11-43B-15
Section 11-43B-15 Number of council members; boundaries of districts. The council shall be
composed of seven members. The boundaries of the districts shall be established by ordinance
adopted at least six months prior to the next regular municipal election. (Acts 1985, 2nd
Ex. Sess., No. 85-926, p. 213, §15.)...
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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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45-42A-23.02
Section 45-42A-23.02 Historic preservation commission. A historic preservation commission,
hereinafter referred to as the commission, with the following membership, duties, and powers,
may be established by ordinance of the governing body: (1) The commission shall be composed
of five members. Residents of the historic district or districts shall elect four members
and one member shall be a member of the City of Athens governing body designated by it. (2)
The members of the commission elected by the residents of the historic district during annual
meetings of the historic district association, except the member of the City of Athens governing
body, who shall all serve by virtue of, and whose term shall correspond with the term of his
of her office, shall serve for terms of four years. At the expiration of the term or the death
or resignation of any member, the resulting vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term
of such member by election at the next annual meeting of the historic...
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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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11-44B-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-13
Section 11-43C-13 Council to consist of five district council members; division of municipality
into districts; changing district boundaries where population varies by over five percent.
The council shall include five members who shall be known and elected as district council
members. Such district council members shall be elected from districts which shall be, as
near as practicable, of equal population according to the last federal decennial census. The
probate judge of the county in which any such municipality is located shall divide the municipality
into five districts which shall be homogeneous in area and shall not vary in population by
over five percent. The boundaries as established by the probate judge shall be certified to
the governing body of the municipality and shall be used for the election of members of the
city council in the 1988 municipal election and for all council elections thereafter. Should
any district established in the municipality for the election of council...
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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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11-43-64
Section 11-43-64 Procedural requirements for increasing number of single-member districts in
Class 3 municipalities. Notwithstanding other provision of law, including but not limited
to Section 11-43-63, a Class 3 municipality may, by ordinance adopted by a majority of the
membership of the council 90 days prior to the regular general municipal election, increase
the number of single-member districts (wards) in the municipality up to and including nine
members. The ordinance may only be considered 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 have resided within the boundaries of the district (ward) for which
he or she seeks election for at least 30 days immediately preceding the date of the election,
and shall continue to reside in the district he or she represents so long as he or...
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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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45-37A-40
Section 45-37A-40 Board of education. (a) Beginning with the municipal elections in 2002, a
school board for the City of Bessemer, Alabama, is established and shall be elected in 2002,
and every four years thereafter. The board shall be called the Bessemer City Board of Education.
The board shall be composed of seven members, with one member being elected from each of the
districts from which the Bessemer City Council are elected, by a majority of the qualified
electors voting who reside in the respective districts. (b) Candidates for each place on the
board of education shall be at least 21 years of age, residents of the district which they
seek to represent on the board for at least 90 consecutive days immediately preceding the
deadline date for qualifying as a candidate, and shall not have a record of conviction for
a felony or any other crime involving moral turpitude. Each candidate shall pay a qualifying
fee in an amount prescribed by the Bessemer City Council. (c)(1) The...
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