11-65-1
Section 11-65-1 Legislative declarations and findings. The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows: (1) As the basis for enacting Act No. 84-131, the Legislature found and determined that the conduct within Class 1 municipalities in the state of horse racing events and pari-mutuel wagering thereon will generate additional revenues for governmental and charitable purposes, provide additional jobs for the residents of the state and benefit the businesses related to tourism and recreation within any such municipality and throughout the surrounding areas of the state; it is desirable to permit the qualified voters of any Class 1 municipality to determine through referendum whether horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon will be permitted in such municipality; and for each Class 1 municipality in which horse racing is approved by the voters thereof, it is necessary and desirable to provide for the establishment of a racing commission to regulate horse racing and pari-mutuel...
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45-39-230.02
Section 45-39-230.02 Creation; composition; compensation. (a) There shall be created a civil service board of appeals for the purpose of regulating the tenure of employment of certain deputies in the office of the sheriff. The Lauderdale County Commission shall appoint a civil service board of appeals as it relates to the Sheriff of Lauderdale County, Alabama, and the Sheriff's Department of Lauderdale County, Alabama. The civil service board shall be composed of five individuals appointed by the Lauderdale County Commission. The county commission shall attempt to appoint those persons who are highly respected for their fairness, honesty, and general good character. Initially, two members shall be appointed for a three-year term, two members for a two-year term, and one member for a one-year term. Thereafter, all terms shall be for a period of three years. (b) No person shall be eligible to appointment who holds any civil office of profit under the federal, state, county, or city...
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45-49-72.01
Section 45-49-72.01 Election of commissioners; qualifications; election of president of commission; vacancies. (a) Members of the commission shall be elected at the general election to be held in November 1960, and every four years thereafter, by the qualified electors of the entire district which they are seeking. In all primary and general elections held to choose members of the commission, the ballots shall separately designate and specify the places on such commission by number, and each candidate shall designate in the announcement of his or her candidacy the number of the place for which he or she is a candidate and such candidate shall have resided within and be registered to vote in that district at least 90 days prior to qualifying. Members of the commission shall be qualified electors of Mobile County. Each commissioner shall continue to reside within the respective district which he or she represents throughout his or her term of office. Any commissioner who resides outside...
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11-5-33
Section 11-5-33 Coroner qualifications. (a) No person shall be eligible to hold the office of coroner unless he or she meets the following qualifications: (1) Is a citizen of the United States. (2) Is a resident in the county in which he or she seeks the office of coroner for at least one year prior to his or her qualifying for election to the office and remains a resident of the county during his or her term of office. (3) Is a registered voter. (4) Has attained the age of 25 years prior to the date of the general primary election in the year that he or she qualifies for election to the office. (5) Has obtained a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent. (6) Has not been convicted of a felony offense or any offense involving moral turpitude contrary to the laws of Alabama, or any other state, or the United States. (7) Has successfully completed the next scheduled training course no longer than 180 days after his or her election or appointment, unless an affidavit affirms that...
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17-11-10
Section 17-11-10 Procedure upon receipt of ballot by absentee election manager; counting of ballots. (a) Upon receipt of the absentee ballot, the absentee election manager shall record its receipt thereof on the absentee list as provided in Section 17-11-5 and shall safely keep the ballot without breaking the seal of the affidavit envelope. (b) For absentee ballots received by noon on the day of the election, the absentee election manager shall, beginning at noon, deliver the sealed affidavit envelopes containing absentee ballots to the election officials provided for in Section 17-11-11. The election officials shall then call the name of each voter casting an absentee ballot with poll watchers present as may be provided under the laws of Alabama and shall examine each affidavit envelope to determine if the signature of the voter has been appropriately witnessed. If the witnessing of the signature and the information in the affidavit establish that the voter is entitled to vote by...
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17-16-64
Section 17-16-64 Statement - Contents of statement; verification; service; amendments. The written statement of the grounds of contest must set forth specifically: (1) The name of the person contesting and that the person was a qualified voter when the election was held. (2) The office which the election was held to fill, and the time of holding the same. (3) The particular grounds of contest. (4) The name of the counties in which any of the alleged grounds of the contest may have occurred, and shall state with particularity the names of the election precinct in each of such counties in which the grounds of contest may be alleged to have occurred. (5) The grounds on which the declared voter of each of the named election precincts in each county is contested. Such statement of the grounds of contest must be sworn to by the elector making the contest before some officer authorized to administer oaths in the State of Alabama, and may be amended from time to time as may be determined by...
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17-4-60
Section 17-4-60 Implementation of federal acts. (a) The Secretary of State shall be the primary state official for federal contact for the implementation of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and the Help America Vote Act of 2002. (b) The State Department of Public Safety shall integrate voter registration into driver's license application and renewal or updating procedures and shall coordinate its driver's license database with the state voter registration list and the Social Security Administration's database in accordance with the Help America Vote Act of 2002. (c) The state through the Secretary of State's office shall allow citizens to register to vote by mail. The voter registration application may be designed by the Secretary of State provided it meets the requirements of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. The Secretary of State may, however, choose to use federally prescribed forms. (d) State agencies which provide food stamps, Medicaid, services related to...
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40-6A-2
Section 40-6A-2 Salary and fees of officials charged with assessing and collecting ad valorem taxes. On and after May 3, 1990, and upon approval by the county governing body of a resolution of authorization, the tax assessors, tax collectors, revenue commissioners, license commissioners, or other officials whose primary duty is assessing and/or collecting ad valorem taxes in the various counties of this state, shall be compensated by an annual salary, each of such officials to receive as a minimum, except as hereinafter provided, an annual salary in the amount specified by the following schedule: IN COUNTIES HAVING A POPULATION OF: ANNUAL SALARY 25,000 or less $32,500.00 25,001 to 75,000 37,500.00 75,001 to 119,000 40,000.00 More than 119,000 42,500.00 Provided, however, that in all counties wherein an elected assistant tax assessor or assistant tax collector has been or may hereafter be established by law to function separate and apart from the office of tax assessor or tax collector...
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17-5-14.1
Section 17-5-14.1 Establishment of segregated, separate political funds; voluntary contributions; filing of disclosure reports; violations. (a) Any business or nonprofit corporation, incorporated under the laws of or doing business in this state, or any officer or agent acting on behalf of the corporation may give, pay, expend, or contribute money, services, anything of value for the purposes of establishing, administering, or soliciting voluntary contributions to a separate, segregated fund which can be utilized for political purposes (i) to aid or promote the nomination or election of any person, including an incumbent political officeholder or any other person who is or becomes a candidate for political office; or (ii) to aid or promote the interest or success, or defeat of any political party or political proposition. Any separate, segregated fund established hereunder for any of the above enumerated purposes shall be established and administered pursuant to the following...
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45-21-241.21
Section 45-21-241.21 Authorization to levy tax; referendum; exemptions. (a) The county commission is authorized to levy and impose, in addition to all other taxes, including municipal gross receipts license taxes now imposed by law, a special county privilege license tax paralleling the state sales and use tax, such privilege license tax to be determined by the application of rates against gross sales or gross receipts, as the case may be. The rate of such tax shall not be more than one percent. Such tax shall become effective July 1, 1989, and shall remain in effect through September 30, 1991, unless a majority of the qualified electors of Crenshaw County vote in favor of the continuation of collection of the tax in a referendum held at the same time as the general election in November of 1990. Notice of the referendum shall be given by the Judge of Probate of Crenshaw County, which notice shall be published once a week for three successive weeks before the day of the election. On the...
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