Alabama § 11-43C-33 Mayor - No Primary Election; Filing of Pauper’s Oath or Petition to Become Candidate

Alabama Statutes

§ 11-43C-33 — Mayor - No Primary Election; Filing of Pauper’s Oath or Petition to Become Candidate

Alabama § 11-43C-33

Title 11Counties and Municipal Corporations

Ch. 43CMayor-Council Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities

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Ala. Code § 11-43C-33 (2026).

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No primary election shall be held for the nomination of candidates for the office of mayor, and candidates shall be nominated as herein provided. A person may also become a candidate for the office of mayor by filing a verified pauper’s oath with the city clerk, or by filing a verified petition containing an endorsement of candidacy by the signatures and addresses of 2,000 persons, each of whom is a registered voter residing in the city, provided that no such signature may be obtained more than 12 months immediately preceding the deadline for filing said statements of candidacy.

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No primary election shall be held for the nomination of candidates for the office of mayor, and candidates shall be nominated as herein provided. A person may also become a candidate for the office of mayor by filing a verified pauper’s oath with the city clerk, or by filing a verified petition containing an endorsement of candidacy by the signatures and addresses of 2,000 persons, each of whom is a registered voter residing in the city, provided that no such signature may be obtained more than 12 months immediately preceding the deadline for filing said statements of candidacy.