Alabama § 11-46-21 Time of Elections; Notice; Assumption of Duties by Elected Officers

Alabama Statutes

§ 11-46-21 — Time of Elections; Notice; Assumption of Duties by Elected Officers

Alabama § 11-46-21

Title 11Counties and Municipal Corporations

Ch. 46Elections

Art. 2Elections in Certain Cities or Towns Having Mayor-Council Form of Government

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Bluebook

Ala. Code § 11-46-21 (2026).

Text

(a)The regular municipal elections in cities and towns shall be held on the fourth Tuesday in August 2025, and quadrennially thereafter, and, when necessary as provided in subsection (d) of Section 11-46-55, a second or runoff election shall be held on the fourth Tuesday following the regular election.

(b)Special elections shall be held on the second or fourth Tuesday of any month when ordered by the municipal governing body; provided, that notice of the election shall be published in the manner prescribed in Section 11-46-22 on or before the corresponding Tuesday of the second month preceding the month in which the special election is to be held.

(c)Municipal officers elected at regular elections shall assume the duties of their respective offices on the first Monday in November follow

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(a) The regular municipal elections in cities and towns shall be held on the fourth Tuesday in August 2025, and quadrennially thereafter, and, when necessary as provided in subsection (d) of Section 11-46-55, a second or runoff election shall be held on the fourth Tuesday following the regular election.
(b) Special elections shall be held on the second or fourth Tuesday of any month when ordered by the municipal governing body; provided, that notice of the election shall be published in the manner prescribed in Section 11-46-22 on or before the corresponding Tuesday of the second month preceding the month in which the special election is to be held.
(c) Municipal officers elected at regular elections shall assume the duties of their respective offices on the first Monday in November following their election unless otherwise provided in this article and shall serve until their successors are elected and qualified.
(d) This section shall not apply to any municipal election required by general or local act at a time different from the dates provided for in this section.

Legislative History

(Acts 1961, No. 663, p. 827, §2; Acts 1971, No. 159, p. 434; Acts 1980, No. 80-94, p. 140, §1; Acts 1982, No. 82-458, p. 711, §2; Acts 1987, No. 87-581, p. 928, §1; Act 2006-354, p. 937, §2; Act 2021-157, §1; Act 2021-164, §1.)