11-46-2
Section 11-46-2 Establishment of qualification fee for candidates for office. The governing
body of all municipal corporations of this state may, by ordinance, establish and fix a qualification
fee to be imposed upon all candidates seeking election in municipal elections conducted under
the provisions of Sections 11-46-20 through 11-46-25, 11-46-27 through 11-46-73, as amended,
and of Sections 11-46-90 through 11-46-96, 11-46-98 through 11-46-144, as amended. Such fee,
if established as provided for in this section, shall in no event be less than $10.00 and
shall not exceed $50.00 for any office for which a candidate qualifies for election. The ordinance
establishing and fixing such qualification fee shall be adopted by the governing body at least
five days prior to the first day upon which a candidate seeking election in a municipal election
may qualify for the office to be filled at the municipal election. (Acts 1969, No. 1109, p.
2045.)...
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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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45-35A-53
Section 45-35A-53 Dothan City Board of Education. (a) There is established a school board for
the City of Dothan, Alabama, which board shall be called the Dothan City Board of Education.
Members of the board shall be elected by vote of the qualified electors of the City of Dothan.
The board shall be composed of seven members, with one member being elected from each of the
six school districts as defined in subsection (b), and the chair being elected from the city
at-large. (b) The school districts shall be geographically identical to the districts from
which the six commission members of the City of Dothan are elected. If the boundaries of a
city commission district should be changed for any reason, the boundaries of the corresponding
school board district within the City of Dothan shall automatically change accordingly without
the necessity of further action by the Legislature. (c) Candidates for each place on the city
board of education shall be at least 21 years of age, residents of...
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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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11-46-24
Section 11-46-24 Designating and equipping voting places; election officials; canvass returns.
(a) The municipal governing body may, when it orders an election, designate at least one place
of voting in each ward and if the ward has been divided into voting districts then at least
one place of voting in each district or the municipal governing body may establish and designate
one central place (location) within the municipality as the place of voting for all wards.
The number of voting boxes or voting machines as prescribed, shall be placed in a central
place of voting for use by the electors. The municipal governing body shall provide at least
one machine or at least one box for the voters of each ward, provided that this requirement
shall not apply to any municipality which uses electronic vote counters or tabulators or other
devices that are regulated by the Alabama Electronic Voting Committee established in Chapter
24 of Title 17 that are capable of counting the ballots from all...
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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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45-10A-20
Section 45-10A-20 Election of council members. (a) Any law, whether special, local, or general,
or municipal ordinance, to the contrary notwithstanding, pursuant to Civil Action No. 87-T-1174-N,
U.S. District Court for the Middle District Northern Division Federal Court Order, the City
of Centre in Cherokee County, shall not designate by place number, or by other similar method,
seats for city council. (b) The City Council of the City of Centre, Alabama, shall consist
of seven members elected at large, without designated or numbered places. In the election
of members of the city council, the seven candidates receiving the greatest number of votes
shall be elected to the council. There shall be no run-off election and in the event of a
tie vote, the winner shall be selected by a majority vote of the newly elected mayor and council.
(c) In the election for members of the city council, each qualified voter is authorized to
cast as many as seven votes. Such voter may cast these seven votes...
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11-46-22
Section 11-46-22 Notice of elections. (a) It shall be the duty of the mayor to give notice
of all municipal elections by publishing notice thereof in a newspaper published in the city
or town, and, if no newspaper is published in the city or town, then by posting notices thereof
in three public places in the city or town. When the notice is of a regular election, the
notice shall be published on the first Tuesday in July preceding the election or the first
business day thereafter. When the notice is of a special election to be held on the second
Tuesday in a month, the notice shall be published on or before the second Tuesday of the second
month preceding the month in which the election will be held, except where otherwise provided
by law. When the notice is of a special election to be held on the fourth Tuesday of a month,
the notice shall be published on or before the fourth Tuesday of the second month preceding
the month in which the election will be held, except where otherwise...
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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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11-44F-25
Section 11-44F-25 Subsequent referendum to reconsider status of mayor as part-time position.
In the event that the governing body of any Class 8 municipality, which has adopted an ordinance
pursuant to Section 11-44F-22, shall later determine that it would be in the best interests
of the municipality that a subsequent referendum be held to reconsider the status of the mayor
as a part-time position in such city (town), then the governing body may, by resolution, provide
for a subsequent referendum upon the issue and, if so provided, the ballot shall be substantially
as set forth in Section 11-44F-21, except that the question presented shall read substantially
as follows: Check one of the following: Do you favor that the office of mayor of the City
(Town) of ___ shall no longer be required to be a full-time position? Yes ___ No ___. If a
majority of the voters voting cast their votes in favor of no longer requiring the position
of mayor to be full time, then the governing body of the...
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