{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-17-1-6","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 17-1-6","heading":"Ranked-Choice Voting Prohibited; Exceptions.","body":"(a) Ranked-choice voting shall not be used in determining the election or nomination of any candidate to any local, state, or federal office.\n(b) As used in this section, the term “ranked-choice voting” means a voting method that allows electors to rank candidates for an office in order of preference and tabulates ballots cast in multiple rounds following the elimination of a candidate until a single candidate attains a majority.\n(c) This section shall not apply to electors who are entitled to vote absentee ballot under the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 52 U.S.C. § 20301, et seq.","path":["Title 17 Elections.","Chapter 1 General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=17-1-6","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:54Z","sha256":"9d6ab6bd51d9cb1fad9323fa9cea29d8d20b63f6d7ce9727eca0681a2d3954f6","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-17-1-5","next":"us-al/ala.-code-17-2-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}