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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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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45-23A-21
Section 45-23A-21 City council. (a) Notwithstanding any law, whether special, local,
general, or municipal ordinance, to the contrary, pursuant to Civil Action No. 85-T-1332-N,
U.S. District Court for the Middle District Northern Division Federal Court Order, the City
of Daleville in Dale County, shall not designate by place number or by other similar method
seats for its city council. (b) The City Council of the City of Daleville, Alabama, shall
consist of five members elected at large, without designated or numbered places. In the election
of members of the city council, the five candidates receiving the highest number of votes
shall be elected to the council. There shall be no runoff election. In the event of a tie
vote for the fifth highest receiving votes, the winner shall be selected by a majority vote
of the newly elected mayor and council. In the election for members of the city council, each
qualified voter shall be entitled to vote for any number of candidates from one to...
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11-43A-78
Section 11-43A-78 Election of municipal officers; qualifications and eligibility of
candidates; runoff election; term of office. With respect to municipal elections, each candidate
shall announce that he is to become a candidate for either mayor or for councilman of District
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7. A candidate may not run for both mayor and councilman in the same election.
A candidate for mayor shall have resided in the municipality for a period of at least ninety
days immediately preceding the date of regular election, and, if elected, shall continue to
reside therein so long as he remains mayor. A candidate for councilman shall have resided
within the district from which he seeks election for a period of at least ninety days immediately
preceding the date of the regular election, and, if elected, shall continue to reside therein
so long as he remains a councilman. Each voter in the election may cast one vote for a candidate
for mayor and one vote for a candidate for councilman from...
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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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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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45-21A-50
Section 45-21A-50 Election of Rutledge City Council. (a) Any law, whether special, local,
or general or municipal ordinance, to the contrary notwithstanding, pursuant to Civil Action
No. 87-T-1289-N, U.S. District Court for the Middle District Northern Division Federal Court
Order, the Town of Rutledge in Crenshaw County, shall not designate by place number, or by
other similar method, seats for its city council. (b) The City Council of the Town of Rutledge,
Alabama, shall consist of five members elected at large, without designated or numbered places.
In the election of members of the city council, the five candidates receiving the greatest
number of votes shall be elected to the council. There shall be no runoff 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. In such election for members of the city council, each qualified voter
is authorized to cast only one vote. (c) The requirement for office,...
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45-37-72.20
Section 45-37-72.20 Definitions. As herein used, the following terms have the meanings
hereby ascribed to them: (1) COUNTY. Jefferson County, Alabama. (2) COUNTYWIDE ELECTION. Any
election, whether general, special, or primary, including runoff elections, where qualified
electors throughout the county are entitled to vote and which is held to elect a federal,
state, or county officer or to nominate a candidate or candidates, for a federal, state, or
county office or offices, to submit one or more questions, including, but not limited to,
the question of adopting a proposed amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, and
the question of whether general obligation bonds, or revenue bonds, of the state or county
shall be issued. (3) ELECTION COMMISSION. The election commission of the county. (4) FIRST
ELECTION. The first election for which this act provides to fill a vacancy as distinguished
from the runoff election held hereunder, if a runoff election is necessary. (5) RUNOFF...

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45-42-162.08
Section 45-42-162.08 Elections. The metropolitan-government shall be governed by a commission
of nine part-time members and a full-time mayor. The election for the first officers of the
metropolitan-government shall be held on the date established by the judge of probate. Before
such election the governing body of the municipalities and the county shall cause the metropolitan
area to be divided into nine districts containing as nearly as possible an equal number of
people. The division of the metropolitan-government into districts shall be by a committee
appointed as follows: Three persons appointed by the Limestone County Commission; two persons
appointed by the Athens City Commission; two persons by a committee of mayors from the four
incorporated cities; one person appointed by the Limestone County School Board; and one person
appointed by the Athens City School Board. Candidates for metropolitan-government offices
shall qualify in the manner prescribed in the general municipal...
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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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