45-49-140.12
Section 45-49-140.12 Enlargement of district. (a) A district may be enlarged, provided, that
no area lying within a municipality at the time of the enlargement shall be brought within
the district. (b) No area shall be brought within a district by enlargement unless the majority
of the votes cast at the election provided for by subsection (c), approve the inclusion of
the area within the district and also approve every service charge in effect within the district
at the time of election. (c) The term proposed area, as used in this subsection, means an
area proposed to be brought within a district by enlargement of the district. When the board
of trustees of a district determines that the inclusion of a proposed area within the district
would be to the advantage of the district and also to the advantage of the majority of the
property owners of the proposed area, the board of trustees may file in the office of the
judge of probate a petition, signed by two-thirds of property owners,...
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45-37-140.13
Section 45-37-140.13 Annexation; referendum; hearing; reestablishment of boundaries. (a) Whenever
any municipal corporation in Jefferson County annexes any portion of a district and a petition
is filed with the clerk of the municipality requesting annexation of the remaining portion
of the district, the petition containing the following: (1) signatures of 20 percent of the
qualified electors residing within the district or signatures of 200 qualified electors, whichever
is less, and (2) a written statement signed by at least two members of the board of trustees
of the district reciting that those signing the petition constitute either 10 percent of the
qualified electors residing within the district or 100 qualified electors residing within
the district, whichever is applicable, and (3) a description of the district; then the governing
body of such municipal corporation shall provide for and finance the cost of a referendum
election wherein the remaining qualified voter residents of...
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45-5-141.20
Section 45-5-141.20 Powers and duties; annual dues; board of trustees; referendum election.
(a) This section shall apply only in Blount County. (b) A district for the delivery of fire
and emergency medical services may be formed in any unincorporated area of the county pursuant
to this section subject to the approval of a majority of the qualified electors who vote at
a referendum election for that purpose in the proposed district and for the approval of the
mandatory annual dues of the district. (c) In order to call for a referendum election for
the formation of a district, a petition signed by not less than 20 percent of the registered
voters who reside in the proposed district shall be presented to the county commission and
the Judge of Probate of Blount County. The petition shall contain an accurate legal description
of the proposed area and shall state the name of the proposed district. The petition for the
establishment of a district shall be accompanied by a request for the...
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45-25-100
Section 45-25-100 Election of members. (a) The DeKalb County Board of Education shall consist
of five members, each elected from a separate single-member district, nominated and elected
by the qualified electors of the district. The members shall take office as provided by general
law. (b) Beginning with the next term of office, members shall be elected for a term of six
years, and every six years thereafter as provided by general law. (c) Each board member shall
be a resident of the single-member district from which the member is elected. The residency
shall have been established at least one year before the general election at which the member
is elected. (d) DeKalb County, excluding the area located within the corporate limits of the
City of Fort Payne, shall be divided into five districts which shall be substantially equal
in population (within five percent plus or minus) according to the last federal decennial
census. The initial boundaries of the districts shall be based upon a...
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9-8-23
Section 9-8-23 Creation and incorporation of districts; increase or decrease in boundaries;
reorganization; change of name. (a) Any 25 owners of land lying within the limits of the territory
proposed to be organized into a district may file a petition with the State Soil and Water
Conservation Committee asking that a soil and water conservation district be organized to
function in the territory described in the petition. Such petition shall set forth: (1) The
proposed name of said district; (2) That there is need in the interest of the public health,
safety and welfare for a soil and water conservation district to function in the territory
described in the petition; (3) A description of the territory proposed to be organized as
a district, which description shall not be required to be given by metes and bounds or by
legal subdivisions but shall be deemed sufficient if generally accurate; and (4) A request
that the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee duly define the boundaries...
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17-6-81
Section 17-6-81 Fair Ballot Commission; ballot statements. (a)(1) There is created the Fair
Ballot Commission. The purpose of the commission is to provide to the public a fair and accurate
explanation of what a vote for and what a vote against a statewide ballot measure represents.
(2) The commission shall consist of the following 18 members: The Governor, the Lieutenant
Governor, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
and the Secretary of State, or their designees, shall each serve as a member on the commission
and shall each appoint to the commission one member who is an attorney licensed in the state
and one member who is a private citizen of the state who is not an attorney. The Alabama State
University School of Public Policy, the Samford University School of Public Policy, and the
Miles College School of Law shall each appoint a member to the commission. Other than the
Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Commissioner of...
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45-31-100.20
Section 45-31-100.20 Composition of board; districts. (a) The Geneva County Board of Education
shall consist of five members, each elected from a separate single-member district, nominated
and elected by the qualified electors of the district. The members shall take office as provided
by general law. (b)(1) At the election in 2004, members shall be elected to serve terms of
office as follows: The members elected from District 1 and District 4 shall serve terms of
six years; the members elected from District 2 and District 5 shall serve terms of four years;
and the member elected from District 3 shall serve a term of two years. (2) Upon completion
of the terms of office provided in subdivision (1), and thereafter, members shall be elected
to serve terms of six years as provided by general law. (c) Each board member shall be a resident
of the single-member district from which the member is elected. The residency shall have been
established at least one year before the general election at...
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45-49-140.11
Section 45-49-140.11 Service charges - Election. (a) No service charge shall be levied unless
the same has been first approved by the majority of the votes cast at an election held hereunder
by the qualified electors residing within the district, or within the proposed district. (b)
An election on the question of levying a service charge in a proposed district may be held
at the same time that the election is held on the creation of the district, provided that
the petition for the election on the question of the service charge accompanies the petition
for the election on the establishment of the proposed district as provided in Section 45-49-140.02.
An election on the question of a service charge may be held upon the board of trustees of
a district submitting to the judge of probate a petition for such election as hereinafter
provided. The board of trustees shall file in the office of the judge of probate a petition
that he or she call an election in the district on the question of...
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45-26-142.08
Section 45-26-142.08 Approval by voters; certification of election results. No district shall
be created unless it is approved by the majority of votes cast by the qualified voters in
the proposed district, provided that no person may vote more than once in the election. At
any election on the establishment of a district, the question of the establishment of the
district shall be submitted separately. Upon the officers canvassing the returns of the election
certifying that the creation of the district was approved by the majority of the votes of
qualified voters cast at the election, the proposed district shall be created and constitute
a public corporation. The Judges of Probate of Elmore and Tallapoosa Counties shall jointly
certify the results of the election to the Secretary of State. (Act 2013-412, p. 1558, §9.)...

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45-31-141.12
Section 45-31-141.12 Approval of service charge or fee. (a) No service charge or fee shall
be levied unless the same has first been approved by the majority of the votes cast at an
election held hereunder by the qualified electors residing within the district, or within
the proposed district. (b) An election on the question levying a service charge or fee in
a proposed district may be held at the same time that the election is held on the creation
of the district; provided that the petition for the election on the question of the service
charge or fee accompanies the petition for the election on the establishment of the proposed
district as provided herein. An election on the question of a service charge or fee may be
held upon the board of the district submitting to the judge of probate a petition for an election
as provided. The board shall file in the office of the judge of probate a petition that he
or she call an election in the district on the question of whether the service...
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