45-49-140.02
Section 45-49-140.02 Petition for elections. (a) Upon a petition being filed in the office
of the judge of probate of the county, the judge of probate shall order an election to be
held in the proposed district on the question, or questions, on which the petition requests
an election. (b) The petition shall be signed by at least 100 qualified property owners within
the boundaries of the proposed district. (c) The petition shall contain a description of the
area proposed to be established as a district and shall request the judge of probate to call
an election on the following question: Shall there be created for the area a district for
fighting fires? (d) The petition shall state the name of the proposed district. The board
of trustees of a district may change the name of the district by filing in the office of the
judge of probate a copy of a resolution changing the name thereof, which copy shall be certified
by the president of the board of trustees. (e) The petition for election on...
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11-16-9
Section 11-16-9 Order establishing date for election - Form. The order may be substantially
as follows: Order for county seat election. The State of Alabama, _____ County. A majority
of the qualified electors of this county having petitioned the Governor praying that an election
be held in this county on the question of removing the county seat from _____ to _____, in
this county; and the Governor having appointed the undersigned as the board of commissioners
of county seat election, as provided by law: It is hereby ordered that an election be held
at the usual voting places in this county, by the qualified electors thereof, on Tuesday,
the _____ day of _____, 2__, between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M., on the question
of such removal, at which election the elector who desires that the county site shall remain
at _____ shall have written or printed on his ballot the words: "Against removal";
and the elector who desires that the county seat shall be removed to _____ shall have...
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16-13-184
Section 16-13-184 Election officers; conduct of election. (a) The inspectors and officers of
the special county election shall be appointed and said election shall be held and the results
of such election shall be declared in the same manner and by the same officers as the results
of the regular election for county officers, under the general election laws of the state;
provided, that the election may be held at the time for holding any regular election in the
county; and, if held at such time, the inspectors and officers of the general election shall
conduct at the same time the election herein provided for and for such services they shall
receive no compensation other than that allowed them for the holding of the general election.
If the election is held at some other time than that of holding the regular election in the
county, then the election officers shall receive the same pay as that for holding the general
election. (b) The managers and returning officers, provided for above,...
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17-10-3
Section 17-10-3 Voting in precinct, etc., where elector's name does not appear on official
list. It shall be unlawful for any elector to cast his or her ballot during any general election,
primary election, municipal election or special election in any precinct, any district, any
ward, or any other subdivision where his or her name does not duly appear upon the official
list of the precinct, district, ward, or subdivision. All ballots cast in any election contrary
to this section are hereby declared illegal and, upon a contest duly instituted, the ballots
shall be excluded in determining the final result of any election; provided, that nothing
in this section shall prevent any qualified elector residing in the precinct, ward, or voting
district from voting after presenting a proper certificate from the board of registrars, or
from voting a provisional ballot or a provisional ballot in municipal elections when his or
her name does not duly appear upon the official list of the precinct,...
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17-12-17
Section 17-12-17 Canvass of election returns by state officials. All returns of elections required
by law to be sent to the Secretary of State must, within 22 days after an election, be opened,
counted, and certified in the presence of the Governor, Secretary of State, and Attorney General,
or two of them. (Code 1886, §390; Code 1896, §1647; Code 1907, §422; Code 1923, §512;
Code 1940, T. 17, §201; Act 2003-313, p. 733, §2; §17-14-20; amended and renumbered by
Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §56.)...
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17-13-26
Section 17-13-26 Additional duties of sheriff, chief of police, etc. The sheriff of each county
on the day of such primary election shall be present in person or by deputy at each election
precinct or voting district where such elections are held, and shall preserve good order.
All duties imposed and powers conferred upon the sheriff in county and district elections
by this section are imposed and conferred on the marshal or chief of police in all municipal
primary elections. (Acts 1915, No. 78, p. 218; Code 1923, §3953; Code 1940, T. 17, §407;
§17-16-56; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §59.)...
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45-26-142.03
Section 45-26-142.03 Petition for election. (a) Upon a petition being filed in the offices
of the Judges of Probate of Elmore and Tallapoosa Counties, the judges of probate of both
counties, acting jointly, shall order an election to be held in the proposed district on the
question, or questions, on which the petition requests an election. (b) The petition shall
be signed by 50 qualified property owners which shall include owners of all parcels of property
comprising 25 percent or greater, whether considered as single contiguous parcels or combinations
of parcels, owned by a single person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity, of the acreage
located within the boundaries of the proposed district. (c) When filed in the offices of the
Judges of Probate of Elmore and Tallapoosa Counties, each petition in each county shall be
accompanied by a filing fee in the amount of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) to
be applied to defray the costs of compiling a list of qualified voters....
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45-28A-41.24
Section 45-28A-41.24 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2019 REGULAR
SESSION, EFFECTIVE APRIL 6, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) The election
to elect the initial members of the board of education shall be held at a special election
called by the Gadsden City Council as soon as practicable. The next election to elect the
members of the board of education shall be held at the same time as the election to elect
the members of the Gadsden City Council in 2022, and every four years thereafter. (b) The
initial election and the initial runoff election, if necessary, and all subsequent elections
held pursuant to this subpart shall be conducted, the vote canvassed, and the results declared
in the same manner as provided for the election of members of the city council, unless otherwise
required in this subpart. The city council may set a qualifying fee. (c) The initial elected
members of the board of education shall assume office immediately upon the...
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45-30-140.08
Section 45-30-140.08 Election procedures. (a) The election laws governing the registration
of voters, equipment at polling places, furnishing of supplies, appointment of election officers,
voting, and canvassing returns at a general election shall apply to the elections for fire
district funding. (b) When a petition for the holding of an election is filed with the judge
of probate not less than 30 days and not more than 90 days prior to some other election to
be held in the territory in which the election is sought by the petition, the judge of probate
shall order the election sought by the petition to be held the same day as the other election
held. The county governing body shall pay for the necessary expenses of advertising and conducting
the election out of the general funds of the county. (c) The judge of probate shall give notice
of any election held under Section 45-30-140.04, publishing for three weeks, at least once
a week, on the same day of each week, in a newspaper of...
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45-31-141.07
Section 45-31-141.07 Payment of election costs. Where an election is held on the question of
the establishment of a district, the governing body of the county shall pay for the necessary
expenses of advertising and conducting the election out of the general funds of the county.
The district shall pay the expense of any special election held on behalf of the district.
(Act 2010-546, p. 958, §8.)...
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