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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11-43A-8
Section 11-43A-8 Name of governing body; composition of council; election of council; alternate
form for Class 6 cities. (a) The governing body provided for herein shall be known collectively
as the "Council of the City (Town) of _____ (name of city or town to be inserted)"
and shall have the powers and duties hereinafter provided. Except as hereinafter provided
and as otherwise provided for in Section 11-43A-1.1, the council shall have five members.
One member shall be the mayor, elected by the voters at large, to preside over the deliberations
of the council. One member shall be a council member elected by the voters at large. Three
members shall be council members elected by the voters from each of three single-member districts.
The council first elected shall qualify and take office on the first Monday in November following
the date of the next ensuing municipal election held for the election of members of a municipal
governing body during a general municipal election year. (b) In...
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45-28-70
Section 45-28-70 Single-member district county governing body. (a) The intent of this section
is to implement, by local act for Etowah County, the Joint Remedy Proposal in the court order
dated January 30, 1995, and related orders, in Civil Action No. 89-T-459-E, in the United
States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, Eastern Division, in the case of
Presley, et al. v. Etowah County Commission. (b) There is created and established in and for
Etowah County, a single-member district governing body, which shall replace the existing governing
body to the extent there is a conflict with existing laws relating to Etowah County. The Etowah
County Commission shall be composed of six members, elected from single-member districts one
through six inclusive, which districts are described in the Joint Remedy Proposal made a part
of the court order dated January 30, 1995, and related orders, in Civil Action No. 89-T-459-E
in the United States District Court for the Middle District of...
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45-37-72
Section 45-37-72 Single member districts; compensation; residency requirements. (a) It is the
intent of this section to implement the amended federal court order, and related orders, dated
October 31, 1985, Civil Action No. 84-C-1730-S, in the United States District Court for the
Northern District of Alabama, Southern Division, in the case of Taylor, et al. v. The Jefferson
County Commission, and subsequently redrawn by the county commission pursuant to Section 11-3-1.1.
(b) There is created and established in and for Jefferson County a single-member district
governing body. The Jefferson County Commission shall be composed of five members, elected
from single-member districts one through five, inclusive, which districts are described in
the amended federal court order dated October 31, 1985, and related orders, in Civil Action
No. 84-C-1730-S in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama,
Southern Division, in the case of Taylor, et al. v. The Jefferson...
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11-44E-2
Section 11-44E-2 Authority to adopt mayor/commission/city manager form of government; ordinance
for election of commissioners. At any time upon passage of this chapter and said chapter becoming
law, any Class 5 municipality may adopt the mayor/commission/city manager form of government
by adopting an ordinance by a majority vote of the members of that governing body adopting
the mayor/commission/city manager form of government. Within 30 days of the adoption of the
ordinance adopting the mayor/commission/city manager form of government, members of that governing
body shall adopt a second ordinance for the election of commissioners from six single-member
districts with the district boundaries established therein. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660,
§1.02; Acts 1990, No. 90-287, p. 379, §1.)...
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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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11-44B-5
Section 11-44B-5 Conduct of elections; qualifications of mayor and council; qualifying fee.
The elections provided for herein, and all subsequent elections, shall be conducted, the vote
canvassed, and the results declared in the same manner as provided by the general law of the
state pertaining to municipal elections for mayor-council forms of government, except as otherwise
herein provided by this article. The mayor shall be elected by the whole of the electors of
the city, shall be a qualified elector of the city, and shall have been a resident of the
city for at least 90 days prior to his election and shall reside within the limits of the
city during his term of office. Council members shall be elected by the electors of the district
which they represent, shall be qualified electors of the city, shall have been residents of
the district which they represent for at least 90 days prior to their election, and shall
reside in said district during their term of office. Any person...
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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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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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45-8A-21
Section 45-8A-21 Anniston City Board of Education. (a) A school board as established by the
City of Anniston, Alabama, shall be called "The Anniston City Board of Education."
The board shall be composed of one member being elected from each of the wards in the city
as defined in this section by a majority of the qualified electors voting who reside in each
of the wards, and one member elected citywide. (b) The initial school board districts for
the elected members shall be geographically identical to the wards of the city council. If
the boundaries of the wards for the election of the city council should be changed for any
reason, the boundaries of the corresponding school board district shall automatically change
accordingly without the necessity of further action by the Legislature. (c) Candidates for
each elected place on the board of education shall be at least 21 years of age, residents
of the board of education district which they seek to represent on the board for at least
90...
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