(a) (1) A mayor of a city of the first class having a mayor-council form of government shall be elected:
(A) By a majority vote of the qualified electors of the city; or
(B) In accordance with § 7-5-106.
(2) This section does not apply to a city of the first class with a city manager form of government or a city administrator form of government.
(b)
(1) As soon as the returns from all precincts are received, but no later than the fifteenth day after the election, the county board of election commissioners shall proceed to ascertain, from the certificates and ballots received from the several precincts, and declare the result of the election and deliver a certificate of his or her election to any person having the requisite amount of legal votes for the office of mayor.
(2) The county board of election commissioners shall also file in the office of the clerk of the county court a certificate setting forth in detail the results of the election.
(c)
(1) If no candidate for mayor of a city of the first class receives the requisite amount of the votes cast in the general election, the two (2) candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be certified to a special runoff election that shall be held four (4) weeks from the day on which the general election is held.
(2) The special runoff election shall be conducted in the same manner as provided by law, and the election results of the special runoff election shall be canvassed and certified in the manner provided by law.
(d) If a vacancy occurs in the office of mayor of a city described in this section and the unexpired term is more than one (1) year, the vacancy shall be filled by a special election and special runoff election, if necessary, as provided in subsection (c) of this section.
Copyright ©2024 LegalFix. All rights reserved. LegalFix is not a law firm, is not licensed to practice law, and does not provide legal advice, services, or representation. The information on this website is an overview of the legal plans you can purchase—or that may be provided by your employer as an employee benefit or by your credit union or other membership group as a membership benefit.
LegalFix provides its members with easy access to affordable legal services through a network of independent law firms. LegalFix, its corporate entity, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors do not provide legal advice, services, or representation—directly or indirectly.
The articles and information on the site are not legal advice and should not be relied upon—they are for information purposes only. You should become a LegalFix member to get legal services from one of our network law firms.
You should not disclose confidential or potentially incriminating information to LegalFix—you should only communicate such information to your network law firm.
The benefits and legal services described in the LegalFix legal plans are not always available in all states or with all plans. See the legal plan Benefit Overview and the more comprehensive legal plan contract during checkout for coverage details in your state.
Use of this website, the purchase of legal plans, and access to the LegalFix networks of law firms are subject to the LegalFix Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.