11-44C-32
Section 11-44C-32 Mayor - Filing as candidate; qualifying fee. Any person desiring to become
a candidate in any election for the office of mayor may become such candidate by filing in
the office of the city clerk a statement in writing of such candidacy as required by the general
municipal election laws. Said statement shall be accompanied by a qualifying fee in the amount
of $500.00, which qualifying fee shall be paid into the general fund of the city. (Acts 1985,
No. 85-229, p. 96, §32.)...
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45-35A-54.37
Section 45-35A-54.37 Candidates prohibited from paying, etc., to solicit votes. It shall be
unlawful for any candidate for mayor or associate commissioner, or for any other person in
his or her behalf, to hire or pay, or agree to pay, any person to solicit votes at the polls
on election day, and it shall also be unlawful for any person to accept such hire, or make
such contract for pay, to solicit votes for any candidate for mayor or associate commissioner.
(Act 79-537, p. 959, §38.)...
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11-43A-80
Section 11-43A-80 Procedure for becoming candidate. Any person desiring to become a candidate
at any election for the office of mayor or councilman may become a candidate by filing a statement
of candidacy as required and authorized by the applicable general municipal election laws.
The candidate shall state the office to which he seeks election, and, in addition to the residency
qualifications required by this article, shall have the qualifications prescribed by the applicable
general municipal election laws. (Acts 1991, No. 91-545, p. 973, §11.)...
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11-43A-13
Section 11-43A-13 Filing of statement of candidacy for office of mayor or councilman; qualifications.
Any person desiring to become a candidate at any election for the office of mayor or councilman
may become such candidate by filing a statement of candidacy as required and authorized by
the general municipal election laws. The candidate shall state the office to which he seeks
election and shall have the qualifications prescribed by the general municipal election laws.
(Acts 1982, No. 82-517, p. 851, §13.)...
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11-43C-33
Section 11-43C-33 Mayor - No primary election; filing of pauper's oath or petition to become
candidate. No primary election shall be held for the nomination of candidates for the office
of mayor, and candidates shall be nominated as herein provided. A person may also become a
candidate for the office of mayor by filing a verified pauper's oath with the city clerk,
or by filing a verified petition containing an endorsement of candidacy by the signatures
and addresses of 2,000 persons, each of whom is a registered voter residing in the city, provided
that no such signature may be obtained more than 12 months immediately preceding the deadline
for filing said statements of candidacy. (Acts 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §33.)...
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11-44C-33
Section 11-44C-33 Mayor - No primary election; filing of pauper's oath or petition to become
candidate. No primary election shall be held for the nomination of candidates for the office
of mayor, and candidates shall be nominated as herein provided. A person may also become a
candidate for the office of mayor by filing a verified pauper's oath with the city clerk,
or by filing a verified petition containing an endorsement of candidacy by the signatures
and addresses of 2,000 persons, each of whom is a registered voter residing in the city, provided
that no such signature may be obtained more than 12 months immediately preceding the deadline
for filing said statements of candidacy. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §33.)...
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11-46-9
Section 11-46-9 Election commission in Class 1 municipality. In any Class 1 municipality, the
mayor, the city attorney, and the president of the city council shall constitute an election
commission for the city. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if either the mayor or the president
of the council is a candidate for office, the mayor shall appoint a member of the city council
who is not a candidate for office to serve on the election commission for the election in
which the mayor or the president is a candidate. In the event that both the mayor and the
president of the council are candidates for office at the same election, the mayor shall appoint
two members of the council who are not candidates for office to serve on the election commission
in place of the mayor and the president. If the mayor and all members of the council are candidates
for office at the same election, the mayor shall designate a senior member of his or her staff
and the council president shall designate a senior...
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45-37A-52.94
Section 45-37A-52.94 Vacancy. Whenever any vacancy in the office of mayor shall occur by reason
of death, resignation, removal, or any other cause, the president of the council shall assume
the duties of the office of mayor effective on the date such vacancy occurs and shall serve
as acting mayor until a new mayor is elected and qualified as hereinafter provided. The acting
mayor shall receive no compensation, expenses, or allowances as a member of the city council
while acting as mayor, but shall receive the same rate of pay and allowances provided for
the mayor whose vacated office he or she fills, and the compensation received for days of
service as acting mayor shall not be counted in determining the maximum annual per diem compensation
permitted council members. While the president of the council is serving as acting mayor he
or she shall not sit with the council or vote on any matters before the council. The election
commission of the city, if there be one, and if not then the...
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11-43A-9
Section 11-43A-9 Election of municipal officers; division of municipality into districts; qualifications
and eligibility of candidates; runoff election; term of office; exception for Class 6 cities.
(a) In all cities to which this section applies, except Class 6 cities wherein the municipal
governing body has elected to have a nine-member council, as authorized in Section 11-43A-8,
the election for the first officers of the municipality shall be held on the same date as
the date of election for the next ensuing general municipal election. Except as otherwise
provided for in Section 11-43A-1.1, the election of the governing body of the municipality
shall cause the municipality to be divided into three districts containing as nearly an equal
number of people as possible. Candidates shall qualify in the manner prescribed in the general
municipal election laws and shall have the qualifications and eligibility set forth therein.
Each candidate shall announce that he or she is to become a...
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11-43B-4
Section 11-43B-4 Conduct of elections; residency requirements; qualifying fee; statement of
campaign expenses and contributions. The initial elections provided for herein, and all subsequent
elections, shall be conducted, the vote canvassed, the results declared, and those elected
assume the duties of their offices in the same manner as provided by the general law of the
state pertaining to municipal elections for mayor-council forms of government, except as otherwise
provided by state statute. The mayor shall be elected by the whole of the electors of the
city and shall have been a resident of the city for at least 90 days prior to his or her election.
Council members shall be elected by the electors of the district which they represent, and
shall have been residents of the district which they represent for at least 90 days prior
to their election. Any person desiring to become a candidate for mayor or council member must,
at the time of filing a statement of candidacy, pay to the...
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