45-31-141.03
Section 45-31-141.03 Petition for election. (a) Upon any petition being filed in the
office of the judge of probate, he or she shall order an election to be held in the proposed
district on the question or questions on which the petition requests an election. The petition
shall be signed by at least 100 qualified electors residing within the boundaries of the proposed
district. (b) The petition shall contain a map and description of the area which is proposed
to be established as a district under this article and the petition 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? Yes ( ) No ( )" (c) The petition shall state
the name of the proposed district. The board of a district may change the name of a district
by filing in the office of the judge of probate a copy of the resolution changing the name
thereof, which copy shall be certified by the president of the board. (d) The petition...

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45-37-140.03
Section 45-37-140.03 Petition for election. (a) Upon any petition provided for in this
section being filed in the office of the judge of probate of the county, he or she
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 electors residing within the boundaries of the proposed district. (c) The petition
shall contain a description of the area which is proposed to be established as a district
under this article and shall request the judge of product to call an election on one or more
of the following questions: (1) Shall there be created for the area a district for fighting
fires? (2) Shall there be created for the area a district for garbage disposal? (3) Shall
there be created for the area a district for fighting fires and (d) The petition shall state
the name of the proposed district. The board of trustees of a district may change the name
of...
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45-37-140.13
Section 45-37-140.13 Annexation; referendum; hearing; reestablishment of boundaries.
(a) Whenever any municipal corporation in Jefferson County annexes any portion of a district
and a petition is filed with the clerk of the municipality requesting annexation of the remaining
portion of the district, the petition containing the following: (1) signatures of 20 percent
of the qualified electors residing within the district or signatures of 200 qualified electors,
whichever is less, and (2) a written statement signed by at least two members of the board
of trustees of the district reciting that those signing the petition constitute either 10
percent of the qualified electors residing within the district or 100 qualified electors residing
within the district, whichever is applicable, and (3) a description of the district; then
the governing body of such municipal corporation shall provide for and finance the cost of
a referendum election wherein the remaining qualified voter residents of...
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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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45-49-140.11
Section 45-49-140.11 Service charges - Election. (a) No service charge shall be levied
unless the same has been first 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 of levying a service charge 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 accompanies the petition
for the election on the establishment of the proposed district as provided in Section
45-49-140.02. An election on the question of a service charge may be held upon the board of
trustees of a district submitting to the judge of probate a petition for such election as
hereinafter provided. The board of trustees 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...
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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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45-5-141.20
Section 45-5-141.20 Powers and duties; annual dues; board of trustees; referendum election.
(a) This section shall apply only in Blount County. (b) A district for the delivery
of fire and emergency medical services may be formed in any unincorporated area of the county
pursuant to this section subject to the approval of a majority of the qualified electors
who vote at a referendum election for that purpose in the proposed district and for the approval
of the mandatory annual dues of the district. (c) In order to call for a referendum election
for the formation of a district, a petition signed by not less than 20 percent of the registered
voters who reside in the proposed district shall be presented to the county commission and
the Judge of Probate of Blount County. The petition shall contain an accurate legal description
of the proposed area and shall state the name of the proposed district. The petition for the
establishment of a district shall be accompanied by a request for the...
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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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45-49-140.12
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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45-2-261.07
Section 45-2-261.07 Procedure for exercising jurisdiction in each district. The Baldwin
County Commission shall not exercise its planning and zoning powers and jurisdiction in any
district established hereunder until the majority of the qualified electors of the district
voting in an election shall have voted their desire to come within the planning and zoning
authority of the Baldwin County Commission. The election shall be held if 10 percent of the
qualified electors in any district submit a written petition to the county commission expressing
a desire to be subject to the planning and zoning jurisdiction of the Baldwin County Commission
under authority of this subpart. For the purposes of the establishment of districts after
June 1, 2010, a district shall correspond to a voting precinct or precincts in the county
unless the county governing body determines that the use of voting precinct boundaries is
not feasible. A party or parties seeking to file a petition shall notify the...
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