45-11-71.01
Section 45-11-71.01 Composition. (a) This section shall apply only in Chilton County. (b) Effective
for the election of the county commission in November 2008 and thereafter, the Chilton County
Commission shall be composed of five members elected from single-member districts. The member
from each respective district shall be elected by the qualified electors residing within that
district. The districts for the election of the commissioners in November 2008 shall be apportioned
by the county commission at least 180 days prior to the last date for qualifying for the primary
election and thereafter may be apportioned as provided by law. (c) Each candidate for election
shall have been a resident and qualified elector of the district he or she seeks to represent
at least 180 days prior to qualifying for election and shall remain a resident of the same
district during his or her tenure in office. The members of the county commission shall serve
for terms of four years. (d) The members of the...
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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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11-44F-20
Section 11-44F-20 Governing body authorized to provide for referendum to determine status of
mayor. The governing body of a Class 8 municipality may, by resolution adopted within 60 days
after the date on which the United States Justice Department determines not to interpose objection
to this article, provide for a referendum of the registered voters of the city or town to
determine public opinion as to whether the candidate elected mayor at the 1996 municipal election,
and thereafter, shall serve in a full-time capacity. Except as otherwise provided herein,
any referendum conducted pursuant to this article shall comply with general municipal election
laws for special elections. (Acts 1995, No. 95-367, p. 739, §1.)...
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26-2A-102
Section 26-2A-102 Court appointment of guardian for incapacitated person. (a) Except as provided
by subsection (e), an incapacitated person or any person interested in the welfare of the
incapacitated person may petition for appointment of a limited or general guardian. (b) After
the filing of a petition, the court shall set a date for hearing on the issue of incapacity
so that notices may be given as required by Section 26-2A-103, and, unless the allegedly incapacitated
person is represented by counsel, appoint an attorney to represent the person in the proceeding.
The person so appointed may be granted the powers and duties of a guardian ad litem. The person
alleged to be incapacitated shall be examined by a physician or other qualified person appointed
by the court who shall submit a report in writing to the court. The person alleged to be incapacitated
also shall be interviewed by a court representative sent by the court. The court representative
also shall interview the person who...
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45-49-72.01
Section 45-49-72.01 Election of commissioners; qualifications; election of president of commission;
vacancies. (a) Members of the commission shall be elected at the general election to be held
in November 1960, and every four years thereafter, by the qualified electors of the entire
district which they are seeking. In all primary and general elections held to choose members
of the commission, the ballots shall separately designate and specify the places on such commission
by number, and each candidate shall designate in the announcement of his or her candidacy
the number of the place for which he or she is a candidate and such candidate shall have resided
within and be registered to vote in that district at least 90 days prior to qualifying. Members
of the commission shall be qualified electors of Mobile County. Each commissioner shall continue
to reside within the respective district which he or she represents throughout his or her
term of office. Any commissioner who resides outside...
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11-42-101
Section 11-42-101 Mode of consolidation - When municipalities to form new corporate organization.
If municipalities desiring to consolidate wish to form a new and distinct corporate organization
to be operated under the name of either one of such municipalities or a different name, the
several councils, upon the filing with the mayor or chief executive officer or chief executive
authority of each of such municipalities of a petition signed by not less than one fourth
of the number of the qualified electors residing in each of such municipalities setting forth
that they desire the consolidation of such municipalities, shall each pass an ordinance expressing
the purpose thenceforth to operate as one municipal corporation under the name therein mentioned
and call an election to be held simultaneously in the several municipalities on a day designated
by said ordinances, not less than 30 days after the passage thereof. Such election shall be
conducted in the same manner as general municipal...
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17-13-17
Section 17-13-17 Canvass, tabulation, and declaration of results. The county executive committee
of the party or parties participating in the primary election shall meet at the courthouse
of its county, not later than noon on Tuesday next following the primary election, and receive
the returns, canvass and tabulate the same, by precincts, and publicly declare the results
thereof. The chair of each county executive committee shall forthwith and no later than the
close of business on the seventh day following the primary election certify and return to
the chair of the state executive committee a statement and tabulation, by precincts, of the
result of the primary election and of the number of votes received by each candidate therein
for office, except candidates for county office. Not later than noon on the Wednesday eight
days following such primary election, the state executive committee, or such subcommittee
thereof as may have been appointed by the chair thereof for such purpose,...
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17-13-70
Section 17-13-70 Time for contesting generally; hearing. Any contest to a nomination made by
primary election must be filed within 24 hours after the results of the primary election have
been declared, weekends excluded, under the same conditions and on the same grounds as provided
in the laws of Alabama for general elections of state and county officers and as provided
in this chapter. The person whose nomination is contested under this section shall be notified
of the contest in accordance with Section 17-13-83 and shall have five days after notice of
the filing of the contest within which to file with the chair his or her objections and answers
to such contest. Such contest shall be heard and tried by the county executive committee as
to candidates for county offices and by the state committee as to candidates for all other
offices; and wherever there is no county executive committee consisting of enough members
to obtain a quorum, then by the state executive committee. (Acts 1931,...
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17-13-8
Section 17-13-8 Ballots, stationery, and supplies; pledge printed on ballot; spoiling of ballot.
Separate official ballots and other election stationery and supplies for each political party
shall be printed and furnished for use at each election district or precinct and shall be
of a different color for each of the political parties participating in such primary election.
All ballots for the same political party shall be alike, except as herein otherwise provided,
printed in plain type and upon paper so thick that the printing cannot be distinguished from
the back. Across the top of the ballot shall be printed the party's emblem, if any, and the
words, "Official Primary Election Ballot." Beneath this heading shall be printed
the year in which the election is held and the words "Democratic Party" or "Republican
Party" or other proper party designation. Each group of candidates to be voted on shall
be preceded by the designation of the office for which the candidates seek nomination,...

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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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