Alabama § 45-16-71 - Composition and Election of County Commission.
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§ 45-16-71. Composition and Election of County Commission.
(a) The Coffee County Commission shall be composed of seven members, elected from single-member districts one through seven, inclusive, by the qualified voters residing within each district. The seven districts shall be apportioned as provided by law. Each commissioner shall reside in the district he or she represents at the time of qualifying for office and during his or her tenure. The chair of the commission, who shall be a voting member of the commission, shall be elected at the first meeting after the election of the county commission from among the seven members of the commission to serve for a one-year term. A successor shall be elected each year in the same manner and any person serving as chair may serve succeeding terms.
(b) The composition and election of the county commission as it existed on January 1, 2003, is ratified and confirmed. The districts for the election of commissioners in 2004 shall be the districts as precleared prior to June 17, 2003, by the U.S. Justice Department after the 2000 census. This act shall continue to apply to commissioners elected for a term of office for county commissioners in Coffee County on or after that date.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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