{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-11-46-8","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 11-46-8","heading":"Election of Mayor and Members of City Council in Class 1 Municipalities.","body":"(a) This section shall only apply in a Class 1 municipality.\n(b) Commencing with the municipal election in 2011, the mayor shall be elected for a two-year term of office. Commencing with the municipal election in 2013, and thereafter, the mayor and the members of the city council shall be elected at the same election for a four-year term of office.","path":["Title 11 Counties and Municipal Corporations.","Title 2 Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.","Chapter 46 Elections.","Article 1 General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=11-46-8","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"730282fdb6a6459bdbd40fa31179ddb9c38f8494abdb6550ebd74ccff12e77ca","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-11-46-7","next":"us-al/ala.-code-11-46-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}