45-37A-52.64
Section 45-37A-52.64 Meetings; passage of ordinances, etc. The council shall hold regular public
meetings on Tuesday of each and every week at a regular hour to be fixed by the order of the
council from time to time and publicly announced. The council may hold such adjourned, called,
special, or other meetings as the business of the city may require. The president of the council,
when present, shall preside at all meetings of the council. Five members of the council shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of any and every power conferred upon the council,
and the affirmative vote of at least four members of the council provided such four constitute
a majority of those voting shall be sufficient for the passage of any resolution, bylaw, or
ordinance, or the transaction of any business of any sort by the council, or the exercise
of any of the powers conferred upon it by this part or by law, or which may hereafter be conferred
upon the council. No resolution, bylaw, or ordinance...
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11-44E-168
Section 11-44E-168 Recall of elected official. The mayor or any commissioner shall be subject
to recall. To institute a recall election, any registered voter may present a petition to
the city clerk having the signatures of no less than 30 percent of the registered voters having
voted in the last preceding election. Such petition shall contain the following statement:
To the city clerk. We the following registered voters of _____ (name of municipality) do respectfully
request that you instigate an election to be held for the purpose of recalling _____ (name
of person) who holds the office of _____ (name of office) Signatures of those signing the
petition along with residential addresses shall follow. Upon receipt of such petition, the
city clerk shall make arrangements under Alabama law to hold such election within 30 days
of receipt by the city clerk of such petition. Provided that a majority of registered voters
vote for the recall, then the city clerk shall thereupon declare that...
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39-7-7
Section 39-7-7 Submission of question proposed by petition to voters at general election. If
the petition shall have been filed with the clerk or probate judge or, in case a summary proceeding
has been instituted, a final order thereon has been made in favor of the sufficiency of the
petition not more than 60 days and not less than 30 days prior to a general city or town or
county election, the body of the city or town to which such petition is directed or the probate
judge of the county in which the unincorporated area is located shall cause the question proposed
by the petition to be duly submitted to a vote of the electors of the territory at such general
election. (Acts 1935, No. 40, p. 72; Code 1940, T. 50, §22.)...
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11-16-1
Section 11-16-1 Petition of qualified electors for election to change county seat. A majority
of the qualified electors of any county, except those counties that have built new courthouses
in the past 20 years, may petition the Governor in writing, praying that an election be held
in such county for the purpose of determining whether the county seat or site shall be removed
from the city, town, or village where it is then located to another designated city, town,
or village in such county. (Code 1907, §175; Code 1923, §267; Code 1940, T. 12, §230.)...

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11-44E-51
Section 11-44E-51 Meetings of commission; mayor to preside; quorum; majority vote requirement;
enactment of resolutions, bylaws, and ordinances; record of proceedings; publication of ordinances.
The commission shall hold regular public meetings at a regular hour to be fixed by ordinance
of said commission. It may hold such adjourned, called, special, or other meetings as the
business of the city may require. The mayor when present, shall preside at all meetings of
said commission. A majority of the commission members elected shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of any and every power conferred upon said commission, and affirmative vote
of a majority of those members present shall be sufficient for the passage of any resolution,
bylaw, or ordinance, or the transaction of any business of any sort by the said commission
or the exercise of any of the powers conferred upon it by the terms of this chapter or by
law, or which may hereafter be conferred upon it. No resolution, bylaw,...
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11-51-221
Section 11-51-221 Exemption from real estate and personal property taxes. The governing body
of any city which is subject to this division may, by the adoption of a resolution or an ordinance,
grant a partial or complete exemption from city ad valorem taxes for any parcel of land or
personal property located within the city, for a period of not more than 15 years. The extent
of the exemption and the period of the exemption shall be fixed in the resolution or ordinance.
(Act 98-318, p. 534, §2; Act 2000-573, p. 1056, §1.)...
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45-9A-50
Section 45-9A-50 City Board of Education; election. (a) 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 of the Lanett City Board of Education. The local laws may provide for the
termination of the terms of office of members of the existing city board of education; the
composition of the city board of education; initial and succeeding terms of office, including
staggered terms; election districts and at-large membership; qualifications; powers, duties,
and responsibilities; vacancies; compensation; and any other matter that the Legislature determines
necessary for the operation of the board. (b) If the majority of electors voting pursuant
to Act 2000-428 vote in favor of changing to an elected board,...
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11-50-147
Section 11-50-147 Qualifications for voting; provision of ballots; conduct of election generally.
At the election so ordered all qualified voters under the laws of this state who are resident
citizens of such city or town may vote, and the ballot shall be provided or furnished by the
board of aldermen or other governing body, and the election shall be conducted in conformity
to the laws of this state, except as otherwise provided in this article. (Acts 1909, No. 212,
p. 253; Code 1923, §2064; Code 1940, T. 37, §381.)...
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45-37A-54.64
Section 45-37A-54.64 Lease, sale, or conveyance of property. The city is authorized, but not
required, to lease or sell or convey to the authority real or personal property, including
park property, without the necessity of authorization by election of qualified voters of the
city, and the governing body of the city is hereby authorized to enter into any agreements
which such authority may deem necessary in order to effectuate such lease, sale, or transfer.
(Acts 1947, No. 215, p. 81, §5.)...
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11-42-151
Section 11-42-151 Councils to define boundaries of territory to be incorporated in consolidated
municipality upon receipt of petition requesting election as to consolidation. When 10 percent
in numbers of the qualified voters according to the last municipal election of each of the
municipalities to be consolidated shall sign a petition addressed to their respective municipal
councils, requesting that an election be held to determine whether the three municipalities
be consolidated, said councils of the municipalities between which outside territory to be
incorporated in the consolidated municipality lies shall define the boundaries of such territory.
(Acts 1919, No. 423, p. 547; Code 1923, §1860; Code 1940, T. 37, §219.)...
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