11-42-123
Section 11-42-123 Ordering of election by proclamation. If the council or governing body of
each city or town confirms the agreement, then the mayor of the city or town proposed to be
annexed to the other city or town shall, by proclamation, order an election to be held on
a day fixed in the proclamation in his city or town, submitting to a vote of the qualified
electors in his city or town the following proposition: "Shall the agreement for the
annexation of (naming the city or town) to (naming the city or town) be ratified?" and
stating in such proclamation that one of the triplicates of the agreement made which is submitted
for ratification is on file in the office of the clerk of such city or town, open to the inspection
of the public. (Code 1907, §1136; Code 1923, §1831; Code 1940, T. 37, §198.)...
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11-42-126
Section 11-42-126 Declaration of election result; declaration of annexation of municipality.
If a majority of the votes cast in such city or town is in favor of ratifying the agreement
of annexation and merger, the result shall be so declared, and the mayor of each city or town
shall by joint proclamation, published in some newspaper published in the city or town or
in the county, if no newspaper is published in the city or town, declare the annexation of
the one city or town to the other city or town under the agreement of annexation and merger.
(Code 1907, §1139; Code 1923, §1834; Code 1940, T. 37, §201.)...
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11-45-2
Section 11-45-2 Style of ordinances; procedure for adoption of ordinances or resolutions generally;
manner of awarding contracts on bids. (a) The style of an ordinance of a city or town shall
be, "Be it ordained by the city (or town) council of ___ as follows:" inserting
the name of the city or town as the case may be. (b) No ordinance or resolution intended to
be of permanent operation shall be adopted by the council at the same meeting at which it
is introduced, unless unanimous consent of those present is given for the immediate consideration
of such ordinance or resolution, such consent to be shown by a vote taken by yeas and nays,
and the names of the members voting shall be entered upon the minutes, and no ordinance or
resolution intended to be of permanent operation shall become a law unless on its final passage
a majority of the members elected to said council in cities of over 12,000 inhabitants shall
vote in its favor. In all towns and in cities of less than 12,000...
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11-47-5
Section 11-47-5 Execution of contracts. Contracts entered into by a municipality shall be in
writing, signed and executed in the name of the city or town by the officers authorized to
make the same and by the party contracting. In cases not otherwise directed by law or ordinance,
such contracts shall be entered into and executed by the mayor in the name of the city or
town and all obligations for the payment of money by the municipality, except for bonds and
interest coupons, shall be attested by the clerk. This section shall not be construed to cover
purchases for the ordinary needs of the municipality. (Code 1907, §1183; Code 1923, §1899;
Code 1940, T. 37, §467.)...
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11-42-125
Section 11-42-125 Form and marking of ballots; ascertainment of election results; contests
of election. (a) The mayor of the city or town shall cause the ballots to be used in such
election to be printed with the following words thereon: "Shall the agreement for the
annexation of (naming the city or town) to (naming the city or town) be ratified?" and
printed on the ballot with the above quoted words immediately thereunder the words "Yes"
and "No," and the elector shall designate his choice by marking with ink or pencil
a cross mark (X) in a place to be left before the word expressing his wish. The ballots provided
under the terms of this division need not be of any particular size, form, or color. (b) The
result of the election shall be ascertained in the same manner that the result of the election
of city or town officers is ascertained, and the election may be contested in the same manner
as is provided for the contest of the election of any city or town officers. (Code 1907,...

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45-25A-40
Section 45-25A-40 Composition; election of members; vacancies. (a) Any law, whether special,
local, or general, or municipal ordinance, to the contrary notwithstanding, the City of Fort
Payne, in DeKalb County, shall not designate by place number, or by other similar method,
seats for city council. (b)(1) In the election for the five members of the city council, if
there are more than five candidates, then the majority of the votes cast for the office in
the election shall be determined by dividing the total votes cast for all candidates for the
offices by the number of positions to be filled, and then dividing that result by two. Any
number of votes in excess of the number determined by the last division shall be the majority
necessary for election. (2) If it appears that any candidate in the election has received
a majority of the votes cast for that office, the municipal governing body shall declare that
candidate elected to the office, and a certificate of election shall be given...
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11-40-4
Section 11-40-4 Property rights, rights of action, etc., preserved and enforced notwithstanding
change of name or organization. Rights of action and rights of property arising before or
existing at the time of a change of corporate organization, as directed in this title, shall
be enforced against or in favor of such city or town, and all civil actions then pending in
favor of or against municipal corporations shall continue to judgment unaffected by this title
and shall be enforced in favor of or against such city or town, as the case may be, notwithstanding
a change of name or of organization. (Code 1907, §1050; Code 1923, §1741; Code 1940, T.
37, §3.)...
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11-46-22
Section 11-46-22 Notice of elections. (a) It shall be the duty of the mayor to give notice
of all municipal elections by publishing notice thereof in a newspaper published in the city
or town, and, if no newspaper is published in the city or town, then by posting notices thereof
in three public places in the city or town. When the notice is of a regular election, the
notice shall be published on the first Tuesday in July preceding the election or the first
business day thereafter. When the notice is of a special election to be held on the second
Tuesday in a month, the notice shall be published on or before the second Tuesday of the second
month preceding the month in which the election will be held, except where otherwise provided
by law. When the notice is of a special election to be held on the fourth Tuesday of a month,
the notice shall be published on or before the fourth Tuesday of the second month preceding
the month in which the election will be held, except where otherwise...
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11-48-7
Section 11-48-7 Publication of ordinance or resolution; notice to certain property owners of
ordinance or resolution. Said ordinance or resolution must be published once a week for two
consecutive weeks in some newspaper published in said city or town, and, if no newspaper is
published therein, it may be published either in a newspaper of general circulation in said
municipality or by posting for two weeks in three public places in such city or town. A copy
of said ordinance or resolution shall also be sent, by registered or certified mail, postage
prepaid, to the persons last assessed for city or town taxation, the property of whom may
be assessed for said improvements at their last known addresses, said notices to be so mailed
not less than 10 days before the meeting of the city council provided for in Section 11-48-8.
The failure of any official charged with the duty of sending such notice to send the same
or the failure of any owner of property to receive such notice, if sent by...
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17-12-16
Section 17-12-16 Certification of results. Immediately after ascertaining the results of an
election for county officers, including members of the House of Representatives of the Legislature,
the canvassing board must make in writing a public certification of the result, stating the
name of each officer elected and the office to which elected. The certification must be signed
by at least two of the members of the canvassing board and must be published by filing the
original in the office of the judge of probate, by posting a copy thereof at the courthouse
door, and by immediately transmitting a copy to the Secretary of State by fax or electronic
transmission. The original certificate shall be recorded by the judge of probate in a book
to be provided for the purpose; and the record, or a duly certified copy thereof, shall constitute
prima facie evidence of the result of the election and the certification thereof as provided
by law. (Code 1876, §292; Code 1886, §388; Code 1896, §1645;...
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