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17-5-2
Section 17-5-2 Definitions. (a) For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) CANDIDATE. An individual who has done any of the following: a.
Taken the action necessary under the laws of the state to qualify himself or herself for nomination
or for election to any state office or local office or in the case of an independent seeking
ballot access, on the date when he or she files a petition with the judge of probate in the
case of county offices, with the appropriate qualifying municipal official in the case of
municipal offices, or the Secretary of State in all other cases. b. Received contributions
or made expenditures in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000), or given his or her consent
for any other person or persons to receive contributions or make expenditures in excess of
one thousand dollars ($1,000), with a view to bringing about his or her nomination or election
to any state office or local office. (2) COMMISSION. The State Ethics...
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11-44C-8
Section 11-44C-8 Mayor - Majority vote requirements; run-off election. The candidate for mayor
receiving the largest number of votes for the office shall be elected thereto, provided such
candidate receives a majority of all votes cast for such office. If at the first election
no candidate received a majority of the votes cast for the office, then another election shall
be held upon the same day of the week three weeks thereafter to be called and held in the
same mode and manner and under the same rules and regulations. In the second election there
shall be two candidates for the office of mayor; and these candidates shall be the two who
received the highest number of votes for said office at the first election. (Acts 1985, No.
85-229, p. 96, ยง8.)...
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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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45-37A-52.06
Section 45-37A-52.06 Election of first council and first mayor; terms of office. Immediately
upon the adoption of such form of government, the judge of probate of the county with whom
the petition was filed shall call an election to be held under and to be governed by this
part not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days after the date of such call, the expense
thereof to be paid by such city, for the election at large of nine council members and a mayor
by the qualified voters of such city. The nine candidates for the council receiving a majority
of the votes cast in the election shall be elected to the council; and in the event that nine
candidates should fail to receive such a majority, then and in that event those candidates
for the council receiving a majority shall be elected, and another election shall be held
upon the same day of the week four weeks thereafter to be called and held in the same mode
and manner and under the same rules and regulations. In the second election...
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45-37-72.20
Section 45-37-72.20 Definitions. As herein used, the following terms have the meanings hereby
ascribed to them: (1) COUNTY. Jefferson County, Alabama. (2) COUNTYWIDE ELECTION. Any election,
whether general, special, or primary, including runoff elections, where qualified electors
throughout the county are entitled to vote and which is held to elect a federal, state, or
county officer or to nominate a candidate or candidates, for a federal, state, or county office
or offices, to submit one or more questions, including, but not limited to, the question of
adopting a proposed amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, and the question of
whether general obligation bonds, or revenue bonds, of the state or county shall be issued.
(3) ELECTION COMMISSION. The election commission of the county. (4) FIRST ELECTION. The first
election for which this act provides to fill a vacancy as distinguished from the runoff election
held hereunder, if a runoff election is necessary. (5) RUNOFF...
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45-35A-54.22
Section 45-35A-54.22 Election of mayor or associate commissioner - Statement of candidacy;
eligibility. Any person desiring to become a candidate at any election which may be held under
this part for the office of mayor or associate commissioner may become such candidate by filing
in the office of the mayor or commission of the city, if at the first election of the commission
under this part, or with the commission at any subsequent election, a statement of candidacy,
accompanied by affidavit taken and certified by the mayor or by any member of the commission,
or by a notary public, that such person is duly qualified to hold the office for which he
or she desires to become a candidate. No person shall be eligible for such office unless he
or she is over the age of 21 at the time he or she becomes a candidate, or unless he or she
is qualified to vote in the election at which he or she shall be elected. The statement shall
be filed at least 20 days before the day set for such election,...
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17-13-8.1
Section 17-13-8.1 Instant runoff primary elections in certain situations. (a) Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 17-6-23 and Section 17-13-18, in a primary election or second primary
election, this section shall apply only to voters who are voting by absentee ballot pursuant
to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act in any county or portion thereof
in which the nomination for a federal office other than the office of President which is contested
by three or more candidates. (b) The judge of probate shall prepare each of the following:
(1) A special federal ballot to be used in a federal instant runoff primary election. The
special federal ballot shall contain a list of all federal offices, other than the office
of President, contested by three or more candidates and the candidates qualifying for the
election for each office. (2) A special state ballot for the primary election shall contain
the office of President in presidential election years, any federal...
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45-23A-21
Section 45-23A-21 City council. (a) Notwithstanding any law, whether special, local, general,
or municipal ordinance, to the contrary, pursuant to Civil Action No. 85-T-1332-N, U.S. District
Court for the Middle District Northern Division Federal Court Order, the City of Daleville
in Dale County, shall not designate by place number or by other similar method seats for its
city council. (b) The City Council of the City of Daleville, Alabama, shall consist of five
members elected at large, without designated or numbered places. In the election of members
of the city council, the five candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected
to the council. There shall be no runoff election. In the event of a tie vote for the fifth
highest receiving votes, the winner shall be selected by a majority vote of the newly elected
mayor and council. In the election for members of the city council, each qualified voter shall
be entitled to vote for any number of candidates from one to...
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11-44E-3
Section 11-44E-3 Election of commission and mayor; term of office. (a) The expense for all
elections shall be paid by such city. The mayor and all commission candidates shall qualify
as provided in Sections 11-44E-71 and 11-44E-72, respectively, and shall have the qualifications
and eligibility set forth in this chapter. Under applicable laws for the election of commissioners
to the commission, the mayor, within the scope of this chapter, shall provide for an election
to be held on the second Tuesday in July, 1991, and every two years thereafter for the positions
of associate commissioners in the manner herein provided. Upon the adoption of such form of
government and approval by the Justice Department, the mayor shall call an election, to be
governed by this chapter, to be held no later than the second Tuesday in July, 1991, and every
four years thereafter for the positions of associate commissioner for Districts 2, 4, and
6 for four-year terms. Associate commissioners for Districts 1...
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45-22A-21
Section 45-22A-21 Board of education. (a) There is established a school board for the City
of Cullman, Alabama, which board shall be called "The Cullman City Board of Education."
The board shall be composed of five members elected from the city at-large by the qualified
electors of the City of Cullman. Places on the board shall be numbered one to five, inclusive.
(b) Each candidate for a place on the city board of education shall be at least 21 years of
age, a resident of the city for at least 90 consecutive days immediately preceding the deadline
date for qualifying as a candidate, and shall not have a record of conviction for any crime
involving moral turpitude. The qualification fee for the first election to be held for the
board created by this section shall be twenty-five dollars ($25) for each candidate. Thereafter,
each candidate shall pay a qualifying fee prescribed by the Cullman City Council not later
than six months prior to the qualifying deadline as provided by law. (c)(l)...
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