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11-44A-30
Section 11-44A-30 Adoption of mayor-council form of government where commission form violates
federal Voting Rights Act; division into single-member districts; residence requirements for
candidates and electors. Any Class 7 municipality operating under a commission form of government
with its members elected at large and which at large system has been decreed to be in violation
of the federal Voting Rights Act by a court of law may, by an ordinance duly adopted not less
than three months prior to the regular municipal election, adopt a mayor-council form of government
with the mayor elected at large and a five-member council elected from single-member districts.
The ordinance shall divide the municipality into five single-member districts of nearly equal
population and shall provide that candidates for election for a place on the council shall
have resided within the district from which he or she seeks election for a period of 90 days
immediately preceding the date of the election, and...
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11-44F-1
Section 11-44F-1 Adoption of mayor-council form of government where commission form violates
federal Voting Rights Act; division into single-member districts; residence requirements for
candidates and electors. Any Class 8 municipality operating under a commission form of government
with its members elected at large and which at large system has been decreed to be in violation
of the federal Voting Rights Act by a court of law may, by an ordinance duly adopted not less
than three months prior to the regular municipal election, adopt a mayor-council form of government
with the mayor elected at large and a five-member council elected from single-member districts.
The ordinance shall divide the municipality into five single-member districts of nearly equal
population and shall provide that candidates for election for a place on the council shall
have resided within the district from which he or she seeks election for a period of 90 days
immediately preceding the date of the election, and...
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11-43-4
Section 11-43-4 Election of clerk, etc., in towns and in cities having less than 6,000 inhabitants;
filling of vacancies in council generally. In cities having a population of less than 6,000
and in towns, the council shall elect a clerk and fix the salary and term of office, and may
determine by ordinance the other officers of the city or town, their salary, the manner of
their election and the terms of office, and shall fill all vacancies in the council by a majority
vote of the council; and all members of the council may vote to fill vacancies any provision
of law to the contrary notwithstanding. The clerk and such other officers elected by the council
shall serve until their successor or successors are elected and qualified. (Code 1907, §1067;
Acts 1919, No. 448, p. 687; Code 1923, §1759; Code 1940, T. 37, §406; Acts 1951, No. 290,
p. 583; Acts 1981, No. 81-627, p. 1043; Acts 1984, No. 84-286, p. 497, §1.)...
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11-44B-1
Section 11-44B-1 Ordinance abandoning commission form of government and adopting mayor-council
form. Within three months of January 29, 1985, the governing body of any Class 4 municipality
with a commission form of government may by a majority vote of the members of that governing
body adopt an ordinance abandoning the commission form of government and adopting a mayor-council
form of government pursuant to the terms and conditions of this article. Any municipality
desiring to abandon the commission form of government and adopt the form of government provided
for herein, shall adopt an ordinance in substantially the following form: BE IT ORDAINED BY
THE COMMISSION BOARD OF THE CITY OF _____ as follows: Section 1. That, pursuant to Act No.
85-107 of the 1985 First Special Session of the Legislature, the commission form of government,
pursuant to which this municipality has operated, be and the same is hereby abandoned according
to the provisions of said Act No. 85-107. Section 2. That...
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11-40-25
Section 11-40-25 Municipal officers removed by operation of law. (a) For purposes of this section,
the term elected municipal official means any mayor, council member, or commission member
elected or appointed to municipal office whose presence at council or commission meetings
is counted towards establishing a quorum. (b) Any elected municipal official who misses all
regular and special called council or commission meetings for 90 consecutive days, beginning
on the date of any absence, shall be removed from office by operation of law. (c) For the
purpose of applying subsection (b), on the date and time of any regular or special called
council or commission meeting of a municipality, the clerk shall make a record of all elected
municipal officials present or absent regardless of whether or not a quorum is present. (d)
At the next council or commission meeting following the date an elected municipal official
has been removed from office pursuant to this section, the council or...
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29-6-2
Section 29-6-2 Composition. (a) The President of the Senate shall be a member of the Legislative
Council but may vote on issues before the Legislative Council only in the case of a tie. At
its first meeting during each quadrennium and at such other times as necessary, the Legislative
Council shall elect a chair and vice chair from among the membership of the council. The position
of chair shall alternate between a member of the Senate and a member of the House of Representatives
every two years. To the extent possible, membership of the council shall be inclusive and
reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state.
(b) Within 10 days after the membership of the Legislative Council is determined: (1) The
Legislative Council shall convene at a place and time designated by the President of the Senate
in written notice given to each member to select a chair and vice chair from the membership.
The Legislative Council shall meet thereafter at the...
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41-29-294
Section 41-29-294 Terms of members; vacancies. Members of the council shall serve at the pleasure
of the official responsible for designating the members, but in no case shall the term of
any member exceed four years. The initial council members shall be appointed for terms from
one to four years and shall serve such staggered terms so that one member may be appointed
subsequently each year. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner provided for the original
appointments. Persons appointed to fill vacancies shall serve the unexpired portions of the
terms. (Act 2014-16, p. 50, §5; §16-66-5; amended and renumbered by Act 2015-450, §10.)...
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11-46-9
Section 11-46-9 Election commission in Class 1 municipality. In any Class 1 municipality, the
mayor, the city attorney, and the president of the city council shall constitute an election
commission for the city. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if either the mayor or the president
of the council is a candidate for office, the mayor shall appoint a member of the city council
who is not a candidate for office to serve on the election commission for the election in
which the mayor or the president is a candidate. In the event that both the mayor and the
president of the council are candidates for office at the same election, the mayor shall appoint
two members of the council who are not candidates for office to serve on the election commission
in place of the mayor and the president. If the mayor and all members of the council are candidates
for office at the same election, the mayor shall designate a senior member of his or her staff
and the council president shall designate a senior...
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23-1-293
Section 23-1-293 Designating Committee. (a) The Designating Committee shall consist of a state
legislator to be appointed by the Governor, a state Senator appointed by the President Pro
Tempore of the Senate, a member of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of
the House, and the heads, or their official designees, of the following seven departments:
(1) The Alabama State Department of Transportation. (2) The Alabama Bureau of Tourism and
Travel. (3) The Alabama Historical Commission. (4) The Alabama Council on the Arts. (5) The
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. (6) The Alabama Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources. (7) The Alabama Forestry Commission. (b) The Designating Committee
shall perform the following duties: (1) Designate as scenic byways from the highways recommended
to it by the Advisory Council, as provided in subsection (d) of Section 23-1-294. (2) Advise
the Governor and the Legislature of each designation. (3) Adopt...
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29-2A-2
Section 29-2A-2 Composition; terms; vacancies; meetings; rulemaking authority. (a) The commission
shall be composed of the following members: (1) Three members of the House of Representatives
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be a member of
the minority party. (2) Three members of the Senate appointed by the President Pro Tempore
of the Senate, one of whom shall be a member of the minority party. (3) Six members appointed
by the Governor. (4) The Director of Finance, or his or her designee, who shall serve as a
nonvoting member. (5) The Deputy Director of the Legislative Services Agency Fiscal Division,
or his or her designee, who shall serve as a nonvoting member. (b) All appointing authorities
shall coordinate their appointments so that diversity of gender, race, and geographical areas
is reflective of the makeup of this state. (c) The initial members of the commission shall
be appointed for terms of office beginning on June 10, 2019, and...
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