Alabama § 17-13-25 - Changing or Altering Returns of Primary Elections.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 17-13-25 — Changing or Altering Returns of Primary Elections., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 17-13-25. Changing or Altering Returns of Primary Elections.
Any person who shall change or in any wise alter the returns of any primary election, or remove the copy of the returns posted at any polling place before the result of the election is announced by the committee or governing authority, shall be punished in the same form and manner as provided by the general law for the punishment of any person who changes or in any wise alters the returns of the regular state elections.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 17-13-25 ("Changing or Altering Returns of Primary Elections.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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