§8-5-16. Judicial Review
A writ of error shall lie to the circuit court in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter fifty-eight of this code from any order of a county court ordering an election to be held under the provisions of this chapter. Upon the filing of a petition for a writ of error, all proceedings […]
§8-5-17. Canvassing of Elections; Contested Elections
All elections ordered and held by a county court under the provisions of this chapter shall be canvassed by such county court. All elections ordered and held by a municipality under the provisions of this chapter shall be canvassed by the governing body of such municipality. Any contest of a public question election ordered and […]
§8-5-6. Charter Provisions Concerning Officers and Elections, etc.; Provisions of General Law Concerning Same
ELECTION OF OFFICERS. §8-5-6. Charter provisions concerning officers and elections, etc.; provisions of general law concerning same. The charter of every city framed and adopted or revised as a whole under the provisions of article three or article four of this chapter, as the case may be, shall provide a method and time for the […]
§8-5-7. Certain Officers; Wards or Election Districts; Residency and Other Requirements
(a) Unless otherwise provided in the charter of a municipality, there shall be elected a mayor, a recorder and council members, who together shall form the governing body of the municipality. (b) When a municipality has not been divided into wards or election districts, there shall be at least five council members, but when the […]
§8-5-8. Oath of Office
§8-5-8. Oath of office. Every person elected or appointed to an office in any municipality shall, unless otherwise provided in the charter thereof, within twenty days after his election or appointment and before he shall enter upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe to the oath of office prescribed for district officers, which […]
§8-5-9. Terms of Office
Except as otherwise provided in the charter of any municipality, the terms of all officers elected after the first election in municipalities holding biennial elections shall commence on July 1, following their election and shall be for two years, and in municipalities holding quadrennial elections the terms of all elected officers shall commence on July […]
§8-5-10. Vacancies in Elective Offices; How Filled
Unless otherwise provided by charter provision or ordinance, when a vacancy shall occur from any cause in any municipal elective office, the vacancy, until the next succeeding regular municipal election and until the qualification of an elected successor, shall be filled by appointment by the governing body from among the residents of the municipality eligible […]
§8-5-4. Conducting First Election of Officers of a Town or Village; Certificate of Election; Terms of First Officers
Such commissioners, or the individuals acting as such, shall preside and act as commissioners of such election, and all of the laws applicable to the election of district officers shall apply to such election, if not inconsistent with the provisions of this article. Such commissioners shall, within five days after such election, issue a certificate […]
§8-5-5. Regular Election of Officers; Establishment of Longer Terms
(a) After the first election of officers of a city, town, or village, the regular election of officers shall be held on the second Tuesday in June of the appropriate year, unless otherwise provided in the charter of the city or the special legislative charters of the towns or villages. (b) A municipal election date […]
§8-5-1. First Election of Officers of a City; Terms of First Officers
§8-5-1. First election of officers of a city; terms of first officers. The first election of officers of a city shall be held, conducted, superintended, returned, certified and canvassed in such manner as is provided in article three of this chapter for the first charter election of such city. All officers elected at such first […]