Qualifications For Dothan Commissioner District 5 As Per The Law
Rickey StokesViewed: 5039
Posted by: RStokes
Date: Nov 04 2014 1:44 PM
DOTHAN: To qualify for a Dothan Commissioner, the person shall have a petition with 50 signatures of "qualified electors" ( registered voters ) in the City of Dothan, District 5.
As per the Code of Alabama that governs candidates for elected office in the City of Dothan, the law further states:
Section 11-44E-42
Eligibility of candidates; vacancy when commissioner ceases to possess qualifications.
The candidates for office of commissioner shall be qualified electors in the city for at least one year prior to qualifying, shall be at least 19 years of age, shall have continuously resided in the district for which he (she) is a candidate for the preceding six months, and shall hold no other public office except that of notary public or member of the National Guard of Naval or Military Reserve. If the commissioner shall cease to possess any of these qualifications or shall be convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, his (her) office shall immediately become vacant.
(Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §3.03.)
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