Alabama § 45-41-71 - Membership; Districts; Elections.
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§ 45-41-71. Membership; Districts; Elections.
(a) The Lee County Commission shall be composed of five commissioners, elected from single-member districts one through five, inclusive, by the qualified voters residing within each district and the judge of probate, who shall serve as chair. The five 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 commissioners shall be elected for four-year staggered terms in the same manner as terms are staggered on May 3, 2004, as follows: Commissioners in district one and district three shall be elected in 2004, and every four years thereafter; commissioners in district two, district four, and district five shall be elected in 2006, and every four years thereafter.
(b) The composition and election of the Lee County Commission as it existed on January 1, 2004, is ratified and confirmed. This section shall continue to apply to commissioners elected for a term of office for county commissioners in Lee County on or after that date.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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