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11-43-63
Section 11-43-63 Division of municipality into single-member districts. Any city or town council
of this state not currently electing its members from single-member districts pursuant to
state law may, not less than six months prior to the regular general municipal election, by
ordinance adopted by a majority of the membership of the council, divide the municipality
into single-member districts (wards) of not less than five nor more than seven districts (wards).
Provided, however, that the number of districts (wards) in any Class 1, 2, or 3 municipality
may not exceed nine districts (wards). Such ordinance shall be considered only after two weeks
public notice has been given, outlining generally the voting districts under consideration.
The ordinance shall provide that candidates for election for a place on the council, where
the council has been divided into districts, shall reside within the boundaries of said district
(ward) for which he or she seeks election, and shall continue to...
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11-43A-3.1
Section 11-43A-3.1 Election in Class 6 municipalities - Time, procedure, etc. Any law to the
contrary notwithstanding, an election shall be held in every Class 6 municipality wherein
the municipal governing body has elected to have a nine-member council, at the same time that
the election for members of the Alabama legislature is held in 1983; and the question submitted
at such election shall be: "shall the council-manager form of government, provided in
the Council-Manager Act of 1982, with the change in the form of government of such municipality
to become operative on the first Monday in October 1986, be adopted for the municipality of
_____?" The election shall be held and in all things governed as nearly as possible by
the provisions regulating elections on the question the adoption of the council-manager form
of government provided in the Council-Manager Act of 1982, except that no petition of any
of the qualified voters of the municipality need be filed and the mayor of any city...
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43-8-175
Section 43-8-175 Probate of foreign will. When the testator was not, at the time of his or
her death, an inhabitant of this state, but was an inhabitant of some other state or territory
of the United States of America, or of some other territory, district or country subject to
the jurisdiction of the United States of America, and his or her will has been duly proved
in any other state of the United States of America, or in any territory, district or country
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States of America, it may be admitted to probate
in the proper court of this state in the manner following: If the will has been admitted to
probate out of the state of Alabama, but within another state of the United States of America,
or within any territory, district or country subject to the jurisdiction of the United States
of America, such will, or copy of the same, and the probate thereof must be certified and
authenticated as provided in 28 U.S.C.A., ยง1738. Upon the presentation to...
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45-37-240.20
Section 45-37-240.20 Election procedures. (a)(1) Those deputy or assistant county officials
serving in the branch offices in the City of Bessemer in Jefferson County maintained as required
by Act No. 490, H. 1566, Regular Session, (General Acts of Alabama 1915, p. 549), hereinafter
listed, in lieu of being appointed by the principal county officers, shall be elected and
nominated in the same manner that the circuit judges sitting at Bessemer and the deputy district
attorney of the Bessemer Division of Jefferson County are nominated and elected, as follows,
by the qualified voters of the territory over which the Circuit Court of the Tenth Judicial
Circuit sitting at Bessemer has and exercises jurisdiction, and each of such officials shall
at the time of his or her election and during his or her term of office reside within the
territory from which he or she is elected. a. The assistant tax collector shall be elected
at the general election held on the first Tuesday after the first...
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45-42-162.03
Section 45-42-162.03 Procedures for establishment of metropolitan-government. Establishment
of the metropolitan-government shall be initiated by a referendum which shall be participated
in by Limestone County, the City of Athens, and such other local governments wholly within
Limestone County as by resolution of the governing body agree to participate as an entity.
The procedure shall be conducted as follows: (1) Each governing body shall be authorized to
adopt a resolution expressing intent to participate in the referendum. The referendum shall
decide two questions: a. the adoption establishing a metropolitan-government countywide and
b. the approval for disincorporation of the City of Athens and the disincorporation of such
other local governments as agree to participate as an entity. The metropolitan-government
shall be established by approval of a majority (one more than 50 percent) of the total votes
cast countywide and by approval of a majority (one more than 50 percent) of the...
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11-3-1.1
Section 11-3-1.1 Authority of single-member district commissioners to alter district boundaries.
(a) Following the release of any federal decennial census, any county commission of this state
which is at that time electing its members from single-member districts, pursuant to either
state or local law or a court order, may, by resolution, alter the boundaries of the districts.
(b) Any revised single-member district arrangement to be used, in whole or in part, in the
1992 primary and general election shall be adopted by the county commission not later than
75 days prior to the primary election in 1992. Any revised district arrangement to be used,
in whole or in part, for the first time in any year after 1992 shall be approved by the county
commission not later than 180 days prior to the primary election in which it will first be
used. (c) No resolution making changes in the boundaries of existing districts shall be adopted
by the county commission unless the commission shall first have...
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11-65-1
Section 11-65-1 Legislative declarations and findings. The Legislature hereby finds and declares
as follows: (1) As the basis for enacting Act No. 84-131, the Legislature found and determined
that the conduct within Class 1 municipalities in the state of horse racing events and pari-mutuel
wagering thereon will generate additional revenues for governmental and charitable purposes,
provide additional jobs for the residents of the state and benefit the businesses related
to tourism and recreation within any such municipality and throughout the surrounding areas
of the state; it is desirable to permit the qualified voters of any Class 1 municipality to
determine through referendum whether horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon will be
permitted in such municipality; and for each Class 1 municipality in which horse racing is
approved by the voters thereof, it is necessary and desirable to provide for the establishment
of a racing commission to regulate horse racing and pari-mutuel...
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17-6-28
Section 17-6-28 Requirements for write-in votes. (a) Write-in votes shall be permitted only
in non-municipal general elections and shall be counted as provided in this section based
on one of the following: (1) Upon a determination that the number of write-in votes for a
specific office is greater than or equal to the difference in votes between the two candidates
receiving the greatest number of votes for the specific office. (2) Upon a written request
satisfying the requirements in subsection (i). (b) The ballot for a non-municipal general
election must be constructed so that the voter can mark a write-in vote for each office in
the same manner that votes are registered for regular candidates. In order to cast a valid
write-in vote, the voter must (1) write the name on the ballot and (2) register the vote by
a mark in the space designated for that office. A write-in vote that is not registered as
provided above shall not be considered a valid write-in vote and shall not be included...
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45-37A-54.66
Section 45-37A-54.66 Sunday activities; ordinance procedures. It shall not be unlawful for
the authority to conduct, operate, manage, or promote on Sunday any amusement or recreational
activity within the corporate powers of such authority, or for any other person to participate
or engage in such amusement or recreational activity on Sunday, if such amusement or recreational
activity is conducted or operated in a public park situated in the city and under the control
of such authority. All or any of such amusements or recreational activities on Sunday may
be prohibited by an ordinance adopted pursuant to this section. Any proposed ordinance prohibiting
all or any of such amusements or recreational activities may be submitted to the commission
or other governing body of the city by petition signed by at least 5,000 qualified electors
of the city. All petitions circulated with respect to any proposed ordinance shall be uniform
in character and shall contain the proposed ordinance in...
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11-43-80
Section 11-43-80 Powers and duties generally; office; salary; employment, salary, etc., as
superintendent of municipal light, water, sewage, etc., systems. (a) The mayor shall have
the powers and perform the duties provided by this title and by other applicable provisions
of law and shall keep an office in the city or town. (b) The mayor shall receive such salary
as the council may prescribe, which must be fixed by the council not less than six months
prior to each general municipal election; provided, however, the six-month requirement in
this section may be waived when necessary to comply with a mandate by the U.S. Justice Department
pursuant to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, or with an order issued by a state
or federal court. (c) In municipalities which own and operate light and power systems, municipal
water systems, municipal sewage systems, and municipal gas systems, one or any of them, may,
by resolution of the governing body duly entered in its minutes, require the...
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