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Ala. Code § 17-6-22 (2026)

Political Parties Not Included on Ballot Unless Requirements Met.

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(a) No political party, except those qualified as a political party under Chapter 13, shall be included on any general election ballot unless:

(1) The party shall have filed with the Secretary of State or other appropriate official on the date of the first primary election a list of the signatures of at least three percent of the qualified electors who cast ballots for the office of Governor in the last general election for the state, county, city, district, or other political subdivision in which the political party seeks to qualify candidates for office; and unless

(2) The party shall have fulfilled all other applicable requirements of federal, state, or local laws.

(b) The provisions of this section are supplemental to the provisions of Chapter 13, and other laws regarding the conduct of elections in Alabama, and shall repeal only those laws or parts of laws in direct conflict herewith.

(Acts 1982, No. 82-572, p. 1064, §§1, 2; Acts 1995, No. 95-786, p. 1872, §1; Act 2001-1131, 4th Sp. Sess., p. 1211, §2; §17-8-2.1; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §29.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2007–2021 · leading case: Green Party v. Kemp, 171 F. Supp. 3d 1340 (N.D. Ga. 2016).
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Green Party v. Kemp, 171 F. Supp. 3d 1340 (N.D. Ga. 2016). “Ala. Code § 17-6-22 (a)(l). Id. at 693. The parties challenging these provisions in Stein could only obtain access to the 2012 presidential ballot through the “petition” avenue, which required submission of 44,828 signatures from registered voters by March 13, 2012.”
Johnny Swanson, III v. The State of Alabama, 490 F.3d 894 (11th Cir. 2007). “1 (2005) (current version at Ala.Code § 17-6-22); Ala.Code § 17-16-6 (2005) (current version at Ala.”
Libertarian Party of Alabama v. John Harold Merrill (11th Cir. 2021). “” Ala. Code § 17-6-22 (a)(1). There are slightly over three-and-a-half million registered voters in Alabama, and turnout in the 2018 gubernatorial election was about fifty per- cent.”
Libertarian Party of Alabama v. Merrill (M.D. Ala. 2019). “CODE § 17-6-22(a). In 2000, the Libertarian Party qualified for ballot access after it collected enough signatures to run a slate of candidates, with one statewide candidate receiving over 20% of the vote.”
Libertarian Party of Alabama v. Merrill (M.D. Ala. 2020). “CODE § 17-6-22(a). A party which qualifies for ballot access under either method can receive the voter registration list without cost.”
— Ala. Code § 17-6-22(a) — 2 cases
Libertarian Party of Alabama v. Merrill (M.D. Ala. 2019). “CODE § 17-6-22(a). In 2000, the Libertarian Party qualified for ballot access after it collected enough signatures to run a slate of candidates, with one statewide candidate receiving over 20% of the vote.”
Libertarian Party of Alabama v. Merrill (M.D. Ala. 2020). “CODE § 17-6-22(a). A party which qualifies for ballot access under either method can receive the voter registration list without cost.”
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