45-26-142.03
Section 45-26-142.03 Petition for election. (a) Upon a petition being filed in the offices
of the Judges of Probate of Elmore and Tallapoosa Counties, the judges of probate of both
counties, acting jointly, shall order an election to be held in the proposed district on the
question, or questions, on which the petition requests an election. (b) The petition shall
be signed by 50 qualified property owners which shall include owners of all parcels of property
comprising 25 percent or greater, whether considered as single contiguous parcels or combinations
of parcels, owned by a single person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity, of the acreage
located within the boundaries of the proposed district. (c) When filed in the offices of the
Judges of Probate of Elmore and Tallapoosa Counties, each petition in each county shall be
accompanied by a filing fee in the amount of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) to
be applied to defray the costs of compiling a list of qualified voters....
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45-26-142.12
Section 45-26-142.12 Service charge or fee - Election; proposed changes. (a) The petition for
the election on the question of a service charge, which may accompany the petition for the
election on the establishment of the proposed district, as provided in Section 45-26-142.03,
shall be signed by owners of all parcels of property comprising 25 percent or greater, whether
considered as single contiguous parcels or combinations of parcels owned by a single person,
firm, corporation, or other legal entity, of the acreage located within the boundaries of
the proposed district and shall state specifically the charge proposed to be assessed including
the basis and manner to be assessed. The petition may request that an election be held on
more than one proposed charge. (b) No service charge shall be increased or decreased unless
the same has been first approved by a majority of the votes cast by the qualified voters in
the district at an election held under this part. (c) An election on the...
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45-5-141.20
dues. Each benevolent request application shall be reviewed on an annual basis by the board
of trustees. (m) The district formed under this section shall constitute a nonprofit public
corporation, which shall have the power to do any and all acts or things necessary and convenient
for carrying out the purposes for which it is created, including, but not limited to, the
following: (1) To have a seal and alter the seal at pleasure. (2) To acquire, hold, and dispose
of property, real and personal, tangible and intangible, or interest therein and pay
therefor in cash or on credit, and to secure and procure payment for all or any part of the
purchase price thereof on such terms and conditions as the board shall determine. (3) To negotiate
and enter into contract with residents, businesses, or churches in areas outside the district,
including areas outside the county, or with other districts to furnish fire or emergency medical
services, or both, and to charge fees for the service. (4)...
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45-49-140.02
Section 45-49-140.02 Petition for elections. (a) Upon a petition being filed in the office
of the judge of probate of the county, the judge of probate shall order an election to be
held in the proposed district on the question, or questions, on which the petition requests
an election. (b) The petition shall be signed by at least 100 qualified property owners within
the boundaries of the proposed district. (c) The petition shall contain a description of the
area proposed to be established as a district and shall request the judge of probate to call
an election on the following question: Shall there be created for the area a district for
fighting fires? (d) The petition shall state the name of the proposed district. The board
of trustees of a district may change the name of the district by filing in the office of the
judge of probate a copy of a resolution changing the name thereof, which copy shall be certified
by the president of the board of trustees. (e) The petition for election on...
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45-26-142.13
Section 45-26-142.13 Abolition of district. (a) The district may be abolished in the manner
provided for in this section; however, the district shall not be abolished or diminished when
it has any indebtedness. (b) Upon the petition for abolition of the district being filed with
the judges of probate, the judges of probate of both counties, acting jointly, shall order
an election on the abolition of the district to be held in the district within the time provided
for by Section 45-26-142.04. The qualified property owners residing within the district shall
be entitled to vote in the election. The petition shall be signed by at least 300 qualified
property owners of the district. It shall contain a recital that the district is not indebted
and it shall request the judges of probate to order an election on whether the district shall
be abolished. Upon the officers canvassing the returns of the votes and determining that abolition
of the district was approved by a majority of the votes...
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45-49-140.12
Section 45-49-140.12 Enlargement of district. (a) A district may be enlarged, provided, that
no area lying within a municipality at the time of the enlargement shall be brought within
the district. (b) No area shall be brought within a district by enlargement unless the majority
of the votes cast at the election provided for by subsection (c), approve the inclusion of
the area within the district and also approve every service charge in effect within the district
at the time of election. (c) The term proposed area, as used in this subsection, means an
area proposed to be brought within a district by enlargement of the district. When the board
of trustees of a district determines that the inclusion of a proposed area within the district
would be to the advantage of the district and also to the advantage of the majority of the
property owners of the proposed area, the board of trustees may file in the office of the
judge of probate a petition, signed by two-thirds of property owners,...
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17-5-2
a payment, a forgiveness of a loan, or payment of a third party, made for the purpose of influencing
the result of an election. 2. A contract or agreement to make a gift, subscription, loan,
advance, or deposit of money or anything of value for the purpose of influencing the result
of an election. 3. Any transfer of anything of value received by a political committee from
another political committee, political party, or other source. 4. The payment of compensation
by any person for the personal services or expenses of any other person if the services
are rendered or expenses incurred on behalf of a candidate, political committee, or political
party without payment of full and adequate compensation by the candidate, political committee,
or political party. Provided, however, that the payment of compensation by a corporation for
the purpose of establishing, administering, or soliciting voluntary contributions to a separate,
segregated fund as permitted in this chapter, shall not...
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45-49-91.01
Section 45-49-91.01 Election to establish district. An election on the establishment of the
district shall be held within the boundaries of the district if a written petition is submitted
to the county commission with signatures from 125 property owners of real property in the
proposed district. Only property owners who own property in the proposed district at the time
the petition is certified by the Judge of Probate of Mobile County shall be eligible to sign
the petition and be counted toward the required number necessary to call an election. If property
is owned by partnership, company, or corporation, the signature on the petition shall be that
of the person authorized to sign for the company or corporation under the articles of incorporation
or company structure. (Act 2005-75, p. 111, § 2.)...
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45-26-142.08
Section 45-26-142.08 Approval by voters; certification of election results. No district shall
be created unless it is approved by the majority of votes cast by the qualified voters in
the proposed district, provided that no person may vote more than once in the election. At
any election on the establishment of a district, the question of the establishment of the
district shall be submitted separately. Upon the officers canvassing the returns of the election
certifying that the creation of the district was approved by the majority of the votes of
qualified voters cast at the election, the proposed district shall be created and constitute
a public corporation. The Judges of Probate of Elmore and Tallapoosa Counties shall jointly
certify the results of the election to the Secretary of State. (Act 2013-412, p. 1558, §9.)...

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45-31-141.12
Section 45-31-141.12 Approval of service charge or fee. (a) No service charge or fee shall
be levied unless the same has first been approved by the majority of the votes cast at an
election held hereunder by the qualified electors residing within the district, or within
the proposed district. (b) An election on the question levying a service charge or fee in
a proposed district may be held at the same time that the election is held on the creation
of the district; provided that the petition for the election on the question of the service
charge or fee accompanies the petition for the election on the establishment of the proposed
district as provided herein. An election on the question of a service charge or fee may be
held upon the board of the district submitting to the judge of probate a petition for an election
as provided. The board shall file in the office of the judge of probate a petition that he
or she call an election in the district on the question of whether the service...
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