11-46-26
Section 11-46-26 Proceedings where only one candidate or nominee for office. In the event only one person has filed a statement of candidacy for an office by 5:00 P.M. on the third Tuesday in July preceding the date set for an election of municipal officers pursuant to subsection (g) of Section 11-46-25, then such person shall for all purposes be deemed elected to such office, any provisions of this article to the contrary notwithstanding. The mayor or other chief executive officer shall not cause the name of such person or the office for which his candidacy was declared to be printed on the ballot, but he shall immediately file a written statement with the governing body of the municipality, attested by the clerk, certifying the fact that only one person filed a statement of candidacy for the office of _____ (naming the office) by 5:00 P.M. on the third Tuesday in July preceding the day of _____, 2__, the date set for an election of municipal officers in the City (Town) of _____,...
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11-46-4
Section 11-46-4 Identification of electors eligible to vote; municipality, county contracts; official poll list. (a) The incorporated municipalities of this state are hereby authorized to enter into contracts with the counties of this state and their boards of registrars to conduct an identification program of electors eligible to vote in municipal elections. The said municipalities are authorized to expend public funds in payment of services rendered by such counties and boards of registrars in such identification program. Such contracts shall be authorized by appropriate resolution of the governing body of the municipality. It shall be the duty of the various boards of registrars to conduct an identification program of electors residing in the municipality and eligible to vote in municipal elections upon adoption of an appropriate resolution of the governing body of the municipality and upon approval of a contract between the municipality and the county and its board of registrars....
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24-1-24
Section 24-1-24 Composition of authority; compensation of commissioners; quorum; officers and employees; delegation of powers and duties by authority. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an authority shall consist of five commissioners appointed by the mayor, who shall designate the first chair. None of the commissioners may be city officials. The commissioners who are first appointed shall be designated by the mayor to serve for terms of one, two, three, four, and five years, respectively, from the date of their appointment. Thereafter, the term of office shall be five years. A commissioner shall hold office until his or her successor has been appointed and has qualified. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term. Three commissioners shall constitute a quorum. The mayor shall file with the city clerk a certificate of the appointment or reappointment of any commissioner and such certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the due and proper appointment of such...
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45-36-20
Section 45-36-20 Charge of classification for incorporated municipalities. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including, but not limited to, Chapter 2A of Title 28, and pursuant to authority granted by Section 104 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, the electors of an incorporated municipality located in Jackson County with a population of 2,500 or more inhabitants may change its classification from dry to wet or wet to dry by a municipal option election as provided by this section. (b)(1) Upon petition of 25 percent of the number of voters voting in the last general election of the municipality having a population of 2,500 or more inhabitants being filed with the city or town clerk or governing body of the municipality, the governing body shall call a municipal option election for the municipality to determine the sentiment of the people as to whether alcoholic beverages may be legally sold or distributed in the municipality. The petition for the municipal option...
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45-42-162.17
Section 45-42-162.17 Transition. (a) The transition period shall be directed by the provisions contained herein. The level of services during transition shall not be below the level of service previously provided by the respective government. (b)(1) Not later than six months after assuming office, the commission shall adopt a plan for the reorganization of service operations on a countywide basis, so that the general service district shall receive services, (including, but not limited to: streets and roads, refuse disposal, police, parks, and recreation), which are customarily furnished by a county government in a metropolitan area, and the urban service district shall receive services, (including, but not limited to: additional police protection, additional transportation, street lighting, and street cleaning) which are customarily furnished by a city in a metropolitan area. The plan to combine services and functions should aim toward effectiveness, efficiency, and equity in the...
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11-43A-83
Section 11-43A-83 Powers of council; president and president pro tem. The council shall be the governing body of the municipality and shall exercise all legislative functions of the municipality. All powers of the municipality, including all powers vested by this article, by the constitution and by the general and local laws of this state, and the determination of all matters of policy, shall be vested in the council. Without limitation of the foregoing, the council shall have the power to appoint and remove the city manager, to establish other administrative departments of the municipality and to promulgate rules and regulations for the operation of such departments. The council shall have the power to override any veto of the mayor relating to ordinances and resolutions of a general and permanent nature by an affirmative vote of five of the seven members. The council shall have the power to appoint members of boards, authorities and commissions to the extent otherwise provided...
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37-5-1
Section 37-5-1 Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) MUNICIPAL POWER DISTRICT, POWER DISTRICT or DISTRICT. A municipal power district organized under this chapter, either as originally organized or as the same may be from time to time altered or amended. (2) MUNICIPALITY. Any city or town. (3) GOVERNING BODY. Whenever used in relation to any municipality, the body or board, by whatsoever name known, having charge of the governing of a municipality and shall be held to include the mayor or other chief executive officers of such municipality in any case wherein the concurrence or approval of such officer is required by the law governing such municipality for the adoption of any municipal ordinance or resolution or other municipal act provided for in this chapter. (4) BOARD OF DIRECTORS, DIRECTORS or BOARD. The board of directors of a municipal power...
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45-28-21
Section 45-28-21 Regulation of sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages on Sunday - Municipalities. (a) The voters of any municipality within Etowah County may authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages within the municipality on Sunday by an election pursuant to this section, in the following manner: The governing body of the municipality, by resolution, may call an election for the municipality to determine the sentiment of the voters of the municipality residing within the corporate limits, as to whether alcoholic beverages may be legally sold or distributed on Sunday within the municipality. (b) On the ballot to be used for the election, the question shall be in the following form: "Do you favor the legal sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages within this municipality on Sundays as further provided for and regulated by ordinance of the municipal governing body? Yes ___ No ___." (c) The first election and any subsequent elections shall be held and the officers appointed to...
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45-37-22.02
Section 45-37-22.02 Notice; qualified voters; conduct of elections. The Jefferson County Commission shall cause notice of any election held pursuant to this part to be given to the voters of Jefferson County by causing a written notice to be published in a newspaper having general circulation in the county at least 30 days before such election. Such notice shall state that such election is being called pursuant to, and shall be conducted in accordance with, this part, identifying the same by its number and the session of the Legislature in which it was adopted, and shall further state the date on which the election shall be held and the question that shall appear on the ballot. Only qualified voters of Jefferson County shall be entitled to vote in any such election, it being specifically provided that the voters of any municipality located partially outside of Jefferson County who do not reside in such county shall not be entitled to vote in such election. Any election held pursuant to...
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45-48-20
Section 45-48-20 Regulation of sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday. (a) The city council of each municipality in Marshall County, where the sale of alcoholic beverages is legal, except for Sunday sales of alcoholic beverages, by ordinance, may regulate the sale of all alcoholic beverages including, but not limited to, draft beer and keg beer in any municipality within the county. (b)(1) The voters of any municipality within the county may authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages within the municipality on Sunday by an election pursuant to this section, in the following manner: The governing body of the municipality, by resolution, may call an election for the municipality to determine the sentiment of the voters of the municipality residing within the corporate limits as to whether alcoholic beverages may be legally sold or distributed on Sunday within the municipality. (2) On the ballot to be used for the election, the question shall be in the following form: "Do you favor the...
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