11-43C-8
Section 11-43C-8 Mayor - Majority vote requirements; runoff election. The candidate for mayor
receiving the largest number of votes for the office shall be elected thereto, provided such
candidate receives a majority of all votes cast for such office. If at the first election
no candidate received a majority of the votes cast for the office, 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 the office of mayor; and these candidates shall be the two who
received the highest number of votes for said office at the first election. (Acts 1987, No.
87-102, p. 116, §8.)...
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11-44C-8
Section 11-44C-8 Mayor - Majority vote requirements; run-off election. The candidate for mayor
receiving the largest number of votes for the office shall be elected thereto, provided such
candidate receives a majority of all votes cast for such office. If at the first election
no candidate received a majority of the votes cast for the office, 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 the office of mayor; and these candidates shall be the two who
received the highest number of votes for said office at the first election. (Acts 1985, No.
85-229, p. 96, §8.)...
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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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45-37A-52.06
Section 45-37A-52.06 Election of first council and first mayor; terms of office. Immediately
upon the adoption of such form of government, the judge of probate of the county with whom
the petition was filed shall call an election to be held under and to be governed by this
part not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days after the date of such call, the expense
thereof to be paid by such city, for the election at large of nine council members and a mayor
by the qualified voters of such city. The nine candidates for the council receiving a majority
of the votes cast in the election shall be elected to the council; and in the event that nine
candidates should fail to receive such a majority, then and in that event those candidates
for the council receiving a majority shall be elected, and another election shall be held
upon the same day of the week four weeks thereafter to be called and held in the same mode
and manner and under the same rules and regulations. In the second election...
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45-35A-54.02
Section 45-35A-54.02 Election of board members; terms of office. The mayor and the associate
commissioner of Ward No. 2 shall continue to hold their respective offices until the first
Monday in October, 1981, as provided by Act 2141, 1971 Regular Session (Acts 1971, p. 3431).
Under applicable laws for the election of members of the board, the mayor, within the scope
of this part, shall provide for an election to be held on the second Tuesday in September,
1979, and every four years thereafter for the positions of associate commissioners of Ward
No. 1, Ward No. 3, and Ward No. 4 in the manner herein provided. On the second Tuesday in
September, 1981, and every four years thereafter an election shall be held for the positions
of mayor and associate commissioner of Ward No. 2 in the manner herein provided. Every candidate
for election to any of such offices shall, in announcing his or her candidacy, designate the
position for which he or she is a candidate; and the ballots or voting...
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11-46-55
Section 11-46-55 Canvassing of returns and certificate of election; determination of majority;
runoff elections. (a) Commencing at 12:00 noon on the first Tuesday next after the election,
the municipal governing body shall proceed to open the envelopes addressed to the governing
body which have been delivered by the several returning officers to the municipal clerk, canvass
the returns, and ascertain and determine the number of votes received by each candidate and
for and against each proposition submitted at the election. If it appears that any candidate
or any proposition in the election has received a majority of the votes cast for that office
or on that question, the municipal governing body shall declare the candidate elected to the
office or the question carried, and a certificate of election shall be given to the persons
by the municipal governing body or a majority of them, which shall entitle the persons so
certified to the possession of their respective offices immediately...
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45-37A-52.90
Section 45-37A-52.90 Election; term; qualification. The first mayor shall be elected at the
same election at which the council members are elected under Section 45-37A-52.06 and shall
hold office until the second Tuesday in November of that year ending in an odd number which
would give him or her a term of office most closely approximating four years and until his
or her successor is elected and qualified. The first mayor shall qualify and take office in
the manner hereinafter prescribed on the second Monday following the date the election of
all nine council members is completed or on the second Monday following the election of such
mayor, whichever last occurs. The regular election for mayor shall be held on the second Tuesday
in October of the year during which the term of the first mayor elected hereunder terminates
and every four years thereafter. The mayor elected at any such regular election, on or before
the fourth Tuesday of November of the year of such election, shall qualify...
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45-25A-40
Section 45-25A-40 Composition; election of members; vacancies. (a) Any law, whether special,
local, or general, or municipal ordinance, to the contrary notwithstanding, the City of Fort
Payne, in DeKalb County, shall not designate by place number, or by other similar method,
seats for city council. (b)(1) In the election for the five members of the city council, if
there are more than five candidates, then the majority of the votes cast for the office in
the election shall be determined by dividing the total votes cast for all candidates for the
offices by the number of positions to be filled, and then dividing that result by two. Any
number of votes in excess of the number determined by the last division shall be the majority
necessary for election. (2) If it appears that any candidate in the election has received
a majority of the votes cast for that office, the municipal governing body shall declare that
candidate elected to the office, and a certificate of election shall be given...
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11-44E-3
Section 11-44E-3 Election of commission and mayor; term of office. (a) The expense for all
elections shall be paid by such city. The mayor and all commission candidates shall qualify
as provided in Sections 11-44E-71 and 11-44E-72, respectively, and shall have the qualifications
and eligibility set forth in this chapter. Under applicable laws for the election of commissioners
to the commission, the mayor, within the scope of this chapter, shall provide for an election
to be held on the second Tuesday in July, 1991, and every two years thereafter for the positions
of associate commissioners in the manner herein provided. Upon the adoption of such form of
government and approval by the Justice Department, the mayor shall call an election, to be
governed by this chapter, to be held no later than the second Tuesday in July, 1991, and every
four years thereafter for the positions of associate commissioner for Districts 2, 4, and
6 for four-year terms. Associate commissioners for Districts 1...
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