11-44G-1
Section 11-44G-1 Procedures in event of vacancy - City council. (a)(1) A vacancy in the office
of city council member in any Class 7 or Class 8 municipality shall be filled by the city
council at the next regular meeting or any subsequent meeting of the council. The person elected
shall hold office for the unexpired term. In the event a vacancy is not filled within 60 days
after it occurs in a Class 7 or Class 8 municipality, each existing city council member, including
the mayor, may submit a name to the Governor for appointment. If the Governor fails to make
an appointment from any submitted names within 90 days after the vacancy occurs, the judge
of probate shall call a special election to fill the vacancy. (2) In the event the Governor
is unable or unwilling to make the appointment within the time period provided, he or she
shall immediately notify the judge of probate of the county. (3) Any election called pursuant
to this section shall be conducted pursuant to Chapter 46 of this...
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45-37A-52.91
Section 45-37A-52.91 Statement of candidacy. Any person desiring to become a candidate at any
election for the office of mayor may become such candidate by filing in the office of the
judge of probate of the county in which such city is situated, a statement in writing of such
candidacy, accompanied by an affidavit taken and certified by such judge of probate or by
a notary public that such person is duly qualified to hold the office for which he or she
desires to be a candidate. Such statement shall be filed at least 45 days before the day set
for such election and shall be in substantially the following form: State of Alabama, ______
County. I, the undersigned, being first duly sworn, depose and say that I am a citizen of
the City of ______, in the state and county, and reside at ______ in the City of ______, that
I desire to become a candidate for the office of mayor in that city at the election of the
office to be held on the ______ day of August, next and that I am duly qualified...
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11-43B-4
Section 11-43B-4 Conduct of elections; residency requirements; qualifying fee; statement of
campaign expenses and contributions. The initial elections provided for herein, and all subsequent
elections, shall be conducted, the vote canvassed, the results declared, and those elected
assume the duties of their offices 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
provided by state statute. The mayor shall be elected by the whole of the electors of the
city and shall have been a resident of the city for at least 90 days prior to his or her election.
Council members shall be elected by the electors of the district which they represent, and
shall have been residents of the district which they represent for at least 90 days prior
to their election. Any person desiring to become a candidate for mayor or council member must,
at the time of filing a statement of candidacy, pay to the...
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11-43C-15
Section 11-43C-15 District council members - No primary elections; filing of pauper's oath
or petition to become candidate. No primary election shall be held for the nomination of candidates
for the office of council member, and candidates shall be nominated only as provided herein.
A person may also become a candidate for the office of council member by filing a verified
pauper's oath with the city clerk, or by filing a verified petition containing an endorsement
of candidacy by the signatures and addresses of 500 persons, each of whom is a registered
voter residing in the city and within the district for which the individual intends to be
a candidate for election to office, provided that no such signature may be obtained more than
12 months preceding the deadline for filing said statements. (Acts 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116,
§15.)...
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11-44C-15
Section 11-44C-15 District council members - No primary elections; filing of pauper's oath
or petition to become candidate. No primary election shall be held for the nomination of candidates
for the office of council member, and candidates shall be nominated only as provided herein.
A person may also become a candidate for the office of council member by filing a verified
pauper's oath with the city clerk, or by filing a verified petition containing an endorsement
of candidacy by the signatures and addresses of 500 persons, each of whom is a registered
voter residing in the city and within the district for which the individual intends to be
a candidate for election to office, provided that no such signature may be obtained more than
12 months preceding the deadline for filing said statements. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96,
§15.)...
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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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11-44C-93
Section 11-44C-93 Provisions applicable regardless of form of government chosen. It is the
legislative intent of this bill that the following provisions shall apply regardless of which
form of government the majority of the qualified electors voting in the election provided
herein choose: (1) Within 30 days of taking office, the officials of the form of government
chosen shall adopt an ordinance to provide that all appointments made by the mayor, council
or city commission to positions in city government, boards, commissions, agencies, authorities,
or any other organization or entity of the city or to any positions to which said officials
make appointments, shall fairly and equitably reflect the makeup of the total community with
due consideration given to all demographic characteristics of the population. (2) Within 30
days of taking office, the officials of the form of government chosen shall adopt an ordinance
to provide that all contracts or agreements entered into by the city or...
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45-17A-82.03
Section 45-17A-82.03 Civil Service Board - Composition; termination; meetings; oath. (a) On
June 7, 2007, the current board members shall complete their terms of office. The board shall
be composed of five members designated respectively as Member No. 1, Member No. 2, Member
No. 3, Member No. 4, and Member No. 5. Each member shall be of recognized good character and
ability and a resident and qualified elector of the city. No person shall be eligible for
membership on the board who holds any civil office of profit under the city, county, or state.
No employee or official of the City of Tuscumbia shall serve as a member of this board. (b)
The first four members of the board shall be appointed by the mayor and city council and Member
No. 5 shall be appointed by the department heads. (c) The initial term of Member No. 1 shall
be one year. The initial term of Member No. 2 shall be two years. The initial term of Member
No. 3 shall be three years. The initial term of Member No. 4 shall be...
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11-43B-7
Section 11-43B-7 Council not to direct appointment or removal of any person from office; appointment
of civil service employees; limits on supervision of employees by council. Neither the council
nor any of its members shall direct or request the mayor or any employee of the city to appoint
or remove any person from office or position, or in any manner take part in the appointment
or removal of employees in the service of the city; but the council may express its views
and freely and fully discuss with the mayor anything pertaining to the work of any employee.
Employees of the city subject to civil service appointment shall be appointed pursuant to
the applicable law, rule, and regulation, and in the event that such law, rule, or regulation
should allow a selection by the city from among qualified candidates, such selection shall
be made by the mayor. Except for the purpose of investigation or inquiry, neither the council
nor any of its members shall either publicly or privately...
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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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