Section 17-13-6

As soon as the ballots are counted, the inspectors shall ascertain the number of votes received for each person and for what office and shall make a statement of the same in writing, which statement shall be signed by them. They shall also certify in writing on one of the poll lists, that the poll list is the poll list of the election precinct at which they were inspectors, the day and year on which the election was held and for what offices, which certificates shall be signed by them. The statement of the poll lists and votes, as certified, shall be sealed up, together with a list of the registered voters in the precinct at the election on such day, in one or more boxes to be furnished by the sheriff of the county for each precinct. The box or boxes shall consist of wood, tin, or sheet iron, be securely fastened by locks, and be directed to the sheriff of the county, if there be one, and if none, then to the person discharging the duties of the office, who shall immediately deliver the same to the returning officer of the precinct. No later than two hours after the polls are closed, the precinct election results as tabulated by the inspectors shall be posted by the inspectors for public inspection at a place in the county courthouse designated by the judge of probate; however, counties that have centralized balloting tabulation as determined by the Alabama Secretary of State may not be required to post the results until January 1, 2006.

The statement of votes and the poll list delivered to the returning officer of the precinct shall be delivered to the returning officer of the county within two hours of departing the precinct.

Any returning officer of the precinct who fails to deliver the statement of votes and poll list to the returning officer of the county, within the time required by law, on conviction, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), and shall also be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than six months.

(Code 1876, §§287, 289, 4283; Code 1886, §§383, 385, 4182; Code 1896, §§1639, 1641, 4689; Code 1907, §§415, 418, 6786; Code 1923, §§505, 508, 3904; Code 1940, T. 17, §§194, 197, 300; Acts 1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 96-880, p. 1694, §1; Act 2003-339, p. 846, §2.)