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11-43C-7
Section 11-43C-7 Qualification of council candidates; votes cast by each voter; majority vote
requirements; runoff elections; elections held quadrennially; when elected councilmen take
office; term of office; councilman may succeed himself. Council candidates shall qualify as
provided by law and shall have the qualification and eligibility set forth herein. Each voter
in the election may cast one vote for a candidate from his district, and one vote for a candidate
for mayor. Any district councilman candidate receiving a majority of the total votes cast
from the district in which he is a candidate shall be elected as a district councilman in
his district. In the event that a district councilman candidate should fail to receive such
a majority, then another election shall be held upon the same day of the week three weeks
thereafter to be called and held in the same mode and manner and under the same rules and
regulations. In the second election there shall be two candidates for each...
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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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45-5A-70
Section 45-5A-70 Election of board of education; referendum. (a)(1) Pursuant to Amendment 659
to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, and as soon as practicable after final approval of
this section by the United States Department of Justice, if necessary, the Oneonta City Council
shall call an authorizing referendum election, to be held at the time of the next general
election held in the city on November 7, 2000, regarding changing the Oneonta City Board of
Education to an elected city board of education. (2) 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 and operation of the Oneonta City Board of Education. The local laws may
provide for the termination of the terms of office of members of the...
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11-46-55
Section 11-46-55 Canvassing of returns and certificate of election; determination of majority;
runoff elections. (a) Commencing at 12:00 noon on the first Tuesday next after the election,
the municipal governing body shall proceed to open the envelopes addressed to the governing
body which have been delivered by the several returning officers to the municipal clerk, canvass
the returns, and ascertain and determine the number of votes received by each candidate and
for and against each proposition submitted at the election. If it appears that any candidate
or any proposition in the election has received a majority of the votes cast for that office
or on that question, the municipal governing body shall declare the candidate elected to the
office or the question carried, and a certificate of election shall be given to the persons
by the municipal governing body or a majority of them, which shall entitle the persons so
certified to the possession of their respective offices immediately...
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11-43-64
Section 11-43-64 Procedural requirements for increasing number of single-member districts in
Class 3 municipalities. Notwithstanding other provision of law, including but not limited
to Section 11-43-63, a Class 3 municipality may, by ordinance adopted by a majority of the
membership of the council 90 days prior to the regular general municipal election, increase
the number of single-member districts (wards) in the municipality up to and including nine
members. The ordinance may only be considered 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 have resided within the boundaries of the district (ward) for which
he or she seeks election for at least 30 days immediately preceding the date of the election,
and shall continue to reside in the district he or she represents so long as he or...
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11-44E-3
Section 11-44E-3 Election of commission and mayor; term of office. (a) The expense for all
elections shall be paid by such city. The mayor and all commission candidates shall qualify
as provided in Sections 11-44E-71 and 11-44E-72, respectively, and shall have the qualifications
and eligibility set forth in this chapter. Under applicable laws for the election of commissioners
to the commission, the mayor, within the scope of this chapter, shall provide for an election
to be held on the second Tuesday in July, 1991, and every two years thereafter for the positions
of associate commissioners in the manner herein provided. Upon the adoption of such form of
government and approval by the Justice Department, the mayor shall call an election, to be
governed by this chapter, to be held no later than the second Tuesday in July, 1991, and every
four years thereafter for the positions of associate commissioner for Districts 2, 4, and
6 for four-year terms. Associate commissioners for Districts 1...
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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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11-43A-9
Section 11-43A-9 Election of municipal officers; division of municipality into districts; qualifications
and eligibility of candidates; runoff election; term of office; exception for Class 6 cities.
(a) In all cities to which this section applies, except Class 6 cities wherein the municipal
governing body has elected to have a nine-member council, as authorized in Section 11-43A-8,
the election for the first officers of the municipality shall be held on the same date as
the date of election for the next ensuing general municipal election. Except as otherwise
provided for in Section 11-43A-1.1, the election of the governing body of the municipality
shall cause the municipality to be divided into three districts containing as nearly an equal
number of people as possible. Candidates shall qualify in the manner prescribed in the general
municipal election laws and shall have the qualifications and eligibility set forth therein.
Each candidate shall announce that he or she is to become a...
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45-35A-54.02
Section 45-35A-54.02 Election of board members; terms of office. The mayor and the associate
commissioner of Ward No. 2 shall continue to hold their respective offices until the first
Monday in October, 1981, as provided by Act 2141, 1971 Regular Session (Acts 1971, p. 3431).
Under applicable laws for the election of members of the board, the mayor, within the scope
of this part, shall provide for an election to be held on the second Tuesday in September,
1979, and every four years thereafter for the positions of associate commissioners of Ward
No. 1, Ward No. 3, and Ward No. 4 in the manner herein provided. On the second Tuesday in
September, 1981, and every four years thereafter an election shall be held for the positions
of mayor and associate commissioner of Ward No. 2 in the manner herein provided. Every candidate
for election to any of such offices shall, in announcing his or her candidacy, designate the
position for which he or she is a candidate; and the ballots or voting...
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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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