{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-17-12-17","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 17-12-17","heading":"Canvass of Election Returns by State Officials.","body":"All returns of elections required by law to be sent to the Secretary of State must, within 22 days after an election, be opened, counted, and certified in the presence of the Governor, Secretary of State, and Attorney General, or two of them.","path":["Title 17 Elections.","Chapter 12 Canvassing Returns/Declaring Results."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=17-12-17","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"a471e7dcaa66a955f4d686a0cee5c21975807f6481302a1381dba23a3451f9e8","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-17-12-16","next":"us-al/ala.-code-17-12-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}