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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11-44D-2
Section 11-44D-2 Form of referendum ballot; use of voting machines. At such election the proposition
to be submitted shall be printed in plain prominent type on ballots separate and distinct
from ballots used for any other office or question and shall read as follows: Check only one
of the following: (1) Shall the mayor-council form of government, as provided by Act _____,
be adopted for the City of _____? YES _____; or (2) Shall the council-manager form of government,
as provided by Act _____, be adopted for the City of _____? YES _____. The voter shall mark
his ballot with a cross mark (X) after the proposition which expresses his choice. If voting
machines are used at any voting place in such election, the above proposition may at the discretion
of the body or official having charge of the conduct of municipal elections in such city,
be submitted as a separate proposition on voting machines so used. (Acts 1986, No. 86-195,
p. 240, §2.)...
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16-13-184
Section 16-13-184 Election officers; conduct of election. (a) The inspectors and officers of
the special county election shall be appointed and said election shall be held and the results
of such election shall be declared in the same manner and by the same officers as the results
of the regular election for county officers, under the general election laws of the state;
provided, that the election may be held at the time for holding any regular election in the
county; and, if held at such time, the inspectors and officers of the general election shall
conduct at the same time the election herein provided for and for such services they shall
receive no compensation other than that allowed them for the holding of the general election.
If the election is held at some other time than that of holding the regular election in the
county, then the election officers shall receive the same pay as that for holding the general
election. (b) The managers and returning officers, provided for above,...
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11-43C-2
Section 11-43C-2 Special election as to adoption of mayor-council form of government. After
May 21, 1987, the mayor or chief executive officer of any city to which this chapter applies
may call a special election to be held in 1987, for the purpose of determining whether such
city shall adopt the mayor-council form of government, and shall give notice of the time and
purpose of such election by publication once each week for four consecutive weeks in a newspaper
published in said city or in the nearest larger city. All qualified electors of such city
may participate in said election, as provided by this chapter, and such questions shall be
plainly printed upon the ballot as provided in Section 11-43C-3. The election shall be conducted,
the expenses paid, the votes canvassed, and the results declared in the same manner as is
or may be provided by law in other city elections. The proposal for which the majority of
the votes cast shall be "yes," or in favor of such proposition, shall...
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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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45-20A-11
Section 45-20A-11 Levy of ad valorem tax. (a) Pursuant to subsection (f) of Amendment No. 373
of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, and a resolution heretofore adopted by the governing
body of the City of Andalusia after a public hearing, the governing body is authorized to
levy, in addition to any and all other taxes heretofore levied, additional ad valorem taxes
as provided in subsection (b). (b) The increase in the rate of tax, as provided in this subsection,
is subject to the approval of a majority of the qualified electors who vote on the question
of whether the City of Andalusia shall be authorized to increase its current ad valorem tax
rate by an additional 15 mills to be used by the Andalusia City School Board and increase
its tax rate by five mills to be used exclusively for normal city operations and capital expenditures,
either or both. The ballot used at such election shall contain the words "for an additional
15 mills increase to be used by the Andalusia City School...
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11-3A-5
Section 11-3A-5 Referendum election to approve application of powers. The powers authorized
under this chapter shall be effective in a county only after an affirmative vote of a majority
of the qualified electors of the county residing in the unincorporated areas of the county
and voting in a referendum election held on the question of whether the powers authorized
under this chapter shall be effective in the county. Except as provided in subsection (h)
of Section 11-3A-2, the election shall be called upon resolution adopted by affirmative vote
of the majority of the members of the county commission. The referendum election shall be
conducted in accordance with the election laws of the state and may be held only in conjunction
with a primary, general, or special election held for another purpose in the county. In no
case may any election authorized by this chapter be held more often than once every 48 months.
(Act 2005-200, p. 399, §5.)...
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11-43C-3
Section 11-43C-3 Form of ballot; marking of ballot; use of voting machines. At such election
the proposition to be submitted shall be printed in plain prominent type on ballots separate
and distinct from ballots used for any other office or question and shall read as follows:
Check one of the following: (1) Shall the Mayor-Council form of government, as provided by
Act ______, be adopted for the City of ___ ? Yes ___; or No ___. The voter shall mark his
ballot with a cross mark (X) after the proposition which expresses his choice. If voting machines
are used at any voting place in such election, the above proposition may, at the discretion
of the election commission or other body or official having charge of the conduct of municipal
elections in such city, be submitted as a separate proposition on voting machines so used.
(Acts 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §3.)...
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11-44C-2
Section 11-44C-2 Special election as to adoption of commission or mayor-council form of government.
Upon March 28, 1985, the mayor or chief executive officer of any city to which this chapter
applies shall call a special election to be held on May 14, 1985, said call for the purpose
of determining whether such city shall adopt the court ordered district commission form of
government in accordance with the consent decree entered into by the parties and approved
by the court on April 7, 1983, in the case of Bolden vs. City of Mobile, Civil Action No.
75-297, or in the alternative the mayor-council form of government, authorized by this chapter,
and shall give notice of the time and purpose of such election by publication once each week
for four consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in said city. All qualified electors of
such city may participate in said election, as provided by this chapter, and such questions
shall be plainly printed upon the ballot as provided in Section...
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45-37A-52.04
Section 45-37A-52.04 Proposition submitted; form of ballot. At such election the proposition
to be submitted shall be printed in plain prominent type on ballots separate and distinct
from ballots used for any other office or question, and shall read as follows: "Shall
the mayor-council form of government, as provided by the Mayor-Council Act of 1955, be adopted
for the City of ___? "Yes ___. "No ___." The voter shall mark his or her ballot
with a cross mark before or after the word which expresses his or her choice. No other proposition
shall be submitted to the voters of such city upon this ballot. If voting machines are used
at any voting place in such election, the above proposition may at the discretion of the election
commission or other body or official having charge of the conduct of municipal elections in
such city, be submitted as a separate proposition on voting machines so used. (Acts 1955,
No. 452, p. 1004, §1.05.)...
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