11-43A-7
Section 11-43A-7 Time for change in form of government. The change in the form of government shall take place on the first Monday in November following the date of the next ensuing municipal election for the election of members of the governing body held by the municipality during a general municipal election year as established by Section 11-46-21, except in Class 6 cities wherein the municipal governing body has elected to have a nine-member council as authorized in Section 11-43A-8; and in such cities the change in the form of government may take place on the first Monday in November in any even-numbered year, designated therefor by the municipal governing body unless the election approving such change was held in 1983, in which case the change shall take place on the first Monday in October 1986. (Acts 1982, No. 82-517, p. 851, §7; Acts 1983, No. 83-621, p. 964, §1; Act 2019-360, §2.)...
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11-46-55
Section 11-46-55 Canvassing of returns and certificate of election; determination of majority; runoff elections. (a) Commencing at 12:00 noon on the first Tuesday next after the election, the municipal governing body shall proceed to open the envelopes addressed to the governing body which have been delivered by the several returning officers to the municipal clerk, canvass the returns, and ascertain and determine the number of votes received by each candidate and for and against each proposition submitted at the election. If it appears that any candidate or any proposition in the election has received a majority of the votes cast for that office or on that question, the municipal governing body shall declare the candidate elected to the office or the question carried, and a certificate of election shall be given to the persons by the municipal governing body or a majority of them, which shall entitle the persons so certified to the possession of their respective offices immediately...
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45-20A-50.03
Section 45-20A-50.03 Board of education - Election of members. (a) The Opp City Council shall take necessary steps to ensure that this part complies with the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended. (b) The Opp City Council shall call an election to elect the initial members of the board of education and, pursuant to this part, shall call the elections to elect subsequent board members. (c) The initial election and the initial runoff election, if necessary, and all subsequent elections held pursuant to this part shall be conducted, the vote canvassed, and the results declared in the same manner as provided for the election of members of the city council, unless otherwise required in this part. (d) The initial election to elect members of the board of education from District 1, District 2, and District 4 shall be held during a special election on the third Tuesday in August 2002. A runoff election, if necessary, shall be held on the second Tuesday in September 2002. Subsequent...
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11-43A-9
Section 11-43A-9 Election of municipal officers; division of municipality into districts; qualifications and eligibility of candidates; runoff election; term of office; exception for Class 6 cities. (a) In all cities to which this section applies, except Class 6 cities wherein the municipal governing body has elected to have a nine-member council, as authorized in Section 11-43A-8, the election for the first officers of the municipality shall be held on the same date as the date of election for the next ensuing general municipal election. Except as otherwise provided for in Section 11-43A-1.1, the election of the governing body of the municipality shall cause the municipality to be divided into three districts containing as nearly an equal number of people as possible. Candidates shall qualify in the manner prescribed in the general municipal election laws and shall have the qualifications and eligibility set forth therein. Each candidate shall announce that he or she is to become a...
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11-50-342
Section 11-50-342 Qualifications, appointment, terms of office, compensation, and removal of members of board; oath and bond thereof; vacancies; election of officers; quorum. (a) Each board of water and sewer commissioners shall consist of three members appointed by the council. The members first appointed shall serve for terms of two, four, and six years, respectively, from the date of the judge of probate's certificate mentioned in subsection (c) of Section 11-50-341 and until their successors shall be duly appointed and qualified; provided, however, that a council which has heretofore created or hereafter creates a board as provided in this article may, at its option, increase the board from three to five members to serve according to all the conditions and terms set forth in this article. In the event the council elects to increase the membership of the board from three to five members, one member added to the board shall be appointed to serve for a term of four years, and the...
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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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11-44B-4
Section 11-44B-4 Mayor and council - Terms; election date. The mayor and council members elected hereunder shall serve four-year terms with the first election being held as herein provided on the second Tuesday of July, 1985, and quadrennially thereafter on the month and the day established by the general law of the state pertaining to municipal elections for mayor-council forms of government. (Acts 1985, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 85-107, p. 141, §4.)...
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45-20A-10.03
Section 45-20A-10.03 Board of education - Election of members. (a) The Andalusia City Council shall take necessary steps to ensure that this part complies with the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended. (b) The Andalusia City Council shall call the elections to elect the initial members of the board of education and, pursuant to this part, shall call the elections to elect subsequent board members. The appointed members of the board of education serving on August 1, 2001, shall serve until their respective terms expire or a successor is elected to their position on the board and assumes office as specified herein. The initial election to elect members of the board of education from District 1, District 3, and District 5 shall be held during a special election on the third Tuesday in August 2002, and those elected shall serve a four-year term of office. A runoff election, if necessary, shall be held on the second Tuesday in September. Those elected members shall assume office on...
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11-44A-2
Section 11-44A-2 Establishment of council districts; salaries; election notice; powers and duties of mayor-council. If a majority of the voters voting in said election approve the proposition, then, (1) Within 90 days thereafter the commission shall adopt an ordinance establishing the boundaries of the five council districts herein provided for and shall take such steps as are necessary to comply with the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, (2) Within 60 days after the referendum the commissioners shall establish the salaries to be paid to the mayor and council members to be elected at the first election held hereunder, (3) Within ten days after receipt of notification of compliance with the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the mayor or other chief executive officer of the municipality shall give notice of an election for a mayor and all the members of the city council to be held not more than 90 days after the publication of said notice, and (4) The...
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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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