Alabama § 11-16-9 - Order Establishing Date for Election - Form.
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§ 11-16-9. Order Establishing Date for Election - Form.
The order may be substantially as follows:
Order for county seat election. The State of Alabama, _____ County. A majority of the qualified electors of this county having petitioned the Governor praying that an election be held in this county on the question of removing the county seat from _____ to _____, in this county; and the Governor having appointed the undersigned as the board of commissioners of county seat election, as provided by law: It is hereby ordered that an election be held at the usual voting places in this county, by the qualified electors thereof, on Tuesday, the _____ day of _____, 2__, between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M., on the question of such removal, at which election the elector who desires that the county site shall remain at _____ shall have written or printed on his ballot the words: “Against removal”; and the elector who desires that the county seat shall be removed to _____ shall have written or printed on his ballot the words: “For removal to _____. “Done this, the _____ day of _____, 2____. (Signed _____, the board of commissioners of county seat election.)
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Alabama § 11-16-9 cover?
Section 11-16-9 ("Order Establishing Date for Election - Form.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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