Section 17-16-43

Mass meetings, beat meetings, etc., for purpose of nominating candidates or selecting delegates to conventions — Time, place and notice of holding; right of public to attend meetings.

(a) When any political party shall desire to hold any mass meeting, beat meeting or other meeting of the voters of such party for the purpose of nominating any candidate or candidates for public office, to be voted for in a general election in Alabama, or for the purpose of selecting delegates or other representatives to any convention which may select such candidates for public office, or when any such party shall desire to hold such mass meeting, beat meeting or other meeting of the voters of such party for the purpose of selecting committeemen, representatives or other party officers of such party, all of such meetings shall be held at the times and places set out in this section, and at no other times or places.

(b) All such meetings shall be held at least 60 days before the first primary election. The general public is privileged to attend such meetings, but not to participate. No less than five days prior to the date upon which any such mass meeting, beat meeting or other meeting is to be held, notice of such meeting, including the time and place of such meeting, shall be filed with the probate judge of the county in which any such meeting is to be held and shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in said county at the expense of the political party holding such meeting. The probate judge shall immediately forward to the Secretary of State a certified copy of all notices filed under this section.

(Acts 1975, No. 1196, p. 2349, §§39, 40; Acts 1977, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 69, p. 1493, §1; Acts 1982, No. 82-611, p. 1109, §2.)