11-43-40
Section 11-43-40 Composition of city councils; voting by president of council. (a) Except
as provided in Section 11-43-2 as it relates to the legislative functions of the mayor
in cities and towns having a population of 12,000 or more but less than 25,000 inhabitants
according to the most recent or any subsequent federal decennial census, in cities having
a population of 12,000 or more, the following officers shall be elected at each general municipal
election, who shall compose the city council for the cities and who shall hold office for
four years and until their successors are elected and qualified, and who shall exercise the
legislative functions of city government and any other powers and duties which are or may
be vested by law in the city council or its members: (1) In cities having seven wards or less,
a president of the city council and two aldermen from each ward, to be elected by the qualified
voters of the several wards voting separately in every ward; except, that in...
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11-43-2
Section 11-43-2 Election of mayors and aldermen; exercise of legislative functions;
salary of aldermen. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), in all cities and towns at the
general election to be held on the fourth Tuesday in August, 1984, and quadrennially thereafter,
there shall be elected a mayor, who, in cities having a population of 12,000 or more according
to the last or any subsequent federal census, shall not sit with the council nor have a vote
in its proceedings, and he or she shall have the power and duties conferred in this chapter.
(b) In all cities and towns having a population of less than 12,000 inhabitants according
to the last or any subsequent federal census, the legislative functions shall be exercised
by the mayor and five aldermen. The mayor shall preside over all deliberations of the council.
At his or her discretion he or she may vote as a member of the council on any question coming
to a vote, except in case of a tie, in which event he or she must vote....
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45-37A-150.01
Section 45-37A-150.01 Establishment of districts. (a) The City Council of the City of
Fairfield, may, not less than six months prior to the next regular general municipal election
in 1992, by ordinance adopted by a majority of the membership of the council, divide the municipality
into six single-member districts and designate the districts as numbers one through six, pursuant
to subsection (b). The ordinance shall provide that candidates for election for a place on
the council shall reside within the boundaries of the district for which he or she seeks election,
and shall continue to so reside in the district he or she represents so long as he or she
remains a member of the council. Candidates for election to a place on the council shall have
resided within the district from which he or she seeks election for a period of 90 days immediately
preceding the date of the election. Only electors residing within a district shall be entitled
to vote for candidates seeking election for the...
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11-43-63
Section 11-43-63 Division of municipality into single-member districts. Any city or
town council of this state not currently electing its members from single-member districts
pursuant to state law may, not less than six months prior to the regular general municipal
election, by ordinance adopted by a majority of the membership of the council, divide the
municipality into single-member districts (wards) of not less than five nor more than seven
districts (wards). Provided, however, that the number of districts (wards) in any Class 1,
2, or 3 municipality may not exceed nine districts (wards). Such ordinance shall be considered
only after two weeks public notice has been given, outlining generally the voting districts
under consideration. The ordinance shall provide that candidates for election for a place
on the council, where the council has been divided into districts, shall reside within the
boundaries of said district (ward) for which he or she seeks election, and shall continue
to...
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11-43A-77
Section 11-43A-77 Population of districts; designation and boundaries specifically described;
municipalities having seven council districts prior to effective date. The seven council districts
shall have, as nearly as is reasonable, the same population according to the last federal
decennial census. The designation and boundaries of the districts shall be specifically described
and set forth. With respect to municipalities already having seven council districts prior
to the effective date of the council-manager form of government under this article, such municipalities
shall continue after such effective date to have the same seven districts with the same boundaries,
and any ordinance or ordinances creating such districts shall continue in full force and effect
unless and until changed or repealed by the council. (Acts 1991, No. 91-545, p. 973, §8.)...

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45-49A-80
Section 45-49A-80 City council districts. (a) The Judge of Probate of Mobile County
shall divide the City of Prichard into five districts which shall be homogeneous in area and
nearly equal in population, with the number of persons residing in each district, according
to the last federal census, not to vary by over five percent. (b) The boundaries as established
by the judge of probate shall be certified to the Prichard City Council and shall be used
by the council for the election of the members of the city council in the 1980 municipal election
and for all council elections thereafter. (c) The City Council of the City of Prichard shall
consist of five council members with one member to be elected by the voters of each of the
districts provided for herein. Each council member shall be a resident of the district for
which elected and shall have been a resident of the district for at least three months prior
to the election and shall remain a resident of the district during the term to...
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11-44E-120
Section 11-44E-120 Division of city into six single-member districts. The territorial
limits of the city shall remain the same as under its former organization, except that for
the purpose of holding elections under applicable laws, the present governing body shall by
duly enacted ordinance, divide such city into six single-member districts, each containing
as nearly as practical equal population according to the last federal decennial census. (Acts
1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §7.01; Acts 1990, No. 90-287, p. 379, §1.)...
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11-44A-30
Section 11-44A-30 Adoption of mayor-council form of government where commission form
violates federal Voting Rights Act; division into single-member districts; residence requirements
for candidates and electors. Any Class 7 municipality operating under a commission form of
government with its members elected at large and which at large system has been decreed to
be in violation of the federal Voting Rights Act by a court of law may, by an ordinance duly
adopted not less than three months prior to the regular municipal election, adopt a mayor-council
form of government with the mayor elected at large and a five-member council elected from
single-member districts. The ordinance shall divide the municipality into five single-member
districts of nearly equal population and shall provide that candidates for election for a
place on the council shall have resided within the district from which he or she seeks election
for a period of 90 days immediately preceding the date of the election, and...
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11-44F-1
Section 11-44F-1 Adoption of mayor-council form of government where commission form
violates federal Voting Rights Act; division into single-member districts; residence requirements
for candidates and electors. Any Class 8 municipality operating under a commission form of
government with its members elected at large and which at large system has been decreed to
be in violation of the federal Voting Rights Act by a court of law may, by an ordinance duly
adopted not less than three months prior to the regular municipal election, adopt a mayor-council
form of government with the mayor elected at large and a five-member council elected from
single-member districts. The ordinance shall divide the municipality into five single-member
districts of nearly equal population and shall provide that candidates for election for a
place on the council shall have resided within the district from which he or she seeks election
for a period of 90 days immediately preceding the date of the election, and...
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11-44D-4
Section 11-44D-4 Mayor-council form of government. If a majority of the qualified electors
voting in the referendum provided herein choose a mayor-council form of government, the following
provisions of this chapter shall be applicable: (1) The municipality shall thereafter and
as provided in this chapter be governed by a mayor elected at-large and a five-member council
elected from single-member districts, which municipality shall have the same powers and duties
as herein enumerated and as other mayor-council municipalities organized under Chapter 43,
Title 11, and any other powers and duties not inconsistent with this chapter which may be
now or hereafter granted to such municipality. (2) The council shall include five members
who shall be elected from districts, which shall be, as near as practicable, of equal population
according to the last federal decennial census, but not more than five percent, more or less,
than the average of the five districts. (3) The council members shall...
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