{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-11-43c-33","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 11-43C-33","heading":"Mayor - No Primary Election; Filing of Pauper’s Oath or Petition to Become Candidate.","body":"No primary election shall be held for the nomination of candidates for the office of mayor, and candidates shall be nominated as herein provided. A person may also become a candidate for the office of mayor by filing a verified pauper’s oath with the city clerk, or by filing a verified petition containing an endorsement of candidacy by the signatures and addresses of 2,000 persons, each of whom is a registered voter residing in the city, provided that no such signature may be obtained more than 12 months immediately preceding the deadline for filing said statements of candidacy.","path":["Title 11 Counties and Municipal Corporations.","Title 2 Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.","Chapter 43C Mayor-Council Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=11-43C-33","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"c769134bb136b2506e7ebcd6b8e0c95707f1fbd71a8e53aeeac499d1cda98f21","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-11-43c-32","next":"us-al/ala.-code-11-43c-34"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}