2010).
Fluker v. Wolff, 46 So. 3d 942 (Ala. 2010). “On October 20, 2008, Wolff filed a motion pursuant to §§ 17-16-45 and -46, Ala. Code 1975, for an examination of the ballots, documents, and election materials, which the circuit court granted.”
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