Ala. Code § 45-58-140.03: Elections Upon Petition.

(a) Upon any petition provided for in this section being filed in the office of the judge of probate of the county, the judge of probate shall order an election to be held in the proposed district on the question, or questions, on which the petition requests an election.

(b) The petition shall be signed by at least 100 persons who are qualified electors residing within the boundaries of the proposed district.

(c) The petition shall contain an accurate description by metes and bounds of the area which is proposed to be established as a district under this part; and the petition shall request the judge of probate to call an election on one or more of the following questions: Shall there be created for the area a district for fighting fires? Shall there be created for the area a district for emergency medical services? Shall there be created for the area a district for fighting fires and for emergency medical services?

(d) The petition shall state the name of the proposed district. The board of trustees of a district may change the name of a district by filing in the office of the judge of probate a copy of a resolution changing the name thereof, which copy shall be certified by the president of the board of trustees.

(e) 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 which last named petition shall be signed by at least 100 persons who are qualified electors residing within the boundaries of 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 proposed service charges, if the request for an election on the proposed district and the request for an election on the proposed service charges are combined in a single petition.

(f) The petition shall also name five interim trustees, who shall all be persons who are qualified electors residing within the boundaries of the proposed district, to serve as a board of trustees until permanent trustees can be elected in accordance with Section 45–58–140.09.