The mayor or any commissioner shall be subject to recall. To institute a recall election, any registered voter may present a petition to the city clerk having the signatures of no less than 30 percent of the registered voters having voted in the last preceding election. Such petition shall contain the following statement:
Upon receipt of such petition, the city clerk shall make arrangements under Alabama law to hold such election within 30 days of receipt by the city clerk of such petition.
Provided that a majority of registered voters vote for the recall, then the city clerk shall thereupon declare that office vacant and the office holder shall no longer be an elected official.
The office holder's successor shall be named as prescribed elsewhere in this chapter.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.
Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.
Article 9 - Code of Conduct and Penalties for Violations of This Chapter.
Section 11-44E-161 - Bribes; Transportation of Voters to Polls.
Section 11-44E-162 - Statement of Campaign Contributions.
Section 11-44E-163 - Financial Interest in Public Service Utility.
Section 11-44E-165 - Employee Involvement in Elections.
Section 11-44E-166 - Hiring of Persons to Solicit Votes at Polls on Election Day.
Section 11-44E-167 - Penalties for Violations of This Chapter; Disqualification of Candidate.