{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-11-46-43","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 11-46-43","heading":"Right of Secret Ballot; Write-In Voting Prohibited.","body":"(a) Every voter in a municipal election shall have the right to vote a secret ballot which shall be kept secret and inviolate.\n(b) Electors shall not be entitled to vote for any person whose name does not appear on the ballot, and no elector shall write in the name of any person on the ballot.","path":["Title 11 Counties and Municipal Corporations.","Title 2 Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.","Chapter 46 Elections.","Article 2 Elections in Certain Cities or Towns Having Mayor-Council Form of Government."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=11-46-43","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"6f131142acf7634c98f8b392ff74c076485f0e6d24ba80bb4b34a6f93901581b","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-11-46-42","next":"us-al/ala.-code-11-46-44"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}