Alabama § 36-9-15 - Certification of Judgment Declaring Election or Appointment Void or Office Vacated to Appointing Power.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 36-9-15 — Certification of Judgment Declaring Election or Appointment Void or Office Vacated to Appointing Power., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 36-9-15. Certification of Judgment Declaring Election or Appointment Void or Office Vacated to Appointing Power.
Whenever there is a judgment of a competent tribunal declaring any election or appointment void or any office vacated, such judgment shall, if the vacancy is filled by appointment, the day after the time for taking an appeal has expired be certified by the clerk of such court or by the judge, if there is no clerk, to the appointing power.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Alabama § 36-9-15 cover?
Section 36-9-15 ("Certification of Judgment Declaring Election or Appointment Void or Office Vacated to Appointing Power.") 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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