11-43A-76
Section 11-43A-76 Composition of council; municipal elections. The council shall consist of
seven council members who shall be elected by single-member districts. There shall be one
mayor, and he shall be elected at large. An election for mayor and members of the council
shall be held at the next regularly scheduled municipal election after the adoption of this
article, and the officials elected shall take office upon the expiration of the present officials'
terms of office. Regular municipal elections shall be held quadrennially thereafter under
the same rules and regulations and in the same manner as provided by law. The expense of such
election shall be paid by the municipality and shall be governed by the applicable general
municipal election laws. (Acts 1991, No. 91-545, p. 973, §7.)...
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11-43C-7
Section 11-43C-7 Qualification of council candidates; votes cast by each voter; majority vote
requirements; runoff elections; elections held quadrennially; when elected councilmen take
office; term of office; councilman may succeed himself. Council candidates shall qualify as
provided by law and shall have the qualification and eligibility set forth herein. Each voter
in the election may cast one vote for a candidate from his district, and one vote for a candidate
for mayor. Any district councilman candidate receiving a majority of the total votes cast
from the district in which he is a candidate shall be elected as a district councilman in
his district. In the event that a district councilman candidate should fail to receive such
a majority, then another election shall be held upon the same day of the week three weeks
thereafter to be called and held in the same mode and manner and under the same rules and
regulations. In the second election there shall be two candidates for each...
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11-44C-7
Section 11-44C-7 Qualification of council candidates; votes cast by each voter; majority vote
requirements; run-off elections; elections held quadrennially; when elected councilmen take
office; term of office; councilman may succeed himself. Council candidates shall qualify as
provided by law and shall have the qualification and eligibility set forth herein. Each voter
in the election may cast one vote for a candidate from his district, and one vote for a candidate
for mayor. Any district councilman candidate receiving a majority of the total votes cast
from the district in which he is a candidate shall be elected as a district councilman in
his district. In the event that a district councilman candidate, should fail to receive such
a majority, then another election shall be held upon the same day of the week three weeks
thereafter to be called and held in the same mode and manner and under the same rules and
regulations. In the second election there shall be two candidates for each...
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11-44D-6
Section 11-44D-6 Provisions applicable to both mayor-council and manager-council forms of government.
The following provisions shall apply regardless of which form of government the majority of
the qualified electors voting in the referendum provided herein choose: (1) Within 30 days
after the referendum, the governing body of such municipality shall adopt an ordinance, a.
Establishing the boundaries of the five-council districts herein provided for, and b. Establishing
the salaries to be paid the mayor and council members to be elected at the first election
to be held hereunder. (2) The governing body shall take such steps as are necessary to comply
with the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended. (3) Within 10 days after the receipt
of notification of compliance with the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the
mayor or other chief executive officer shall give notice of an election for the members of
the city council, and for mayor if the mayor-council form of...
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11-43D-2
Section 11-43D-2 Adoption of ordinance establishing boundaries of council districts; election
of mayor and city council; assumption of office; future elections; powers and duties. If said
ordinance as hereinabove set out be adopted by the governing body of any municipality to which
this chapter applies, then: (1) Within 90 days thereafter the governing body shall adopt an
ordinance establishing the boundaries of the six council districts herein provided for and
shall take such steps as are necessary to comply with the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965,
as amended. (2) The election of the mayor and all the members of the city council shall be
held as set by ordinance by the council and quadrennially thereafter and in accordance with
the provisions and terms of the general election laws governing mayor-council elections under
the general laws of the State of Alabama. (3) On the first Monday in October, after the election
of the mayor and council, the newly elected mayor and council...
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11-43A-9
Section 11-43A-9 Election of municipal officers; division of municipality into districts; qualifications
and eligibility of candidates; runoff election; term of office; exception for Class 6 cities.
(a) In all cities to which this section applies, except Class 6 cities wherein the municipal
governing body has elected to have a nine-member council, as authorized in Section 11-43A-8,
the election for the first officers of the municipality shall be held on the same date as
the date of election for the next ensuing general municipal election. Except as otherwise
provided for in Section 11-43A-1.1, the election of the governing body of the municipality
shall cause the municipality to be divided into three districts containing as nearly an equal
number of people as possible. Candidates shall qualify in the manner prescribed in the general
municipal election laws and shall have the qualifications and eligibility set forth therein.
Each candidate shall announce that he or she is to become a...
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11-43A-8
Section 11-43A-8 Name of governing body; composition of council; election of council; alternate
form for Class 6 cities. (a) The governing body provided for herein shall be known collectively
as the "Council of the City (Town) of _____ (name of city or town to be inserted)"
and shall have the powers and duties hereinafter provided. Except as hereinafter provided
and as otherwise provided for in Section 11-43A-1.1, the council shall have five members.
One member shall be the mayor, elected by the voters at large, to preside over the deliberations
of the council. One member shall be a council member elected by the voters at large. Three
members shall be council members elected by the voters from each of three single-member districts.
The council first elected shall qualify and take office on the first Monday in November following
the date of the next ensuing municipal election held for the election of members of a municipal
governing body during a general municipal election year. (b) In...
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11-44B-2
Section 11-44B-2 Ordinances establishing boundaries of seven-council districts and salaries
of mayor and council members; compliance with Voting Rights Act; election of mayor and council;
powers and duties of municipality. If said ordinance be adopted by the governing body of any
municipality to which this chapter applies, then: (1) Within 90 days thereafter, the commission
board of such municipality shall adopt an ordinance, a. Establishing the boundaries of the
seven-council districts herein provided for, and b. Establishing the salaries to be paid to
the mayor and council members to be elected at the first election to be held hereunder; (2)
The commission board shall take such steps as are necessary to comply with the Federal Voting
Rights Act of 1965, as amended; (3) After receipt of notification of compliance with the Federal
Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the mayor or other chief executive officer of the municipality
shall give notice that an election for mayor and all...
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11-43C-90
Section 11-43C-90 Reapportionment of council districts because of population change. Whenever
there shall be a change in the population in any of the five districts heretofore established
following a decennial federal census beginning in 1990, there shall be a reapportionment of
the council districts in the following manner: (1) The mayor shall within six months after
the publication of the 1990 federal census, and each decennial federal census thereafter,
file with the council a report containing a recommended plan for the 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 district shall contain as nearly as is reasonable the same population. The report shall
include a map and description of the districts recommended and shall be drafted...
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11-44B-8
Section 11-44B-8 Temporary and permanent vacancies in office of mayor; vacancy on city council.
(a) Temporary Vacancy in the Office of Mayor. The council shall elect from its members, a
president pro tempore of the council. In the case of the temporary absence of the mayor or
his inability to serve temporarily on account of sickness or any other good reason, the president
pro tempore of the council shall act as mayor pro tempore with the power and authority of
the mayor during such time. Provided; however, the president pro tempore while acting as mayor
pro tempore shall not exercise the mayor's right to vote nor the right of approval or veto
of ordinances or resolutions, nor receive the rate of compensation or allowance of the mayor.
In the event of a failure or refusal of 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. While...
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