11-44C-6
Section 11-44C-6 Election of council and mayor-at-large; time of taking office; election expenses. An election shall be held in 1985 at the regularly scheduled municipal election and the officials elected shall take office upon the expiration of the present official's term of office. Seven council members to be elected by districts and a mayor to be elected at-large shall be elected and the expense thereof shall be paid by the municipality. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §6.)...
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11-43C-6
Section 11-43C-6 Election of mayor and council members; time of taking office; election expenses. An election shall be held in 1988 at the regularly scheduled municipal election and the officials elected shall take office upon the expiration of the present official's term of office. Five council members to be elected by districts and a mayor to be elected at-large shall be elected and the expense thereof shall be paid by the municipality. (Acts 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §6.)...
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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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11-43-40
Section 11-43-40 Composition of city councils; voting by president of council. (a) Except as provided in Section 11-43-2 as it relates to the legislative functions of the mayor in cities and towns having a population of 12,000 or more but less than 25,000 inhabitants according to the most recent or any subsequent federal decennial census, in cities having a population of 12,000 or more, the following officers shall be elected at each general municipal election, who shall compose the city council for the cities and who shall hold office for four years and until their successors are elected and qualified, and who shall exercise the legislative functions of city government and any other powers and duties which are or may be vested by law in the city council or its members: (1) In cities having seven wards or less, a president of the city council and two aldermen from each ward, to be elected by the qualified voters of the several wards voting separately in every ward; except, that in...
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45-5A-70
Section 45-5A-70 Election of board of education; referendum. (a)(1) Pursuant to Amendment 659 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, and as soon as practicable after final approval of this section by the United States Department of Justice, if necessary, the Oneonta City Council shall call an authorizing referendum election, to be held at the time of the next general election held in the city on November 7, 2000, regarding changing the Oneonta City Board of Education to an elected city board of education. (2) If a majority of the qualified electors of the municipality voting in the authorizing referendum election vote in favor of an elected city board of education, the board shall be established as provided in this section and the Legislature, as provided in Amendment 659, from time to time, by local law may provide further for the election and operation of the Oneonta City Board of Education. The local laws may provide for the termination of the terms of office of members of the...
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45-9A-50
Section 45-9A-50 City Board of Education; election. (a) If a majority of the qualified electors of the municipality voting in the authorizing referendum election vote in favor of an elected city board of education, the board shall be established as provided in this section and the Legislature, as provided in Amendment 659, from time to time, by local law may provide further for the election of the Lanett City Board of Education. The local laws may provide for the termination of the terms of office of members of the existing city board of education; the composition of the city board of education; initial and succeeding terms of office, including staggered terms; election districts and at-large membership; qualifications; powers, duties, and responsibilities; vacancies; compensation; and any other matter that the Legislature determines necessary for the operation of the board. (b) If the majority of electors voting pursuant to Act 2000-428 vote in favor of changing to an elected board,...
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11-44B-6
Section 11-44B-6 Meetings; quorum; majority vote requirements; procedure for adoption of ordinances and resolutions; approval or veto of mayor; record of proceedings; power of council as to city employees; all powers of city vested in council. (a) The council shall hold regular public meetings at least once a week at some regular hour to be fixed by the council. The council may hold such adjourned, called, or other meetings as may be necessary or convenient. (b) All council meetings shall comply with the applicable law concerning open or public meetings. (c) A majority of the elected membership of the council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any and every power conferred upon the council. For the purposes of determining a quorum, the mayor shall not be counted. (d) The affirmative vote of a majority of the council members present, and the mayor in the event of a tie, as provided by this article, shall be sufficient for the passage of any resolution, bylaw, or ordinance,...
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45-5-141.20
Section 45-5-141.20 Powers and duties; annual dues; board of trustees; referendum election. (a) This section shall apply only in Blount County. (b) A district for the delivery of fire and emergency medical services may be formed in any unincorporated area of the county pursuant to this section subject to the approval of a majority of the qualified electors who vote at a referendum election for that purpose in the proposed district and for the approval of the mandatory annual dues of the district. (c) In order to call for a referendum election for the formation of a district, a petition signed by not less than 20 percent of the registered voters who reside in the proposed district shall be presented to the county commission and the Judge of Probate of Blount County. The petition shall contain an accurate legal description of the proposed area and shall state the name of the proposed district. The petition for the establishment of a district shall be accompanied by a request for the...
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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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11-44D-4
Section 11-44D-4 Mayor-council form of government. If a majority of the qualified electors voting in the referendum provided herein choose a mayor-council form of government, the following provisions of this chapter shall be applicable: (1) The municipality shall thereafter and as provided in this chapter be governed by a mayor elected at-large and a five-member council elected from single-member districts, which municipality shall have the same powers and duties as herein enumerated and as other mayor-council municipalities organized under Chapter 43, Title 11, and any other powers and duties not inconsistent with this chapter which may be now or hereafter granted to such municipality. (2) The council shall include five members who shall be elected from districts, which shall be, as near as practicable, of equal population according to the last federal decennial census, but not more than five percent, more or less, than the average of the five districts. (3) The council members shall...
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