Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 11-46-5 (2026)
Date of Elections in Certain Municipalities.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
The governing body of a municipality having a general municipal election or runoff election required by general or local act at a time different from the dates now or hereafter provided by Article 2, Chapter 46 of Title 11, may elect by ordinance to have the election at the same time required by Article 2 and the election made by ordinance shall not have the effect of changing the beginning of a term of office or the time for taking office.
(Acts 1980, No. 80-243, p. 320; Acts 1993, No. 93-760, p. 1514, §1.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2007–2011 · leading case: Leroy Bandy & David Russell v. City of Birmingham., 73 So. 3d 1233 (Ala. 2011).
Leroy Bandy & David Russell v. City of Birmingham., 73 So. 3d 1233 (Ala. 2011). “The question presented by these motions is whether the City of Birmingham had the authority under Ala.Code 1975, §§ 11-46-5 and 11-46-21, to adopt an ordinance changing the date of its city council election.”
May v. City of Montgomery, Al, 504 F. Supp. 2d 1235 (M.D. Ala. 2007). “Now, the plaintiffs seek a preliminary injunction on their state-law claim, asserting that, under Siegelman v.”
Ala. Code § 11-46-5(a): 1 case
Leroy Bandy & David Russell v. City of Birmingham., 73 So. 3d 1233 (Ala. 2011). “The question presented by these motions is whether the City of Birmingham had the authority under Ala.Code 1975, §§ 11-46-5 and 11-46-21, to adopt an ordinance changing the date of its city council election.”
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