Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 17-7-17 (2026)
Unlawful Use of Poll List.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2006 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2006-570.
(Code 1907, §6806; Code 1923, §3924; Code 1940, T. 17, §319.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1985–1988 · leading case: Advertiser Co. v. Hobbie, 474 So. 2d 93 (Ala. 1985).
Advertiser Co. v. Hobbie, 474 So. 2d 93 (Ala. 1985). “To date, appellees have refused to comply with appellants' requests, contending that to do so would be unlawful, specifically that doing so is proscribed by Code 1975, § 17-7-17. We emphasize, however, that appellants do not seek access to the list of all registered voters that…”
Haughton v. McCollum, 530 So. 2d 758 (Ala. 1988). “” Appellants argue that the plan, calling for color coding of the official voting list to indicate in which party’s primary those voting participated, violates Code of 1975, § 17-7-17, which provides as follows: “Any election officer or any other person who makes a copy of the…”
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