Laws governing recall in Alabama

Political recalls
Upcoming recalls
Recalls by office
Recalls by state
Recalls by year
Recall laws
Recall analysis

The laws that governed the conduct of political recalls in Alabama were found in Chapter 44 of Title 11 of Alabama State Code. Chapter 44 of Title 11 was repealed by Alabama Act 2016-295.^[1] Under these statutes, municipal commissioners and mayors in any city that had a commissioner form of government were subject to recall. There was also an alternate process called a "request for resignation," which required fewer signatures to initiate.

There are many different forms and classes of municipal government in Alabama, most of which feature a mayor and an elected city council. An alternative form was called the commission form of government and features an elected board of commissioners instead of a city council. The statute authorizing and governing this form of government, however, was repealed by Alabama Act 2016-295. Under that form, commissioners had different duties, restrictions, election rules and procedures. The president of the board of commissioners took the place of a mayor.

Dothan, Alabama, was the only municipality in the state with a commission form of government.^[2][3][4]

Since recall is unavailable in Alabama, impeachment, in most cases, is the only option for removing an elected official before a regularly scheduled election. This article features a section providing some information regarding requirements and processes for impeachment.^[5]

See also[edit]

• Laws governing recall
• States that have pre-petition signature requirements for recalls
• States that require grounds for recalls

External links[edit]

Suggest a link

• Ala. Code §11-44-130
• Ala. Code §11-44-131
• Ala. Code §11-44-132
• Ala. Code §11-44-133
• Ala. Code §11-44-134

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