Ala. Code § 45-58-30.01: Petition and Election.

(a) The Judge of Probate of Shelby County shall order an election to be held in the proposed district on the question or questions when a petition is filed in the office of the judge of probate requesting 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 a legal description of the area which the petition proposes 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 public library service?

(d) The petition shall state the name of the proposed district. The library board of a district may change the name of the 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 chair of the library board.

(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 a proposed service charge, if the request for the election on the proposed district and the request for an election of the proposed service charge are combined in a single petition.

(f) The petition shall also name five interim board members, who shall be persons who are qualified electors residing within the boundaries of the proposed district, to serve as a library board until permanent board members can be elected in accordance with Section 45–58–30.07.