Code of Alabama - Title 36: Public Officers and Employees - Chapter 9 - Vacation of Office; Filling of Vacancies

• Section 36-9-1 How offices vacated generally
  Any office in this state is vacated: (1) By the death of the incumbent; (2) By the resignation of the incumbent, except in such cases...
• Section 36-9-2 Conviction of officeholder of felony vacates office; when restored to office
  When any person holding any office or place under the authority of this state is convicted by any court of the United States, of this...
• Section 36-9-3 Judgment of insanity of officeholder vacates office
  When the incumbent of any office is, upon a proceeding in lunacy, adjudged to be of unsound mind, such office is vacated, and the judge...
• Section 36-9-4 Vacation of office of judge of court of record by acceptance of another office
  The judge of a court of record vacates his judicial office by the acceptance of another office, state, county or municipal.
• Section 36-9-5 Vacation of offices of clerk of circuit court, tax collector, etc., by failure to elect successor
  The offices of clerk of the circuit court, tax collector, tax assessor and county treasurer are respectively vacated from the expiration of the incumbent's term...
• Section 36-9-6 Notice of death of member of Congress or of state Legislature, Governor, etc
  On the death of any senator or representative from this state to the Congress of the United States or of any member of the Legislature,...
• Section 36-9-7 Proceedings upon occurrence of vacancy in office of United States Senator - Temporary appointment of senator
  The Governor may make temporary appointment of a senator in the Senate of the Congress of the United States from Alabama whenever a vacancy exists...
• Section 36-9-8 Proceedings upon occurrence of vacancy in office of United States Senator - Ordering of election for selection of United States Senator - Authorization and procedure generally
  Whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of senator of and from the State of Alabama in the Senate of the United States more than...
• Section 36-9-9 Proceedings upon occurrence of vacancy in office of United States Senator - Ordering of election for selection of United States Senator - Notice of election
  The Governor must give notice of an election of a senator for a full term in the same manner and at the same time that...
• Section 36-9-10 Notice of death of judge of probate
  On the death of any judge of probate, the clerk of the circuit court of the county for which he was elected must give notice...
• Section 36-9-11 Resignation of Governor
  If the Governor resigns during the session of the Legislature, he must transmit his resignation to the Lieutenant Governor; otherwise, the Governor must transmit his...
• Section 36-9-12 Resignation of members of Congress or state Legislature, etc
  The resignation of senators and representatives in Congress and members of the Legislature must be transmitted to the Governor. In all other cases, except constables,...
• Section 36-9-13 Resignation of constables
  The resignation of constables must be transmitted to the judge of probate of the county in which the office may have been held, and the...
• Section 36-9-14 Notice of removal of officer from county, etc., for which elected or appointed
  Notice of removal of any officer, other than constables, from the state or from the district, circuit or county for which he was elected or...
• Section 36-9-15 Certification of judgment declaring election or appointment void or office vacated to appointing power
  Whenever there is a judgment of a competent tribunal declaring any election or appointment void or any office vacated, such judgment shall, if the vacancy...
• Section 36-9-16 Notice to Legislature of vacancies to be filled thereby
  The Governor must give notice to the Legislature at each session thereof of all offices to be filled by that body which have become vacant...
• Section 36-9-17 Filling of vacancies in state and county offices generally
  Vacancies in all state, county or municipal offices shall be filled by appointment of the Governor for the unexpired term of such office, unless otherwise...

Last modified: May 3, 2021