Alabama § 45-48-101.22 Boundaries of Districts

Alabama Statutes

§ 45-48-101.22 — Boundaries of Districts

Alabama § 45-48-101.22

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 45Local Laws

Ch. 48Marshall County

Art. 10Education

Part 2Board of Education

Subpart 2Membership

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Ala. Code § 45-48-101.22 (2026).

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(a)Following the release of any federal decennial census, the board, by majority vote, may change the boundaries of the districts in order to create single-member districts that comply with the one-person, one-vote requirement of the United States Constitution and may provide that members be elected from single-member districts, reside within those districts, and be elected by majority vote of the electors voting in the district. Any revised district arrangement to be used, in whole or in part, shall be approved by the board not less than 180 days before the election in which the revised districts shall first be used.

(b)No change to the boundaries of existing districts shall be adopted by the board unless the board first shall have advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in Mar

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(a) Following the release of any federal decennial census, the board, by majority vote, may change the boundaries of the districts in order to create single-member districts that comply with the one-person, one-vote requirement of the United States Constitution and may provide that members be elected from single-member districts, reside within those districts, and be elected by majority vote of the electors voting in the district. Any revised district arrangement to be used, in whole or in part, shall be approved by the board not less than 180 days before the election in which the revised districts shall first be used.
(b) No change to the boundaries of existing districts shall be adopted by the board unless the board first shall have advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in Marshall County for at least two consecutive weeks the time and place of the meeting at which the change shall be voted upon. The advertisement shall include either a map of the county indicating the pro- posed district boundaries, or notification that a map indicating the proposed district boundaries is available for inspection at a specific public location, where the map shall be displayed for at least two consecutive weeks preceding the meeting of the board at which the resolution shall be considered, or both.
(c) Any resolution changing district boundaries shall describe the revised district boundaries by reference to standard census units, or county voting precincts, or both.
(d) Upon passage of any resolution effecting changes in district boundaries pursuant to this subpart, the board shall file with the Marshall County Judge of Probate a certified copy of the resolution, together with a map of the county showing the revised district boundaries.