Ala. Code § 45-58-140.05: Conduct of Elections.

(a) Any election held pursuant to this part shall be conducted in all respects as provided by the general election laws except as otherwise provided by this part. Provided, however, that an official ballot need not be provided, and that it shall not be necessary for the ballots to be of any particular size, form, or color.

(b) The judge of probate may designate as many voting places as may be deemed necessary for the convenience of the voters, and shall designate the boundaries within which the voters shall reside to vote at the respective voting places, and shall appoint the necessary inspectors of election, clerks, and one returning officer for each voting place. The inspectors shall manage the election at their respective voting place.

(1) The inspectors, as soon as the polls are closed, shall ascertain and certify the results of the election at their respective voting place to the judge of probate and deliver the same to the returning officer, who shall at once return the same to the judge of probate. The judge of probate shall canvass the return as made by the inspectors and certify the election and declare the results.

(2) The board of trustees shall certify the voters list, determine the method and manner of voting, and provide the ballots and other supplies necessary for proper implementation of the voting method which the board has selected.

(3) The board of trustees shall be responsible for publishing the notice of election and shall pay all costs of the publication.

(4) The district shall pay all expenses of any election held pursuant to this part.