Section 17-16-70

Time for contesting generally; hearing.

All nominations made by primary election may be contested within 24 hours after the results of the primary election have been declared, weekends excluded, under the same conditions and on the same grounds as provided in the laws of Alabama for general elections of state and county officers and as provided in this chapter. Such contest shall be heard and tried by the county executive committee as to candidates for county offices and by the state committee as to candidates for all other offices; and wherever there is no county executive committee consisting of enough members to obtain a quorum, then by the state executive committee.

(Acts 1931, No. 56, p. 73; Code 1940, T. 17, §373; Acts 1977, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 69, p. 1493, §§3, 4; Acts 1979, No. 79-800, p. 1463, §4.)