17-6-4
Section 17-6-4 Designating and equipping voting places; county voting centers. (a) Except as may be provided further by local election laws or by the electronic vote counting statutes, the county governing bodies shall designate the places of holding elections in the precincts established hereunder, and, whenever the county has alphabetically divided the list of registered qualified voters of a precinct into groups, it shall designate not only the voting place but also the number of electronic voting machines at each voting place in the precinct, being sure that it designates an electronic voting machine for each group of qualified voters. The county governing body is specifically authorized to provide for installing as many electronic voting machines as are needed in each precinct, and the electronic voting machines may be installed at one designated voting place or there may be more than one voting place designated and such number of electronic voting machines installed at each place...
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45-37-150.18
Section 45-37-150.18 Referendum. If the vote on the constitutional amendment excepting bingo from the constitutional prohibition against lotteries in Section 65 of the Constitution of Alabama 1901, is approved by a majority of the voters casting ballots thereon in Jefferson County, it shall not be necessary for an election to be held under this article to determine whether the procedures of this article shall be operative in the county. If the amendment passes statewide, but is rejected in Jefferson County, this article shall not be effective until a favorable vote is given by the voters of the county thereon. The governing body of Jefferson County may call and provide for holding a referendum for the purpose of determining if this article shall become operative. The election shall be held and the officers appointed to hold same in the manner provided by law for holding other county elections in the county and the returns thereof tabulated and results certified as provided by law for...
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9-9-7
Section 9-9-7 Establishment of district - Filing of petition for organization of district; appointment, etc., of engineer; report of engineer. (a) Whenever a petition praying for the organization of a water management district and signed by a majority of the landowners owning more than one third of the land in acreage in a proposed district or by at least one third of the persons owning more than one half of the land in the proposed district shall be filed with the court of probate of such county in which such lands are located or, if such lands are composed of tracts or parcels situated in two or more counties, then in the office of the court of probate of the county in which there is situated more of said lands than in any other county, said petition setting forth the specific body or district of land in the county or county and adjoining counties described in such a way as to convey an intelligent idea as to location of such land and stating that the public benefit or utility or the...
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34-41-13
Section 34-41-13 Certification in specialty. If, in the opinion of the board, there is a need, in addition to licensing as a professional geologist, for more definitive recognition of geologic expertise, qualified persons may also be eligible for certification in a specialty. Specialties may be created by the board after notice to all Alabama licensed professional geologists of a hearing to explain the proposed specialty or specialties and after approval of the proposed specialty or specialties by a majority of all Alabama licensed professional geologists. Specialties shall be created by regulations which shall contain any required additional qualifications or limitations. Only licensed professional geologists shall be eligible for certification in a specialty. Applications may be submitted for both licensing and certification in a specialty at the same time, but the applicant shall be approved for licensing as a professional geologist before being considered for certification in a...
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45-25-100
Section 45-25-100 Election of members. (a) The DeKalb County Board of Education shall consist of five members, each elected from a separate single-member district, nominated and elected by the qualified electors of the district. The members shall take office as provided by general law. (b) Beginning with the next term of office, members shall be elected for a term of six years, and every six years thereafter as provided by general law. (c) Each board member shall be a resident of the single-member district from which the member is elected. The residency shall have been established at least one year before the general election at which the member is elected. (d) DeKalb County, excluding the area located within the corporate limits of the City of Fort Payne, shall be divided into five districts which shall be substantially equal in population (within five percent plus or minus) according to the last federal decennial census. The initial boundaries of the districts shall be based upon a...
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45-44-241
Section 45-44-241 Ad valorem taxation for educational purposes. (a)(1) Pursuant to subsection (f) of Amendment 373 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, and a resolution heretofore adopted by the County Commission of Macon County after a public hearing, the county commission is hereby authorized to levy, in addition to any and all other taxes heretofore levied, an additional ad valorem tax in the amount of 10 mills on each dollar of taxable property in the county. The revenues from the tax shall be paid to the county board of education to be used for general educational purposes. (2) The increase in the rate of tax as provided in this subsection is subject to the approval of a majority of the qualified electors who vote on the proposed increase at a special election called and held for such purposes pursuant to subsection (f) of Amendment 373 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901. (b)(1) Pursuant to subsection (f) of Amendment 373 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, the Macon...
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45-8A-115
Section 45-8A-115 Additional ad valorem taxes; special election approval; use of proceeds. (a) In accordance with the pertinent provisions of Amendment 373 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, the governing body of the City of Oxford, Alabama, in Calhoun County and Talladega County may levy and provide for the collection of an additional 15 mills ad valorem taxes on taxable property situated within the city. (b) The additional ad valorem taxes levied and collected pursuant to this section are subject to the approval of a majority of the qualified electors residing in the City of Oxford who vote on the proposed additional ad valorem taxes at a special election called and held for such purpose as provided for in Amendment 373 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901. (c) The net proceeds from any additional revenue accruing to the city from the additional tax revenue resulting from this section shall be paid to the municipal general fund and shall be allocated and expended solely for...
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11-42-152
Section 11-42-152 Calling of election; conduct of election generally; notice of election. (a) The governing bodies shall within 10 days thereafter call an election at which the qualified electors residing in the municipalities may vote at their usual voting places for or against consolidation, and the voters residing in the territory outside the limits of either of the municipalities shall also be permitted to vote at the voting place in either municipality nearest to their place of residence. (b) The governing bodies of each municipality shall name the election officers in their respective municipalities, and said election shall be governed, the returns canvassed and the results declared as provided by law for other municipal elections. (c) Such election shall be held in each of such municipalities on the same day and must be advertised in each of the newspapers published in the county in which such municipalities are situated once a week for four successive weeks, and said...
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28-2-1
Section 28-2-1 Procedure for elections to determine classification of counties as wet or dry counties; laws applicable in dry counties. (a) In every county where a majority of the electors voting in an election, called by the Governor to determine whether Chapter 3 of this title shall be adopted in the county, vote "Yes," Chapter 3 and all of its provisions shall be immediately put into operation in such county, but in every county where a majority of the electors voting in the election vote "No," Chapter 3 shall not go into effect in such county and all laws prohibiting the manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors or beverages now in force and effect in Alabama shall remain in full force and effect in every such county. For the purpose of this chapter the term "wet county" shall mean any county which by a majority of those voting voted in the affirmative in the election provided for in this section, and "dry counties" shall be construed to mean all counties which by a majority of...
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45-19A-10
Section 45-19A-10 Regulation of sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday. (a) This section shall apply only to the City of Goodwater in Coosa County. (b)(1) The voters of the City of Goodwater may authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages within the municipality on Sunday by an election pursuant to this section, in the following manner: The governing body of the City of Goodwater, by resolution, may call an election for the municipality to determine the sentiment of the voters of the municipality residing within the corporate limits, as to whether or not alcoholic beverages can be legally sold or distributed on Sunday within the municipality. (2) On the ballot to be used for such election, the question shall be in the following form: "Do you favor the legal sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages within this municipality, on Sunday between 1:00 P.M. and 9:30 P.M. and on those Sundays on which occurs New Year's Eve (December 31), after 1:00 P.M.? Yes ___ No ___." (3) The election...
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