45-35A-53
Section 45-35A-53 Dothan City Board of Education. (a) There is established a school board for
the City of Dothan, Alabama, which board shall be called the Dothan City Board of Education.
Members of the board shall be elected by vote of the qualified electors of the City of Dothan.
The board shall be composed of seven members, with one member being elected from each of the
six school districts as defined in subsection (b), and the chair being elected from the city
at-large. (b) The school districts shall be geographically identical to the districts from
which the six commission members of the City of Dothan are elected. If the boundaries of a
city commission district should be changed for any reason, the boundaries of the corresponding
school board district within the City of Dothan shall automatically change accordingly without
the necessity of further action by the Legislature. (c) Candidates for each place on the city
board of education shall be at least 21 years of age, residents of...
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11-42-73
Section 11-42-73 Creation, etc., of wards; election of aldermen or representatives. (a) The
council or governing body of the city shall create new wards (as many as may be deemed to
be necessary) regardless of any limitation in the charter of the city on the number of wards,
or may enlarge the wards so as to embrace all territory brought within the corporate limits
of the city and so as to afford opportunity to all persons entitled to vote at elections in
the city to vote thereat. (b) Each ward in the city shall have the same number of aldermen
or representatives in the council or governing body of the city, and as new wards are created
the council or governing body of the city shall elect aldermen or representatives to represent
such wards in the council or governing body of the city, as in the case of a vacancy, the
aldermen or representatives so elected to hold office until the next regular election in the
city; provided, however, that no person residing on territory which is exempt...
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11-44D-5
Section 11-44D-5 Council-manager form of government. If a majority of the qualified electors
voting in the referendum herein choose a council-manager 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 council-manager form of government, with a five-member
council elected from single-member districts, which municipality shall have the same powers
and duties as other council-manager municipalities organized under chapter 43A, Title 11,
and any other powers and duties not inconsistent with this chapter, which may have been heretofore
granted to such municipalities. (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 be...
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45-49A-80
Section 45-49A-80 City council districts. (a) The Judge of Probate of Mobile County shall divide
the City of Prichard into five districts which shall be homogeneous in area and nearly equal
in population, with the number of persons residing in each district, according to the last
federal census, not to vary by over five percent. (b) The boundaries as established by the
judge of probate shall be certified to the Prichard City Council and shall be used by the
council for the election of the members of the city council in the 1980 municipal election
and for all council elections thereafter. (c) The City Council of the City of Prichard shall
consist of five council members with one member to be elected by the voters of each of the
districts provided for herein. Each council member shall be a resident of the district for
which elected and shall have been a resident of the district for at least three months prior
to the election and shall remain a resident of the district during the term to...
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11-43-63
Section 11-43-63 Division of municipality into single-member districts. Any city or town council
of this state not currently electing its members from single-member districts pursuant to
state law may, not less than six months prior to the regular general municipal election, by
ordinance adopted by a majority of the membership of the council, divide the municipality
into single-member districts (wards) of not less than five nor more than seven districts (wards).
Provided, however, that the number of districts (wards) in any Class 1, 2, or 3 municipality
may not exceed nine districts (wards). Such ordinance shall be considered only after two weeks
public notice has been given, outlining generally the voting districts under consideration.
The ordinance shall provide that candidates for election for a place on the council, where
the council has been divided into districts, shall reside within the boundaries of said district
(ward) for which he or she seeks election, and shall continue to...
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45-37A-150.01
Section 45-37A-150.01 Establishment of districts. (a) The City Council of the City of Fairfield,
may, not less than six months prior to the next regular general municipal election in 1992,
by ordinance adopted by a majority of the membership of the council, divide the municipality
into six single-member districts and designate the districts as numbers one through six, pursuant
to subsection (b). The ordinance shall provide that candidates for election for a place on
the council shall reside within the boundaries of the district for which he or she seeks election,
and shall continue to so reside in the district he or she represents so long as he or she
remains a member of the council. Candidates for election to a place on the council shall have
resided within the district from which he or she seeks election for a period of 90 days immediately
preceding the date of the election. Only electors residing within a district shall be entitled
to vote for candidates seeking election for the...
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45-8A-23.050
Section 45-8A-23.050 Number, election, term. The council shall have five to seven members consisting
of one councilman who shall be elected by all of the qualified voters of the city, and the
remainder of such councilmen shall reside within a residential ward and be elected by all
of the qualified voters from such ward. Any election of councilmen shall be held and conducted,
at the same times and in the same manner, as provided by law in respect to municipal elections
in cities of this state, not organized under a commission form of government. All municipal
officers of the city shall have the same duties and responsibilities as they have with respect
to said municipal elections. The officer or officers shall issue any orders necessary to cause
all election requirements to be met. Each councilman shall hold office for four years, but
shall serve until his or her successor shall have qualified. A councilman may succeed himself
or herself in office. Each councilman elected from a...
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11-44G-1
Section 11-44G-1 Procedures in event of vacancy - City council. (a)(1) A vacancy in the office
of city council member in any Class 7 or Class 8 municipality shall be filled by the city
council at the next regular meeting or any subsequent meeting of the council. The person elected
shall hold office for the unexpired term. In the event a vacancy is not filled within 60 days
after it occurs in a Class 7 or Class 8 municipality, each existing city council member, including
the mayor, may submit a name to the Governor for appointment. If the Governor fails to make
an appointment from any submitted names within 90 days after the vacancy occurs, the judge
of probate shall call a special election to fill the vacancy. (2) In the event the Governor
is unable or unwilling to make the appointment within the time period provided, he or she
shall immediately notify the judge of probate of the county. (3) Any election called pursuant
to this section shall be conducted pursuant to Chapter 46 of this...
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45-8A-23.006
Section 45-8A-23.006 Election of first council; term of office. Within five days of the date
of his or her receipt of the certificate of adoption the judge of probate with whom the certificate
was filed shall call an election to be held on the first Tuesday in September, 1954. The expenses
of this election shall be paid by the city. Before calling such election the judge of probate
shall cause the city to be divided into five wards containing as nearly equal number of people
as possible. Candidates shall qualify in the manner prescribed in Section 45-8A-23.051 and
shall have the qualifications and eligibility set forth in Sections 45-8A-23.052 and 45-8A-23.053.
Each candidate shall announce the ward from which he or she desires to become a candidate.
Each voter in the election may cast one vote for a candidate from each of the wards. Any candidate
receiving a majority of the total votes cast for the candidates from the ward from which he
or she is a candidate shall be elected as the...
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34-9-40
Section 34-9-40 Creation; composition. (a) In order to accomplish the purposes and to provide
for the enforcement of this chapter, there is hereby created the board. The board is hereby
vested with the authority to carry out the purposes and enforce the provisions of this chapter.
On June 24, 1959, the members of the present board now in existence shall hold office for
the remainder of their respective terms for which they have been elected and thereafter until
their successors are elected and qualified and shall constitute the board under this chapter.
The board shall consist of six dentists who shall be selected in the method set forth herein
all of whom having been actively engaged in the practice of dentistry in the State of Alabama
for at least five years next preceding the date of their election and one dental hygienist
elected at-large as provided in subsection (b). Each member of the board shall be a citizen
of this state. No member of the board shall be a member of the faculty...
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