11-43A-5
Section 11-43A-5 Form and marking of ballots. At such election the question to be submitted
shall be printed in plain, prominent type on separate ballots and shall read as follows: "Shall
the council-manager form of government as provided by the Council-Manager Act of 1982 be adopted
for the municipality of ___ ? Yes ______ No ______" The voter shall mark his ballot with
a cross mark (X) after the word which expresses his choice. (Acts 1982, No. 82-517, p. 851,
§5.)...
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45-8A-23.004
Section 45-8A-23.004 Question submitted; form of ballot. At such election the question to be
submitted shall be printed in plain prominent type on separate ballots and shall read as follows:
"Shall the council-manager form of government, as provided by the City Manager Act of
1953, be adopted for the City of ... ? "Yes ... . "No ..." The voter shall
mark his or her ballot with a cross mark before or after the word which expresses his or her
choice. No other question shall be submitted to the voters of such city upon this ballot.
If voting machines are used at any voting place in such election, the above question may at
the discretion of the election commission of the city or other body having charge of the conduct
of municipal elections in such city, be submitted as a separate question on voting machines
so used. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §1.05.)...
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11-43A-114
Section 11-43A-114 Referendum ballots. At such referendum, the proposition to be submitted
shall be printed in plain prominent type on ballots separate and distinct from ballots used
for any other office or question and shall read as follows: "Check one of the following:
(1) The City of ___ shall adopt and operate under the council-manager form of government pursuant
to the 'Council-Manager Act of 1991.' Yes ( ). or (2) The City of ___ shall adopt and operate
under the mayor-council form of government pursuant to Section 11-43-1 et seq. Yes ( )."
The voter shall mark his ballot with a cross mark (X) after the proposition which expresses
his choice. If voting machines are used at any voting place in such election, the above propositions
may, at the discretion of the election commission or other body or official having charge
of the conduct of municipal elections, be submitted as separate propositions on voting machines
so used. (Acts 1991, No. 91-545, p. 973, §45.)...
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11-44D-2
Section 11-44D-2 Form of referendum ballot; use of voting machines. At such election the proposition
to be submitted shall be printed in plain prominent type on ballots separate and distinct
from ballots used for any other office or question and shall read as follows: Check only one
of the following: (1) Shall the mayor-council form of government, as provided by Act _____,
be adopted for the City of _____? YES _____; or (2) Shall the council-manager form of government,
as provided by Act _____, be adopted for the City of _____? YES _____. The voter shall mark
his ballot with a cross mark (X) after the proposition which expresses his choice. If voting
machines are used at any voting place in such election, the above proposition may at the discretion
of the body or official having charge of the conduct of municipal elections in such city,
be submitted as a separate proposition on voting machines so used. (Acts 1986, No. 86-195,
p. 240, §2.)...
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45-37A-52.04
Section 45-37A-52.04 Proposition submitted; form of ballot. At such election the proposition
to be submitted shall be printed in plain prominent type on ballots separate and distinct
from ballots used for any other office or question, and shall read as follows: "Shall
the mayor-council form of government, as provided by the Mayor-Council Act of 1955, be adopted
for the City of ___? "Yes ___. "No ___." The voter shall mark his or her ballot
with a cross mark before or after the word which expresses his or her choice. No other proposition
shall be submitted to the voters of such city upon this ballot. If voting machines are used
at any voting place in such election, the above proposition may at the discretion of the election
commission or other body or official having charge of the conduct of municipal elections in
such city, be submitted as a separate proposition on voting machines so used. (Acts 1955,
No. 452, p. 1004, §1.05.)...
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11-43C-3
Section 11-43C-3 Form of ballot; marking of ballot; use of voting machines. At such election
the proposition to be submitted shall be printed in plain prominent type on ballots separate
and distinct from ballots used for any other office or question and shall read as follows:
Check one of the following: (1) Shall the Mayor-Council form of government, as provided by
Act ______, be adopted for the City of ___ ? Yes ___; or No ___. The voter shall mark his
ballot with a cross mark (X) after the proposition which expresses his choice. If voting machines
are used at any voting place in such election, the above proposition may, at the discretion
of the election commission or other body or official having charge of the conduct of municipal
elections in such city, be submitted as a separate proposition on voting machines so used.
(Acts 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §3.)...
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11-44C-3
Section 11-44C-3 Form of ballot; marking of ballot; use of voting machines. At such election
the proposition to be submitted shall be printed in plain prominent type on ballots separate
and distinct from ballots used for any other office or question and shall read as follows:
Check one of the following: (1) Shall the mayor-council form of government, as provided by
Act 85-229, be adopted for the city of _____? Yes _____; or (2) Shall the district commission
form of government be adopted for the city of _____? Yes _____. The voter shall mark his ballot
with a cross mark (X) after the proposition which expresses his choice. If voting machines
are used at any voting place in such election, the above proposition may, at the discretion
of the election commission or other body or official having charge of the conduct of municipal
elections in such city, be submitted as a separate proposition on voting machines so used.
(Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §3.)...
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11-43A-1.1
Section 11-43A-1.1 Organization of council-manager form of government; election of council
members. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, after the judge of probate has
certified to the mayor or other chief executive officer of the municipality the sufficiency
of a petition asking that the question of the adoption of the council-manager form of government
be submitted to the qualified voters of the municipality, any Class 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 municipality
having the mayor-council form of government, by resolution of the council, may provide for
the council in a municipality proposing to adopt the council-manager form of government to
be composed of either five or seven members as follows: One member shall be the mayor elected
at large, who shall be a voting member of the council and either four or six members shall
be council members elected either at large or from single-member districts, as the resolution
shall provide. If a municipality has single-member districts for the...
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11-43A-3.3
Section 11-43A-3.3 Election in Class 7 municipality - Adoption of council-manager form of government.
(a)(1) In addition to any mayor-council form of government authorized in this chapter, the
governing body of a Class 7 municipality may elect by resolution to adopt a council-manager
form of government comprised of a mayor and four council members elected at-large. No petition
of qualified electors is required to initiate such an election by the governing body pursuant
to this section. If the governing body elects to adopt a council-manager form of government
pursuant to this section, an election on the question shall be submitted to the qualified
electors of the municipality. The governing body shall hold the election before January 1,
2011. The question submitted at the election shall be: "Shall the municipality of ______
adopt a council-manager form of government consisting of a mayor and four council members
elected in an at-large election to become operative on the first Monday in...
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11-43A-113
Section 11-43A-113 Referendum to determine form of government. Between October 1, 1991, and
March 31, 1992, any municipality adopting the council-manager form of government under this
article, regardless of which effective date is chosen in the ordinance referenced in Section
11-43A-70, shall conduct a referendum for the purpose of determining whether after the first
Monday in October following the next regularly scheduled municipal election, the municipality
shall operate under the council-manager form of government as prescribed herein or, in the
alternative, under the mayor-council form of government as set forth in Section 11-43-1 et
seq. The council shall give advance notice of the time and purpose of such referendum by publication
once each week for four consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality.
All qualified electors of the municipality may participate in said referendum and the questions
to be decided shall be plainly printed upon the ballot....
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