11-43A-115
Section 11-43A-115 Adoption of form of government by majority of votes. If the majority of
votes are in favor of the council-manager form of government, then the council-manager form
of government under this article shall, without further action, be adopted (or continued,
if then currently in effect) by the municipality on the first Monday in October following
the next regularly scheduled municipal election. If the majority of votes are in favor of
the mayor-council form of government, then the mayor-council form of government as prescribed
in Section 11-43-1 et seq., shall, without further action, be adopted by the municipality
on the first Monday in October following the next regularly scheduled municipal election,
and this article shall no longer apply. If the mayor-council form of government is so adopted,
then municipalities having a council elected from seven single-member districts shall continue
to have seven districts with the same boundaries. Under such circumstances, there...
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11-46-24
Section 11-46-24 Designating and equipping voting places; election officials; canvass returns.
(a) The municipal governing body may, when it orders an election, designate at least one place
of voting in each ward and if the ward has been divided into voting districts then at least
one place of voting in each district or the municipal governing body may establish and designate
one central place (location) within the municipality as the place of voting for all wards.
The number of voting boxes or voting machines as prescribed, shall be placed in a central
place of voting for use by the electors. The municipal governing body shall provide at least
one machine or at least one box for the voters of each ward, provided that this requirement
shall not apply to any municipality which uses electronic vote counters or tabulators or other
devices that are regulated by the Alabama Electronic Voting Committee established in Chapter
24 of Title 17 that are capable of counting the ballots from all...
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45-24A-30
Section 45-24A-30 Board of education. (a) If the majority of electors voting pursuant to Section
1 of the act from which this section is derived, vote in favor of changing to an elected board,
an elected board of education for the City of Selma shall be established. The board shall
be called the Selma City Board of Education. The board shall be composed of five members.
Four members shall be elected from districts and shall be designated Selma City Board of Education
Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4. District 1 of the Selma City Board of Education shall be composed
of Selma City Council Districts 1 and 2. District 2 of the Selma City Board of Education shall
be composed of Selma City Council Districts 4 and 5. District 3 of the Selma City Board of
Education shall be composed of Selma City Council Districts 3 and 8. District 4 of the Selma
City Board of Education shall be composed of Selma City Council Districts 6 and 7. One member
shall be elected from the city at large and shall serve as...
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11-44D-8
Section 11-44D-8 Reapportionment of council districts. Whenever there shall be a change in
population in any of the districts heretofore established, evidenced by a federal census of
population, or by virtue of a substantial change in the corporate limits, there shall be a
reapportionment of the council districts in the manner hereinafter provided: (1) The mayor
shall within six months after the publication of each federal census of population for the
municipality or within six months after there shall have been any substantial change in the
corporate limits of the municipality, file with the council a report containing a recommended
plan for reapportionment of the council district boundaries to comply with the following specifications:
a. Each district shall be formed of contiguous and to the extent reasonably possible, compact
territory, and its boundary lines shall be the center lines of streets or other well defined
boundaries; b. Each district shall contain as nearly as is...
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11-43D-5
Section 11-43D-5 Effect of change of population; manner of reapportionment of council districts.
Whenever there shall be a change in population in any of the districts heretofore established,
evidenced by a federal census of population, or by virtue of a substantial change in the corporate
limits, there shall be a reapportionment of the council districts in the manner hereinafter
provided: (1) The mayor shall within six months after the publication of each federal census
of population for the municipality or within six months after there shall have been any substantial
change in the corporate limits of the municipality, file with the council a report containing
a recommended plan for reapportionment of the council district boundaries to comply with the
following specifications: a. Each district shall be formed of contiguous, and to the extent
reasonably possible, compact territory, and its boundary lines shall be the centerlines of
streets or other well-defined boundaries; b. Each...
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11-44A-6
Section 11-44A-6 Reapportionment of council districts. Whenever there shall be a change in
population in any of the districts heretofore established, evidenced by a federal census of
population, or by virtue of a substantial change in the corporate limits, there shall be a
reapportionment of the council districts in the manner hereinafter provided: (1) The mayor
shall, within six months after the publication of each federal census of population for the
municipality or within six months after there shall have been any substantial change in the
corporate limits of the municipality, file with the council a report containing a recommended
plan for reapportionment of the council district boundaries to comply with the following specifications:
a. Each district shall be formed of contiguous and, to the extent reasonably possible, compact
territory, and its boundary lines shall be the center lines of streets or other well-defined
boundaries; b. Each district shall contain as nearly as is...
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11-43A-33
Section 11-43A-33 Reapportionment of council districts; filing of recommended plan with council;
redistricting ordinances; effect on incumbents and on elections held within six months. Whenever
there shall be a change in population in any of the districts heretofore established, evidenced
by a federal census of population published following the last federal census of population
preceding the adoption of this article, or by virtue of a substantial change in the corporate
limits, there shall be a reapportionment of the council districts in the manner hereinafter
provided: (1) The manager shall within six months after the publication of each federal census
of population for the municipality, following the last federal census of population preceding
the adoption of this article, or within six months after there shall have been any substantial
change in the corporate limits of the municipality, file with the council a report containing
a recommended plan for reapportionment of the council...
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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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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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45-5-141.20
Section 45-5-141.20 Powers and duties; annual dues; board of trustees; referendum election.
(a) This section shall apply only in Blount County. (b) A district for the delivery of fire
and emergency medical services may be formed in any unincorporated area of the county pursuant
to this section subject to the approval of a majority of the qualified electors who vote at
a referendum election for that purpose in the proposed district and for the approval of the
mandatory annual dues of the district. (c) In order to call for a referendum election for
the formation of a district, a petition signed by not less than 20 percent of the registered
voters who reside in the proposed district shall be presented to the county commission and
the Judge of Probate of Blount County. The petition shall contain an accurate legal description
of the proposed area and shall state the name of the proposed district. The petition for the
establishment of a district shall be accompanied by a request for the...
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