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11-81-201
Section 11-81-201 Election as to proposed undertaking. Whenever any county or municipal corporation
through its governing body shall vote to take advantage of the authority granted in this article,
as a condition to the exercise of such authority it shall call an election, at which election
the question of whether or not such county or municipality will enter upon the undertaking
proposed by the governing body of the county or municipal corporation will be voted upon.
If the majority of the voters shall vote in the affirmative, then the county or municipal
governing body shall proceed with the proposed undertaking in conformity with the provisions
of this article and the law of the state pertinent thereto; otherwise, it shall not. Such
election shall be ordered, held, canvassed and may be contested in the same manner as is or
may be hereafter provided by the law applicable to the authorization of municipal or county
bonds. (Acts 1933, Ex. Sess., No. 107, p. 100; Code 1940, T. 37,...
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17-11-43.1
Section 17-11-43.1 Use of federal write-in absentee ballots by overseas voters. A person who
votes by absentee ballot pursuant to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act,
42 U.S.C. 1973ff, may use a federal write-in absentee ballot as provided in 42 U.S.C. 1973ff-2
for casting his or her vote in any primary, primary runoff, general, or special election for
federal, state, or county office or proposed constitutional amendment or other referenda.
The Secretary of State may promulgate rules in accordance with the Alabama Administrative
Procedure Act to implement this section. (Act 2014-6, p. 21, §2.)...
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16-13-190
Section 16-13-190 Validation of elections. Each election heretofore held in any school district
or in any municipality or in any county at large, in this state on the question of the levy
of a special tax for any school or educational purpose, or for school or educational purposes
generally, under the Constitution of Alabama or any amendment thereto, or upon the question
of the consolidation of two or more school districts and the levy of such a tax in the consolidated
school district resulting from such consolidation, at which election a majority of the ballots
cast were in favor of the levy of the tax, or in favor of the proposed consolidation and the
levy of the tax in the consolidated district, as the case may be, and which election was irregular
because of failure prior to the holding of the election to give notice thereof in a newspaper
or by posting in the manner or for the time required by the statute under which the election
was held, or because the period of time for which...
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16-9-8
Section 16-9-8 Taking office on January 1 following election; procedure where successful candidate
dies or resigns prior to taking office. (a) In counties in which the county superintendent
of education is elected by popular vote, the successful candidate shall take office on January
1 following the date of election. In the event the successful candidate dies or resigns prior
to January 1 following the date of election, a successor shall be elected at a special election
held for that purpose set upon proclamation of the Governor. County party committees may call
primary elections to be held in accordance with Chapter 7 of Title 17, to determine party
candidates at the special election. In the event one candidate at the election does not receive
a majority of all votes cast at the election, there shall be held a run-off election three
weeks after the date of the first election between the two candidates who received the highest
number of votes. The incumbent shall continue to hold...
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9-13-193
Section 9-13-193 Referendum; amount of assessment; payment and remission of assessment; notice
of referendum. (a) The commission shall authorize a referendum among owners or lessees of
forest land to determine whether an assessment shall be levied upon said owners or lessees
to offset, in whole or in part, the cost of forestry and forest fire protection programs.
(b) The assessment levied against each owner or lessee under this article shall be ten cents
per acre of forest land owned. (c) All affected owners or lessees of forest land shall be
entitled to vote in any such referendum. The commission shall determine any questions of eligibility
to vote and shall establish rules and regulations pertaining to the vote. (d) If a majority
of those voting at the referendum vote in favor of the assessment, then the charge, fee or
assessment shall be collected from the owners or lessees of forest land. The finance charge,
fee or assessment levied by this article shall not be effective until a...
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28-2-22
Section 28-2-22 Conditions governing sale of alcoholic beverages in county and municipalities
therein where majority of voters approve sale and distribution under article; penalty for
violation of section. (a) If the majority of the voters in any county approve the sale and
distribution of alcoholic beverages under this article as provided in Section 28-2-21, the
sale of alcoholic beverages in such county shall be governed by the following conditions:
(1) Within 90 days after the affirmative vote of the voters of a county, each governing body
of any incorporated municipality within such county may vote to exclude the sale of alcoholic
beverages within its limits as provided for in this article. If the governing body does not
take such action 90 days after the affirmative election, the provisions of this article shall
apply for a period of 10 years, after which the municipality shall again have 90 days to exclude
said municipality. Should a municipality choose to exclude the application...
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45-48-142.24
Section 45-48-142.24 Fire protection service fee - Approval, construction and application;
subsequent referenda. (a) If a majority of the votes cast at the election are affirmative
votes, the fire service fee on each residence, dwelling, and business within the geographic
boundaries of the fire district shall become effective on the first day of the next month
following approval and shall be paid within one year following approval. For the purpose of
this subpart, a dwelling shall be defined as any building, structure, or other improvement
to real property used or expected to be used as a dwelling or residence for one or more human
beings, including specifically and without limiting the generality of the foregoing: (1) A
building, structure, or improvement assessed for purposes of state and county ad valorem taxation,
as Class III single-family owner-occupied residential property. (2) A duplex or an apartment
building. (3) Any mobile home or house trailer. (b) A building, structure, or...
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9-8-58
Section 9-8-58 Referendum upon creation of district - Counting, etc., of votes; certification,
recordation and filing of results. The votes shall be counted by the election officers at
the close of the polls, and report of the results, along with the ballots, shall be delivered
to the polling superintendent, who shall certify the results to the board of supervisors.
If a majority of the votes cast favor creation of the district, the board of supervisors shall
certify such results to the judge of probate of the county or counties involved. Upon proper
recording of such action, such watershed conservancy district shall be duly created. After
recording, the certification shall be filed with the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee.
(Acts 1957, No. 517, p. 705, §8.)...
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11-46-52
Section 11-46-52 Closing of polls; locking of machines; announcement of results; statements
of canvass; proclamation; disposition of voting materials. (a) When the time arrives for closing
the polls, all qualified voters who are then waiting within the voting room to vote shall
be permitted by the election officers to do so. As soon as the last voter has voted and the
poll closed, the election officials shall immediately lock the machines against voting. (b)
The election officials shall then sign a certificate stating that the machine was locked and
sealed, giving the exact time. Such certificate shall also state the number of voters shown
on the public counters, which shall be the total number of votes cast on such machine in that
ward, the number on the seal, and the number registered on the protective counter. (c) The
election officials shall then open the counting compartment in the presence of the watchers
and of at least one representative of any newspaper or press association...
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45-17-20.40
Section 45-17-20.40 Authorization; referendum. (a) This section only applies to Colbert County.
(b) The sale of alcoholic beverages during certain hours after 12:00 p.m. on Sundays is authorized
within the county. The county commission may, by resolution, and the governing body of any
municipality located within the county may, by ordinance, regulate and permit the sale of
alcoholic beverages after 12:00 p.m. on Sunday by properly licensed retail licensees of the
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. (c) The county commission shall hold a referendum to determine
if alcoholic beverages may be sold on Sunday. If a majority of the voters voting thereon vote
in favor of the question, then the sale of alcoholic beverages after 12:00 p.m. on Sunday
shall be authorized. (d) The referendum shall be held at the next regular election or at a
special election called for that purpose by the county commission. Costs of the referendum
shall be paid by the county. A second or subsequent referendum shall...
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