11-42-49
Section 11-42-49 Ballots. Each voter may furnish his own ballot with the following words written or printed thereon: "For annexation," if he desires to vote in favor of annexing the territory to the city or "Against annexation," if he desires to vote against annexing the territory to the city. It shall not be necessary for the ballot to be of any particular size, form, or color. (Code 1907, §1084; Code 1923, §1778; Code 1940, T. 37, §147.)...
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11-42-2
Section 11-42-2 Annexation election and proceedings generally; proceedings where parties consent to annexation. Whenever the council shall pass a resolution to the effect that the public health or public good requires that certain territory (described in the resolution) shall be brought within the limits of the city or town: (1) It shall be the duty of the mayor to certify a copy of such resolution to the judge of probate of the county in which the land proposed to be annexed is situated, and said certified resolution shall have attached thereto a plat or map of said territory, which certified resolution and plat or map shall be filed by the judge of probate. (2) Except as provided in subdivision (9) of this section, the judge of probate shall, not less than 10 nor more than 15 days from the date of the filing of such resolution, make and enter an order upon the minutes of said court, directing and ordering an election to be held by the qualified electors residing within the territory...
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11-42-207
Section 11-42-207 Question submitted; conduct of election generally; form, marking, etc., of ballots; appointment, etc., of clerks, inspectors, and returning officer; ascertainment, etc., of election results; entry of order as to adoption of proposed corporate limits, etc. (a) The election shall be to determine whether or not the proposed corporate limits shall be established, and such election must be conducted in all respects as provided by the general election laws and under the same sanctions and penalties, except as changed by the provisions of this article and except that no official ballot need be provided. (b) Each voter may furnish his own ballot with the following words written or printed thereon: "For adoption of the proposed corporate limits," if he desires to vote in favor of proposed corporate limits or "Against the adoption of proposed corporate limits," if he desires to vote against the adoption of proposed corporate limits. It shall not be necessary for the ballot to...
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45-37A-250
Section 45-37A-250 Authorization to annex remaining portion of Virginia Mines Fire District. (a) The Legislature finds that the City of Hueytown has annexed a substantial portion of the Virginia Volunteer Fire District and desires to annex the remaining portion of the district pursuant to the procedures established in this section. (b)(1) The City of Hueytown may annex the remaining unincorporated portion of the Virginia Volunteer Fire District, upon the filing of a petition with the clerk of the municipality requesting the annexation. The petition filed with the clerk of the municipality shall contain all of the following: a. Signatures of 10 percent of the qualified electors residing within the district or signatures of 100 qualified electors, whichever is less. b. A written statement signed by at least two members of the board of trustees of the district reciting that those signing the petition constitute either 10 percent of the qualified electors residing within the district or...
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17-10-2
Section 17-10-2 Provisional ballots; certification; tabulation; identification of ballots. (a) A voter shall be required to cast a provisional ballot when: (1) The name of the individual does not appear on the official list of eligible voters for the precinct or polling place in which the individual seeks to vote, and the individual's registration cannot be verified while at the polling place by the registrar or the judge of probate. (2) An inspector has knowledge that the individual is not entitled to vote at that precinct and challenges the individual. (3) The individual is required to comply with the voter identification provisions of Section 17-10-1 but is unable to do so. If the voter's ballot becomes a provisional ballot due to lack of identification, the identification, including the address and telephone number of the voter, must be provided to the board of registrars no later than 5:00 p.m. on the Friday following the election. If the voter fails to provide identification to...
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45-4-111
Section 45-4-111 Electronic voting system authorized; requirements for use. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Automatic tabulating equipment" shall mean apparatus which automatically examines and counts votes recorded on paper ballots or ballot cards and tabulates the results. (2) "Paper ballot" shall mean a printed paper ballot which conforms in layout and format to the electronic voting system in use. (3) "Ballot card" shall mean a tabulating card on which votes may be recorded. (4) "Ballot label" shall mean the cards, papers, booklet, pages, or other material which contain the names of offices and candidates and statements of measures to be voted on and which are used in conjunction with ballot cards. (5) "Ballot" shall mean ballot cards or paper ballots. (6) "Counting center" shall mean one or more locations selected and designated by the county commission or the municipal governing body, as the case may be, for the automatic counting of ballots in the election. (7) "Electronic...
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11-40-10
Section 11-40-10 Police jurisdiction; force and effect of ordinances; jurisdiction on islands and offshore water adjacent to Florida; annexations. (a)(1) The police jurisdiction in municipalities having 6,000 or more inhabitants shall cover all adjoining territory within three miles of the corporate limits, and in municipalities having less than 6,000 inhabitants and in towns, the police jurisdiction shall extend also to the adjoining territory within a mile and a half of the corporate limits of the municipality or town. (2) After May 12, 2016, and in addition to any other requirements of this section, any extension of the police jurisdiction of any municipality as otherwise provided in subdivision (1) shall not be effective beyond the corporate boundaries of the municipality without an affirmative vote of the municipal governing body. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this subdivision shall not affect the boundaries of the police jurisdiction of a municipality existing on May 12, 2016....
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9-8-23
Section 9-8-23 Creation and incorporation of districts; increase or decrease in boundaries; reorganization; change of name. (a) Any 25 owners of land lying within the limits of the territory proposed to be organized into a district may file a petition with the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee asking that a soil and water conservation district be organized to function in the territory described in the petition. Such petition shall set forth: (1) The proposed name of said district; (2) That there is need in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare for a soil and water conservation district to function in the territory described in the petition; (3) A description of the territory proposed to be organized as a district, which description shall not be required to be given by metes and bounds or by legal subdivisions but shall be deemed sufficient if generally accurate; and (4) A request that the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee duly define the boundaries...
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28-3-1
Section 28-3-1 Definitions. As used in this title, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. Any alcoholic, spirituous, vinous, fermented, or other alcoholic beverage, or combination of liquors and mixed liquor, a part of which is spirituous, vinous, fermented, or otherwise alcoholic, and all drinks or drinkable liquids, preparations or mixtures intended for beverage purposes, which contain one-half of one percent or more of alcohol by volume, and shall include liquor, beer, and wine. (2) ASSOCIATION. A partnership, limited partnership, or any form of unincorporated enterprise owned by two or more persons. (3) BEER, or MALT OR BREWED BEVERAGES. Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, any beer, lager beer, ale, porter, malt or brewed beverage, or similar fermented malt liquor containing one-half of one percent or more of alcohol by volume and not in excess of thirteen and nine-tenths percent...
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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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