{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-11-43-45","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 11-43-45","heading":"Officers - Election or Appointment.","body":"All elections of officers shall be made viva voce, and a concurrence of a majority of the members to the council shall be required, and all members of the council may vote any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding. On the vote resulting in an election or appointment, the name of each member and for whom he voted shall be recorded.","path":["Title 11 Counties and Municipal Corporations.","Title 2 Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.","Chapter 43 Mayor and Council, Other Officers, Employees, Departments, Etc.","Article 3 Council."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=11-43-45","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"26703f176133f04d77cd78aaf42da42452e2340995fbc53cd7f58562d9369f60","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-11-43-44","next":"us-al/ala.-code-11-43-46"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}