Alabama § 45-59-140.02 - Petition for Election.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 45-59-140.02 — Petition for Election., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45-59-140.02. Petition for Election.
(a) Upon any petition being filed in the office of the judge of probate, he or she shall order an election to be held in the proposed district on the question or questions on which the petition requests an election. The petition shall be signed by at least 50 qualified electors residing within the boundaries of the proposed district.
(b) The petition shall state the name of the proposed district. The board of a district may change the name of a district by filing in the office of the judge of probate a copy of the resolution changing the name thereof, which copy shall be certified by the president of the board.
(c) The petition for election on the establishment of a district may be accompanied by a petition for an election on the question of levying a proposed service charge or fee which last named petition shall be signed by at least 50 qualified electors residing within the proposed district. A petition for an election on the establishment of a district shall be deemed to be accompanied by a petition for an election on the question of levying a proposed service charge or fee and a petition for an election on the question of the proposed composition of the board, if the request for the election on the proposed district, the request for the election proposed service charge or fee, and the request for an election on the proposed composition of the board are combined in a single petition.
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Section 45-59-140.02 ("Petition for Election.") 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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