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§ 11-43-45 — Officers - Election or Appointment

Alabama § 11-43-45
JurisdictionAlabama
Title 11Counties and Municipal Corporations
Ch. 43Mayor and Council, Other Officers, Employees, Departments, Etc
Art. 3Council

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Ala. Code § 11-43-45 (2026).

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All elections of officers shall be made viva voce, and a concurrence of a majority of the members to the council shall be required, and all members of the council may vote any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding. On the vote resulting in an election or appointment, the name of each member and for whom he voted shall be recorded.

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Legislative History

(Code 1907, §1192; Code 1923, §1908; Code 1940, T. 37, §429; Acts 1961, No. 666, p. 910, §4; Acts 1984, No. 84-286, p. 497, §2.)

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Number and Names of Counties
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Payment of Membership Fees in State Organizations, Etc., for Sheriffs, Tax Assessors, Tax Collectors, Circuit Clerks and Registers, License Commissioners, Etc
§ 11-1-12
Preparation, Etc., of County Assessment Maps or Plats
§ 11-1-13
Alteration, Etc., of Precinct or Beat Lines or Creation of New Precincts or Beats
§ 11-1-14
Provision of Voting Places Where Precinct or Beat Lines Altered, Etc., or New Precincts or Beats Created
§ 11-1-15
Authority to Join National and State Association of County Commissions
§ 11-1-16
Warrants for Borrowing Purposes - Execution
§ 11-1-17
Warrants for Borrowing Purposes - Form of Warrants, Refunding Warrants, Coupons, Etc
§ 11-1-2
County Declared a Body Corporate
§ 11-1-3
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§ 11-1-5
Uniform Designation for County Governing Bodies
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