45-5-72
Section 45-5-72 Members elected from single member districts; reapportionment. (a) Effective
the next election of the Blount County Commission, the members of the Blount County Commission
shall be elected from single-member districts. Each member of the commission shall be a resident
and qualified elector of the district he or she represents. (b) Not later than January 1,
2002, the Blount County Commission shall adopt a plan dividing the county into districts of
approximately equal population based on the immediately preceding federal decennial census.
The variation between districts shall not exceed five percent plus or minus based on districts
of equal population. (c) The county commission shall reapportion the commission districts
in accordance with the standard in subsection (b) after each federal decennial census. (d)
The members of the Blount County Commission serving pursuant to this section shall
serve full-time. (Act 99-656, 2nd Sp. Sess., §§1-4; Act 2000-335, p. 532, §1.)...
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45-37A-56
Section 45-37A-56 Zoning board of adjustment. (a) The governing body of any city which
may now or hereafter have a population of 300,000 inhabitants or more, according to the last
or any subsequent federal census and which may now or hereafter have in force and effect a
comprehensive zoning ordinance shall provide for the appointment of a zoning board of adjustment
and in the zoning regulations and restrictions adopted by the city pursuant to the authority
of the laws of this state, provide that the zoning board of adjustment, in appropriate cases
and subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards, shall make special exceptions to the
terms of the zoning ordinance of the city in harmony with its general purpose and intent,
and in accordance with general or specific rules therein contained. The zoning board of adjustment
shall consist of seven members, each to be appointed by the governing body of the city, and
each shall hold office for a term of seven years or until the time as his...
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11-44D-5
Section 11-44D-5 Council-manager form of government. If a majority of the qualified
electors voting in the referendum herein choose a council-manager 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 council-manager form of government, with a five-member
council elected from single-member districts, which municipality shall have the same powers
and duties as other council-manager municipalities organized under chapter 43A, Title 11,
and any other powers and duties not inconsistent with this chapter, which may have been heretofore
granted to such municipalities. (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 be...
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45-25-100
Section 45-25-100 Election of members. (a) The DeKalb County Board of Education shall
consist of five members, each elected from a separate single-member district, nominated and
elected by the qualified electors of the district. The members shall take office as provided
by general law. (b) Beginning with the next term of office, members shall be elected for a
term of six years, and every six years thereafter as provided by general law. (c) Each board
member shall be a resident of the single-member district from which the member is elected.
The residency shall have been established at least one year before the general election at
which the member is elected. (d) DeKalb County, excluding the area located within the corporate
limits of the City of Fort Payne, shall be divided into five districts which shall be substantially
equal in population (within five percent plus or minus) according to the last federal decennial
census. The initial boundaries of the districts shall be based upon a...
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11-43-42
Section 11-43-42 Exercise of functions of mayor during absence or disability of mayor;
filling of vacancies in offices of mayor, president and president pro tempore of council.
(a) In case of the absence of the mayor from a city of 12,000 or more inhabitants or his inability
to serve on account of sickness or any other good reason, the president of the council or
the president pro tempore of the council in case of absence or disability of the president
of the council shall act as mayor pro tempore with the power and authority of the mayor during
such time. In the event of a failure or refusal of the president of the council or the president
pro tempore of the council to act, the council may appoint one of its members to act as mayor
pro tempore with like effect, which appointment shall be entered in the minutes of the council.
In the event of a vacancy from any cause in the office of mayor, the president of the council
shall succeed to the office of mayor for the unexpired term. In the...
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16-8-1
Section 16-8-1 Composition; election; single member election districts; qualifications.
(a) The county board of education shall be composed of five members, who shall be elected
by the qualified electors of the county. (b) County boards of education unless otherwise provided
by law may use the provisions of this subsection to establish single member election districts
with one board member elected from each district. School boards exercising this option may
establish five or seven such districts. Such plan shall be considered only after two weeks
public notice has been given, outlining generally the school districts under consideration.
The members so elected, or appointed in the event of a vacancy, shall be residents of the
school district. Such residency shall have been established at least one year before the general
election at which the candidate is to be elected, or appointed in the event of a vacancy.
Whenever a member of a county board of education moves his or her domicile...
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45-31-100.20
Section 45-31-100.20 Composition of board; districts. (a) The Geneva County Board of
Education shall consist of five members, each elected from a separate single-member district,
nominated and elected by the qualified electors of the district. The members shall take office
as provided by general law. (b)(1) At the election in 2004, members shall be elected to serve
terms of office as follows: The members elected from District 1 and District 4 shall serve
terms of six years; the members elected from District 2 and District 5 shall serve terms of
four years; and the member elected from District 3 shall serve a term of two years. (2) Upon
completion of the terms of office provided in subdivision (1), and thereafter, members shall
be elected to serve terms of six years as provided by general law. (c) Each board member shall
be a resident of the single-member district from which the member is elected. The residency
shall have been established at least one year before the general election at...
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45-45A-32
Section 45-45A-32 Board membership. (a) The City of Huntsville Board of Education shall
be elected from districts. The number of board districts shall be the same as the number of
districts for the Huntsville City Council. Each board district, by district number and by
geographic boundaries, shall be the same as a corresponding district for the Huntsville City
Council. (b) Candidates for the board shall meet the same district residency requirements
required of a candidate for the Huntsville City Council. The election of board members, at
the discretion and direction of the board, may be staggered provided that the election of
board members shall be conducted on the same election days provided for the election of members
of the Huntsville City Council or for the election of the Mayor of Huntsville. Board members
shall take office on the same day as provided for members of the Huntsville City Council or
for the Mayor of Huntsville. (c) The districts of the board shall be redrawn by the...
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11-45-5
Section 11-45-5 Veto, passage over veto, etc., of ordinances and resolutions fixing
salaries of officers and employees. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), every ordinance
and resolution fixing the salaries of employees and officers of the city shall be submitted
to the mayor as other ordinances and resolutions are to be submitted and may be approved in
part and vetoed as to specific items, to be mentioned by the mayor in his or her veto message,
in which case there shall first be submitted to the council at its next regular meeting the
question: "Shall the ordinance pass, the veto of the mayor notwithstanding?" and,
in the event that two-thirds of the members elected to the council do not vote for the passage
of the ordinance, the veto notwithstanding, there shall then be submitted the question: "Shall
the ordinance stand as approved by the mayor?" and if a majority of those elected to
the council vote in the affirmative, the law as amended and approved by the mayor shall have...

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11-43-3
Section 11-43-3 Election, etc., of treasurer, clerk, etc., in cities having more than
6,000 inhabitants; consolidation or abolishment of offices. (a) In cities having a population
of more than 6,000, there shall be elected by the council, at its first regular meeting or
as soon thereafter as practicable, a city treasurer and a city clerk, who shall hold office
until the next general election and until their successors are elected and qualified, and
such council may elect an auditor, and any officers whose election is required by ordinance,
and, except as otherwise provided, the council shall have authority to fix the terms of office,
prescribe their duties, and fix the salaries of the officers. The council may, by ordinance,
require the city treasurer and the city clerk to be residents of the city. Except as provided
in subsection (b), the council, by a two-thirds vote of the members elected, by and with the
consent of the mayor, may consolidate two or more of the offices and may...
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