Terms Used In Alabama Code 17-14-71

  • United States: includes the territories thereof and the District of Columbia. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

Each congressional district described in Section 17-14-70 is entitled to elect one representative in the Congress of the United States, who shall be chosen by the qualified electors of the district at the general election in each even-numbered year.