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Ala. Code § 11-40-11 (2026)

When Change in Form of Government Takes Effect.

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No change from the mayor-council form of municipal government to the commission form of municipal government hereafter directed by vote of the electors of any municipality in this state shall become effective until October 1 of the general municipal election year next following the election at which such change is voted.

No change from the commission form of municipal government to the mayor-council form of municipal government hereafter directed by vote of the electors of any municipality in this state shall become effective until October 1 of the general municipal election year next following the election at which such change is voted. The term of any commissioner which might expire before such date is hereby extended until such date when the form of government changes.

(Acts 1959, No. 71, p. 477.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1982–1982 · leading case: City of Jasper v. Daugherty, 424 So. 2d 615 (Ala. 1982).
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City of Jasper v. Daugherty, 424 So. 2d 615 (Ala. 1982). · cites it 4× “” Code of Ala.1975, § 11-40-11, refers specifically to the time when the change in the form of government takes effect: “No change from the commission form of municipal government to the mayor-council form of municipal government hereafter directed by vote of the electors of any…”
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