Alabama Code 17-16-40. Grounds of contest
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The election of any person declared elected to the office of Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney General, Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, Public Service Commissioner, senator or representative in the Legislature, justices of the Supreme Court, judges of the courts of appeals, judge of the circuit court or district court, or any office which is filled by the vote of a single county, or to the office of constable may be contested by any person who was at the time of either of the elections a qualified elector for any of the following causes:
Terms Used In Alabama Code 17-16-40
- circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1