11-41-7
Section 11-41-7 Reinstatement of corporate organization of dormant municipalities; appointment
of mayor and councilmen for same. Towns or cities that have permitted their organization to
become dormant and inefficient may, by a petition of a majority of the taxpayers of such town
or city to the probate judge, have their corporate organization reinstated by an order, entered
of record, of the probate judge, who thereupon shall appoint a mayor and councilmen for such
town or city, who shall hold their offices until the next regular election thereafter and
until their successors are elected and qualified. (Code 1907, §1059; Code 1923, §1750; Code
1940, T. 37, §16.)...
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45-2-261.07
Section 45-2-261.07 Procedure for exercising jurisdiction in each district. The Baldwin County
Commission shall not exercise its planning and zoning powers and jurisdiction in any district
established hereunder until the majority of the qualified electors of the district voting
in an election shall have voted their desire to come within the planning and zoning authority
of the Baldwin County Commission. The election shall be held if 10 percent of the qualified
electors in any district submit a written petition to the county commission expressing a desire
to be subject to the planning and zoning jurisdiction of the Baldwin County Commission under
authority of this subpart. For the purposes of the establishment of districts after June 1,
2010, a district shall correspond to a voting precinct or precincts in the county unless the
county governing body determines that the use of voting precinct boundaries is not feasible.
A party or parties seeking to file a petition shall notify the...
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45-22-83.20
Section 45-22-83.20 Petition or referendum election. (a) In Cullman County, for petitions or
in referendum elections, the judge of probate is authorized to use the following form to distinguish
and identify signees: PETITION OR REFERENDUM ELECTION (Underline Whichever Applies) DATE:
NAME: ADDRESS: CITY _____ COUNTY _____ STATE _____ ZIP CODE _____ COMPLETE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
DATE OF BIRTH ___ DRIVER'S LICENSE ___ SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER ___ (b) The judge of probate
shall void any form that is used for a petition or referendum election that does not include
enough information to distinguish and identify the signee. (Act 91-452, p. 826, §§1, 2.)...

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11-43A-8
Section 11-43A-8 Name of governing body; composition of council; election of council; alternate
form for Class 6 cities. (a) The governing body provided for herein shall be known collectively
as the "Council of the City (Town) of _____ (name of city or town to be inserted)"
and shall have the powers and duties hereinafter provided. Except as hereinafter provided
and as otherwise provided for in Section 11-43A-1.1, the council shall have five members.
One member shall be the mayor, elected by the voters at large, to preside over the deliberations
of the council. One member shall be a council member elected by the voters at large. Three
members shall be council members elected by the voters from each of three single-member districts.
The council first elected shall qualify and take office on the first Monday in November following
the date of the next ensuing municipal election held for the election of members of a municipal
governing body during a general municipal election year. (b) In...
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11-46-69
Section 11-46-69 Contest of elections - Grounds; commencement of action. (a) The election of
any person declared elected to any office of a city or town may be contested by any person
who was at the time of the election a qualified elector of such city or town for any of the
following causes: (1) Misconduct, fraud, or corruption on the part of any election official,
any marker, the municipal governing body, or any other person; (2) The person whose election
to office is contested was not eligible thereto at the time of such election; (3) Illegal
votes; (4) The rejection of legal votes; or (5) Offers to bribe, bribery, intimidation, or
other misconduct calculated to prevent a fair, free, and full exercise of the elective franchise.
(b) Any contest of such an election must be commenced within five days after the result of
the election is declared. Such contest shall be instituted in the manner prescribed by Section
17-15-29 and, except as otherwise provided in this article, all...
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35-4-410
Section 35-4-410 Authorization to alienate public recreational facilities and housing projects.
The governing bodies of counties, cities, towns, and other subdivisions of the state shall
have full power and authority to alienate public parks and playgrounds, other public recreational
facilities and public housing projects on such terms as may be agreeable to them, provided
such alienation is first approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the county, city,
town, or subdivision affected thereby voting in a referendum election held for such purpose.
(Acts 1956, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 103, p. 425, §1.)...
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45-41A-40.03
Section 45-41A-40.03 Application; authorization of incorporation. (a) The authority may be
organized pursuant to this part. In order to incorporate such a public corporation, any number
of natural persons, not less than three, who are duly qualified electors of the city, shall
first file a written application with the governing body of the city, which application shall
do all of the following: (1) Contain a statement that the applicants propose to incorporate
the authority pursuant to this part. (2) State the proposed location of the principal office
of the authority, which shall be within the corporate limits of the city. (3) State that each
of the applicants is a duly qualified elector of the city. (4) Request that the governing
body of the city adopt a resolution declaring that it is wise, expedient, and necessary that
the proposed authority be formed and authorizing the applicants to proceed to form the proposed
authority by the filing for record of a certificate of incorporation...
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45-9A-50
Section 45-9A-50 City Board of Education; election. (a) If a majority of the qualified electors
of the municipality voting in the authorizing referendum election vote in favor of an elected
city board of education, the board shall be established as provided in this section and the
Legislature, as provided in Amendment 659, from time to time, by local law may provide further
for the election of the Lanett City Board of Education. The local laws may provide for the
termination of the terms of office of members of the existing city board of education; the
composition of the city board of education; initial and succeeding terms of office, including
staggered terms; election districts and at-large membership; qualifications; powers, duties,
and responsibilities; vacancies; compensation; and any other matter that the Legislature determines
necessary for the operation of the board. (b) If the majority of electors voting pursuant
to Act 2000-428 vote in favor of changing to an elected board,...
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11-41-4
Section 11-41-4 Certification of election result to probate judge; census enumeration of inhabitants;
issuance, recordation, and filing of order of incorporation; filing fee. Within five days
after the election, the inspectors must certify the result to the judge of probate, who must,
if a majority of the votes cast at the election are for "corporation," cause an
enumeration of the inhabitants residing within such territory to be made by such inspectors
or other persons appointed by him and, within three days after such enumeration has been completed
and returned to him, shall make an order to be entered of record in the minutes of the court
that the inhabitants of such territory are incorporated as a town or city, as the case may
be, by the name and with the boundaries shown by the petition, whereupon such town or city
shall be vested with the rights and powers incident to such corporations granted in this title.
The judge of probate shall file, within 10 days after its issuance, a...
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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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