45-10A-20
Section 45-10A-20 Election of council members. (a) Any law, whether special, local, or general, or municipal ordinance, to the contrary notwithstanding, pursuant to Civil Action No. 87-T-1174-N, U.S. District Court for the Middle District Northern Division Federal Court Order, the City of Centre in Cherokee County, shall not designate by place number, or by other similar method, seats for city council. (b) The City Council of the City of Centre, Alabama, shall consist of seven members elected at large, without designated or numbered places. In the election of members of the city council, the seven candidates receiving the greatest number of votes shall be elected to the council. There shall be no run-off election and in the event of a tie vote, the winner shall be selected by a majority vote of the newly elected mayor and council. (c) In the election for members of the city council, each qualified voter is authorized to cast as many as seven votes. Such voter may cast these seven votes...
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45-37A-52-51
Section 45-37A-52-51 Statement of candidacy. Any person desiring to become a candidate in any election for the office of council member may become such candidate by filing in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which such city is situated, a statement in writing of such candidacy and an affidavit taken and certified by such judge of probate or by a notary public that such person is duly qualified to hold the office for which he or she desires to be a candidate. Such statement shall be filed at least 45 days before the day set for such election and shall be substantially the following form: State of Alabama, ______ County. I, the undersigned, being first duly sworn, depose and say that I am a citizen of the City of ______ in the state and county, and reside at ______ in the City of ______, that I desire to become a candidate for office as a member of the city council, district number ______, in the City at the election for that office to be held on the ______ day of...
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45-39A-12
Section 45-39A-12 Board of Education - Creation; composition. If the majority of electors voting vote in favor of changing to an elected board, an elected board of education for the City of Florence shall be established. The board shall be called the Florence City Board of Education. The board shall be composed of six members, with one member being elected from each of the six city council districts by a majority of the qualified electors voting who reside in the district. (Act 2000-656, p. 1311, §2.)...
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45-8A-111.01
Section 45-8A-111.01 Definitions. The following words and phrases used in this part, and others evidently intended as the equivalent thereof, shall, in the absence of clear implication herein otherwise, be given the following respective interpretations herein: (1) "Applicant" means a natural person who files a written application with the governing body of the city in accordance with the provisions of Section 45-8A-111.03. (2) "Authority" means the Oxford Downtown Development Authority, a public corporation organized pursuant to this part. (3) "Authorizing resolution" means a resolution adopted by the governing body of the city in accordance with Section 45-8A-111.03, that authorizes the incorporation of the authority. (4) "Board" means the board of directors of the authority. (5) "Bonds" means and shall include bonds, notes, and certificates representing an obligation to pay money. (6) "City" means the City of Oxford, Alabama. (7) "Director" means a member of the board of the...
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45-8A-20.01
Section 45-8A-20.01 Definitions. The following words and phrases used in this part, and others evidently intended as the equivalent thereof, shall, in the absence of clear implication herein otherwise, be given the following respective interpretations herein: (1) "Applicant" means a natural person who files a written application with the governing body of the city in accordance with the provisions of Section 45-8A-20.03. (2) "Authority" means the Anniston Downtown Development Authority, a public corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this part. (3) "Authorizing resolution" means a resolution adopted by the governing body of the city in accordance with the provisions of Section 45-8A-20.03, that authorizes the corporation of the authority. (4) "Board" means the board of directors of the authority. (5) "Bonds" means and shall include bonds, notes, and certificates representing an obligation to pay money. (6) "City" means the City of Anniston, Alabama. (7) "Director" means 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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11-43D-1
Section 11-43D-1 Cities to which chapter applies; form of ordinance. The governing body of any Class 5 municipality operating under a United States district court consent decree approved by the court in the case of Tolbert and Petty vs. the City of Bessemer, Civil Action No. 75-297, by a majority vote of the members thereof may adopt an ordinance establishing a mayor-council form of government pursuant to the terms and conditions of this chapter. Any municipality desiring to adopt a form of government provided for herein shall adopt an ordinance in substantially the following form: "BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF _____ AS FOLLOWS: "Section 1. That pursuant to Act 89-750 of the 1989 Regular Session of the Legislature, the mayor-council form of government pursuant to the United States district court decree agreed to by the parties and approved by the court on the 18th day of October, 1985, in the case of Tolbert and Petty vs. the City of Bessemer, under which the...
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11-52-16
Section 11-52-16 Alternative structure for Class 6 municipality planning commission. (a) The governing body of any Class 6 municipality may determine by ordinance that the planning commission of the municipality, created under authority of Section 11-52-3, shall consist of seven voting members appointed as follows: (1) Six members appointed by the mayor. (2) One member, appointed by a majority of the city council, who may be a member of the city council. (b) In addition, one nonvoting advisory member shall be appointed by the mayor, who shall be a senior administrative official of the municipality qualified by education, training, experience, and job responsibilities to provide substantive and technical advice, assistance, and guidance to the planning commission in the exercise of its statutory functions. (c) All members of the planning commission shall be at least 21 years of age and, to the extent not inconsistent with this section, shall meet the additional qualifications for...
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45-28A-41.21
Section 45-28A-41.21 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE APRIL 6, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. If the majority of electors voting pursuant to Section 45-28A-41.20 vote in favor of changing to an elected board, an elected board of education for the City of Gadsden shall be established. The board shall be called the Gadsden City Board of Education. The board shall be composed of seven members. With the exception of the initial election, each member shall qualify and be elected in the same manner and at the same time as members of the Gadsden City Council are elected. Members shall be elected from the same districts as members of the Gadsden City Council are elected by the qualified electors of the applicable district voting at the election. (Act 2018-565, §2.)...
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45-25-100
Section 45-25-100 Election of members. (a) The DeKalb County Board of Education shall consist of five members, each elected from a separate single-member district, nominated and elected by the qualified electors of the district. The members shall take office as provided by general law. (b) Beginning with the next term of office, members shall be elected for a term of six years, and every six years thereafter as provided by general law. (c) Each board member shall be a resident of the single-member district from which the member is elected. The residency shall have been established at least one year before the general election at which the member is elected. (d) DeKalb County, excluding the area located within the corporate limits of the City of Fort Payne, shall be divided into five districts which shall be substantially equal in population (within five percent plus or minus) according to the last federal decennial census. The initial boundaries of the districts shall be based upon a...
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