Ala. Code § 11-46-8 (2026) – Election of Mayor and Members of City Council in Class 1 Municipalities.

(a) This section shall only apply in a Class 1 municipality.
(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.

(Act 2010-721, p. 1797, §§1, 2.)