2006 Alabama Code - Section 17-8-1 — Elections must be by official ballot.

In all elections held in this state on any subject which may be submitted by law to the vote of the people and for all or any state, county, district or municipal officers, the voting shall be by official ballot printed and distributed as provided in this chapter, except when the form of the ballot is otherwise prescribed by law, or when the use of voting machines is authorized, and no ballot shall be received or counted in any election except it be provided as prescribed by law; but this section shall not apply to elections held for trustees of public schools or other local elections which are otherwise specifically provided for.

(Code 1896, §1605; Code 1907, §389; Code 1923, §479; Code 1940, T. 17, §165.)