45-13-20
Section 45-13-20 Municipal option election for legalization of sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages. (a)(1) The Legislature of Alabama is cognizant of "Opinion of the Justices No. 376," issued April 9, 2002, which states that a local bill for Cherokee County "purporting to allow by local law the creation of a traffic in alcohol that does not presently exist in smaller municipalities in Cherokee County, does not fit within the ambit of the last paragraph of Section 104 permitting the Legislature to pass local laws regulating or prohibiting such traffic." The effect of this Opinion of the Justices is to greatly limit situations in which local laws may be enacted regarding alcoholic beverages. This opinion was, in part, based upon a determination that, "Generally, 'regulate' implies the exercise of control over something that already exists." While respecting the constitutional authority granted to the Alabama Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, this...
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9-10A-10
Section 9-10A-10 Election of directors. If an original director who is required to reside in a particular county is to be selected by means of an election, the board of supervisors who determined that an election would be the method of selection shall call the election. Said election shall be held, within 30 days after need for a watershed management authority has been determined, as provided in Section 9-10A-8. Due notice shall be required prior to said election. All residents of the county where the director must reside who also reside within the boundaries of the authority shall be eligible to vote in said election, and only said residents shall be eligible to vote. Said residents shall be 18 years of age or older. Each person who is qualified to vote for a resident director who desires to be elected a resident director of the watershed management authority shall file not later than 10 days prior to the date set for an election a nominating petition with the board of supervisors who...
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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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45-5-100
Section 45-5-100 Compensation. (a) Members of the county Board of Education of Blount County, except the member serving from beat or precinct 36, serving on August 10, 1973, shall serve out the terms for which they have theretofore been elected. The Governor shall appoint a member of the board to fill the vacancy caused by the elimination of a member from beat or precinct 36 for the remainder of the term for which the member from the beat or precinct 36 had theretofore been elected. Their successors shall be elected as provided in this section. (b) For the purpose of the nomination and election of members of the county board of education, that part of Blount County lying outside the corporate limits of the City of Oneonta is redivided into five districts having the following beats and boundaries as established on May 7, 1992: (1) DISTRICT I: Mount High, Smoke Rise, Blount Springs, Hayden, Bangor/Sugar Creek, and Nectar. (2) DISTRICT II: Blountsville, Summit, and Royal. (3) DISTRICT...
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11-43A-113
Section 11-43A-113 Referendum to determine form of government. Between October 1, 1991, and March 31, 1992, any municipality adopting the council-manager form of government under this article, regardless of which effective date is chosen in the ordinance referenced in Section 11-43A-70, shall conduct a referendum for the purpose of determining whether after the first Monday in October following the next regularly scheduled municipal election, the municipality shall operate under the council-manager form of government as prescribed herein or, in the alternative, under the mayor-council form of government as set forth in Section 11-43-1 et seq. The council shall give advance notice of the time and purpose of such referendum by publication once each week for four consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality. All qualified electors of the municipality may participate in said referendum and the questions to be decided shall be plainly printed upon the ballot....
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11-44D-1
Section 11-44D-1 Ordinance abandoning commission form of government and referendum adopting mayor-council or manager-council form. Within three months of the adoption and approval of this chapter, the governing body of any Class 6 municipality with a commission form of government may by a majority vote of the members of that governing body adopt an ordinance abandoning the commission form of government and calling for a referendum to be held at public expense within 60 days after such call for the purpose of determining whether such city shall adopt the mayor-council form of government, authorized by this chapter, or in the alternative the manager-council form of government authorized by this chapter. The mayor or chief executive officer shall give notice of the time and purpose of such referendum election by publication once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality, or, if there is no such newspaper of general circulation in the...
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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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45-36-252.03
Section 45-36-252.03 Board of directors. (a) The board of the Jackson County Water Authority shall consist of five directors who shall be appointed in the following manner: One director by the Jackson County Commission for an initial term of two years; two directors by the state senator from Jackson County for initial terms of three years so that both of these appointees are not qualified electors of the same state House of Representative's district; and two directors by the members of the state House of Representatives representing Jackson County for initial terms of four years. (b) As soon as may be practicable after the organization of the authority, an election shall be held by the board of directors to elect a vice chair and a secretary-treasurer. After the initial term of three years for the chair, the board of directors shall elect a chair who shall serve two-year terms. (c) Upon the expiration of the initial terms, directors shall serve a term of four years and vacancies shall...
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45-37-242
Section 45-37-242 Taxation for public school purposes. (a) The Legislature finds and confirms that pursuant to paragraph (f) of Amendment 373 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, the County Board of Education of Jefferson County, the board, and the Jefferson County Commission of Jefferson County, the county commission, after separate public hearings thereon, have each proposed that the county commission increase above the limit otherwise provided in the constitution, the rate at which the ad valorem tax, hereinafter described, is levied on the taxable property in the Jefferson County School District, consisting of all areas of Jefferson County outside of the municipalities of Birmingham, Bessemer, Fairfield, Mountain Brook, Homewood, Vestavia Hills, Tarrant City, and Midfield, the school district. (b) The Legislature hereby approves the aforesaid proposal and authorizes the county commission to increase the rate at which the ad valorem tax levied pursuant to the election held in the...
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45-48A-20
Section 45-48A-20 Levy of tax for public school purposes. In addition to any taxes now authorized or that may hereafter be authorized by the constitution and laws of the State of Alabama, pursuant to Amendment 373 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, an increase of the district ad valorem school tax presently being levied pursuant to Amendment 3 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, at the adjusted rate of three and one-half mills in the City of Arab School District (the boundaries of which district are coterminous with the corporate limits of the city) in Marshall County from the present millage to the rate of one dollar thirty cents ($1.30) on each one hundred dollars ($100) worth (13 mills) of taxable property in the City of Arab School District is approved; such increased district ad valorem tax to be levied and collected by the governing body of Marshall County for each year beginning with the levy for the tax year ending September 30, 1988 (the tax for which year will be due...
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