45-37A-52-51
Section 45-37A-52-51 Statement of candidacy. Any person desiring to become a candidate in any election for the office of council member 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 and 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 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 office as a member of the city council, district number ______, in the City at the election for that office to be held on the ______ day of...
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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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45-37A-52.06
Section 45-37A-52.06 Election of first council and first mayor; terms of office. Immediately upon the adoption of such form of government, the judge of probate of the county with whom the petition was filed shall call an election to be held under and to be governed by this part not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days after the date of such call, the expense thereof to be paid by such city, for the election at large of nine council members and a mayor by the qualified voters of such city. The nine candidates for the council receiving a majority of the votes cast in the election shall be elected to the council; and in the event that nine candidates should fail to receive such a majority, then and in that event those candidates for the council receiving a majority shall be elected, and another election shall be held upon the same day of the week four weeks thereafter to be called and held in the same mode and manner and under the same rules and regulations. In the second election...
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11-43-40
Section 11-43-40 Composition of city councils; voting by president of council. (a) Except as provided in Section 11-43-2 as it relates to the legislative functions of the mayor in cities and towns having a population of 12,000 or more but less than 25,000 inhabitants according to the most recent or any subsequent federal decennial census, in cities having a population of 12,000 or more, the following officers shall be elected at each general municipal election, who shall compose the city council for the cities and who shall hold office for four years and until their successors are elected and qualified, and who shall exercise the legislative functions of city government and any other powers and duties which are or may be vested by law in the city council or its members: (1) In cities having seven wards or less, a president of the city council and two aldermen from each ward, to be elected by the qualified voters of the several wards voting separately in every ward; except, that in...
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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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45-37A-52.94
Section 45-37A-52.94 Vacancy. Whenever any vacancy in the office of mayor shall occur by reason of death, resignation, removal, or any other cause, the president of the council shall assume the duties of the office of mayor effective on the date such vacancy occurs and shall serve as acting mayor until a new mayor is elected and qualified as hereinafter provided. The acting mayor shall receive no compensation, expenses, or allowances as a member of the city council while acting as mayor, but shall receive the same rate of pay and allowances provided for the mayor whose vacated office he or she fills, and the compensation received for days of service as acting mayor shall not be counted in determining the maximum annual per diem compensation permitted council members. While the president of the council is serving as acting mayor he or she shall not sit with the council or vote on any matters before the council. The election commission of the city, if there be one, and if not then the...
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45-8A-21
Section 45-8A-21 Anniston City Board of Education. (a) A school board as established by the City of Anniston, Alabama, shall be called "The Anniston City Board of Education." The board shall be composed of one member being elected from each of the wards in the city as defined in this section by a majority of the qualified electors voting who reside in each of the wards, and one member elected citywide. (b) The initial school board districts for the elected members shall be geographically identical to the wards of the city council. If the boundaries of the wards for the election of the city council should be changed for any reason, the boundaries of the corresponding school board district shall automatically change accordingly without the necessity of further action by the Legislature. (c) Candidates for each elected place on the board of education shall be at least 21 years of age, residents of the board of education district which they seek to represent on the board for at least 90...
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45-22A-21
Section 45-22A-21 Board of education. (a) There is established a school board for the City of Cullman, Alabama, which board shall be called "The Cullman City Board of Education." The board shall be composed of five members elected from the city at-large by the qualified electors of the City of Cullman. Places on the board shall be numbered one to five, inclusive. (b) Each candidate for a place on the city board of education shall be at least 21 years of age, a resident of the city for at least 90 consecutive days immediately preceding the deadline date for qualifying as a candidate, and shall not have a record of conviction for any crime involving moral turpitude. The qualification fee for the first election to be held for the board created by this section shall be twenty-five dollars ($25) for each candidate. Thereafter, each candidate shall pay a qualifying fee prescribed by the Cullman City Council not later than six months prior to the qualifying deadline as provided by law. (c)(l)...
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11-44B-5
Section 11-44B-5 Conduct of elections; qualifications of mayor and council; qualifying fee. The elections provided for herein, and all subsequent elections, shall be conducted, the vote canvassed, and the results declared 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 herein provided by this article. The mayor shall be elected by the whole of the electors of the city, shall be a qualified elector of the city, and shall have been a resident of the city for at least 90 days prior to his election and shall reside within the limits of the city during his term of office. Council members shall be elected by the electors of the district which they represent, shall be qualified electors of the city, shall have been residents of the district which they represent for at least 90 days prior to their election, and shall reside in said district during their term of office. Any person...
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45-37A-40
Section 45-37A-40 Board of education. (a) Beginning with the municipal elections in 2002, a school board for the City of Bessemer, Alabama, is established and shall be elected in 2002, and every four years thereafter. The board shall be called the Bessemer City Board of Education. The board shall be composed of seven members, with one member being elected from each of the districts from which the Bessemer City Council are elected, by a majority of the qualified electors voting who reside in the respective districts. (b) Candidates for each place on the board of education shall be at least 21 years of age, residents of the district which they seek to represent on the board for at least 90 consecutive days immediately preceding the deadline date for qualifying as a candidate, and shall not have a record of conviction for a felony or any other crime involving moral turpitude. Each candidate shall pay a qualifying fee in an amount prescribed by the Bessemer City Council. (c)(1) The...
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