Plaintitffs' Second Discovery Request

    IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABMA 

NORTHERN DIVISION 

JOHN DILLARD, et al., on behalf of 
themselves and other similarly 
situated persons, 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. CA NO. 85-T-1332-N 

CRENSHAW COUNTY, ALABAMA, qua COUNTY; * 
et al., 

Defendants. * 

PLAINTIFFS' SECOND DISCOVERY REQUEST 

Plaintiffs request, pursuant to Rule 33, Federal Rules 

of Civil Procedure, that each defendant answer under oath by 

Friday, February 28, 1986, the following written interrogatory: 

1. With respect to the attached legislative history, 

please identify any mistakes, errors or omissions you know of for 

your county, or for any other county. For the purposes of this 

interrogatory, "identification" means a description by session 

law which includes the date of act, volume and page number. 

2. With respect to the attached legislative history,  



  

the following definitions apply: 

"ENACT DATE" means date the act was adopted by the 

Legislature. 

"VOL YEAR" means the volume year of the session 

laws where the act may be found. 

"PAGE" refers to the page number where the act may 

be found. 

"TYPE" refers to whether the act was local "lL", 

general "G", or population "P" bill. 

"APP" refers to commissioners appointed by the 

governor. 

"AT-LAR" 1lndicates whether the law provided for at 

large elections. 

"SMD" refers to whether the act provided for 

single-member districts. 

"RES" refers to whether the law provided residency 

requirements. 

"NUM" refers to whether there was a numbered 

post-requirement in the law. 

 



  

"MMD" means multimember district. 

"MAJ" indicates majority vote requirement. 

"STG" indicates a staggered term requirement. 

"ANT" refers to an anti-single shot requirement. 

"PRI" means primary election. 

"GEN" indicates whether the election system is to 

be used in general election. 

"TOT SEAT" refers to the total seats provided. 

"AL SEAT" refers to the number of at-large seats. 

"SMD SEAT" refers to the number of single-member 

district seats. 

"MMD SEAT" refers to the number of multimember 

district seats. 

TH 
Respectfully submitted this [J day of February, 1986. 

BLACKSHER, MENEFEE & STEIN, P.A. 
405 Van Antwerp Building 
P. O. Box 1051 
Mobile, Alabama 36633 

 



LARRY T. M 
JAMES U. BLACKSHER 

TERRY DAVIS 
Seay and Davis 
732 Carter Hill Road 
P. O. Box 6215 
Montgomery, Alabama 36104 

JULIUS L. CHAMBERS 
DEBORAH FINS 
Legal Defense Fund 
99 Hudson Street 
16th Floor 

New York, New York 10013 

¥. EDWARD STILL 
REEVES AND STILL 
714 South 209th Street 
Birmingham, AL 35233 

REO KIRKLAND, JR. 
Attorney at Law 
P. O. Box 646 
Brewton, AL 36427 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

nt 
I do hereby certify that on this /8 day of February, 

1986, a copy of the foregoing pleading was served upon counsel of 

record: 

Alton L. Turner, Esq. 
TURNER & JONES 
404 Glenwood Avenue 
P. O. Box 207 
Luverne, AL 36049 Attorney for Defendants Crenshaw County, et al. 
(205) 335-3302  



  

Jack Floyd, Esq. 
FLOYD, KEENER & CUSIMANO 
816 Chestnut Street 
Gadsden, AL 35999 Attorney for Defendants Etowah County, et al. 

(205) 547-6328 

David L. Martin, III, Esq. 
215 South Main Street 
Moulton, AL 35650 

David R. Boyd, Esq. 
BALCH AND BINGHAM 
P. O. Box 78 
Montgomery, AL 36101 Attorneys for Defendants Lawrence County, 
(205) 834-6500 et al., 

¥. O. Kirk, Jr., Esq. 
CURRY & KIRK 
P. 0. Box A-B 
Carrollton, AL 35447 Attorney for Defendants Pickens County, 

(205) 367-8125 et al. 

Warren Rowe, Esq. 
ROWE, ROWE & SAWYER 
P. O. Box 150 
Enterprise, AL 36331 Attorney for Defendants Coffee County, et al.; 

(205) 347-3401 

James W. Webb, Esq. 
WEBB, CRUMPTON, MCGREGOR, SCHMAELING 

& WILSON 
166 Commerce Street 
P. O. Box 238 
Montgomery, AL 86101 
(205) 834-3176 

Lee Otts, Esq. 
OTTS & MOORE 
P. O. Box 467 
Brewton, AL 36427 

(205) 867-7724 Attorneys for Defendants Escambia County, et al. 

Barry D. Vaughn, Esq. 
PROCTOR & VAUGHN 
121 North Norton Avenue 
Sylacauga, AL 35150 Attorney for Defendants Talladega County, et al. 

Herbert D. Jones, dJr., Esq. 
H. R. Burnham, Esq. 

 



  

BURNHAM, KLINEFELTER, HALSEY, JONES & CATER 
P. O. Box 1618 
Anniston, AL 36202 Attorney for Defendants Calhoun County, et al. 

by depositing same in the United States mail, postage prepaid. 

TS oi 
  

~ ATTORNEY’ FOR PLAINTIFFS 
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Page No. 1 ALL ACTS BY COUNTY 

02/18/86 

  

ACTS MODIFYING ELECTION STRUCTURES 
OF LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES IN ALABAMA 

ENACT VOL PAGE TYPE APP AT- SMD RNMM S APG TOT AL SMD MMD 

DATE YEAR LAR EUMATNR E SEAT SEAT SEAT SEAT 
SMDJGTIN 

** COUNTY 
11/25/68 1868 351 ¢ 0 0 0 0 

02/23/83 1883 156 §¢ 0 0 0 0 
01/01/15 1915 218 §g YY 0 0 0 0 
02/25/31 1931 73 g yY Y YY 0 0 0 0 
07/08/35 1935 235 ¢ Y 0 0 0 0 
06/25/43 1943 310 ¢ YY 0 0 0 0 
09/06/57 1957 661 ¢g yyy 0 0 0 0 
11/19/59 1959 1492 § Y YY 0 0 0 0 
08/29/61 1961 670 §g Y Y 0) 0) 0 0 
09/15/61 1961 2234 g vy vY 0) 0 0 0 

** COUNTY autauga 
02/16/75 1875 263 1 Y Y V4 4 4 0 0 
02/27/79 1879 248 1 Vi 4 0 0 0 
02/11/79 1879 262 1 0 0 0 0 
01/28/91 1891 282 1 Y Vs 4 4 0 0 
01/28/91 1891 253 1 vy Y 4 4 0 0 
09/07/67 1967 1269 1 n Y V4 yy 4 0 4 0 
09/17/71 1971 2479 1 n V4 Y V4 4 0) 4 0 
09/17/71 1971 2479 1 vy yY Y 4 4 0 0 

** COUNTY Dbailne 
12/07/66 1866 76 l Vi n 0 0 0 0 

** COUNTY baker 
12/30/68 1868 488 1 Y 0 0 0 0 

** COUNTY baldwin 
02/16/75 1875 263 1 vY vy Vi 4 4 0 0 
02/09/77 1877 154 1 Y yY y 4 4 0 0 
09/10/15 1915 381 §¢g vy Y Y 0 0 0) 0 
07/29/27 1927 83 3 vy vY vY vy 4 4 0 0 
05/29/31 1931 100 1 vY Y yY v 4 4 0 0 
07/31/67 1967 472 1 Y Y Y 5 5 0 0 
07/26/73 1973 188 1 Y vy Y 4 0 0) 0 
10/07/75 1975 1681 1 Y V4 V4 Y 4 4 0 0 

** COUNTY barbour 
02/16/75 1875 263 1 Y V4 Vs 4 4 0 0 
02/09/77 1877 154 1 Y vy yY 4 4 0) 0 
01/27/79 1879 248 1 0 0 0 0 
02/18/95 1895 997 1 vy vY 5 0 0 0 

02/08/97 1897 658 1 vY Y 7 0 0 0 

03/12/03 1903 144 1 Y Y yY Y 4 2 5 0 

08/15/19 1919 69 1 Y Y yn Vi vy 7 1 6 0 

06/02/65 1965 31 1 Y n Y v v 7 7 0 0 

07/31/67 1967 5291 1 Vi n Yy Y¥Y yY Vi 5 5 0 2 

 



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02/18/86 

  

ACTS MODIFYING ELECTION STRUCTURES 
OF LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES IN ALABAMA 

ENACT VOL PAGE TYPE APP AT- SMD RNMMS APG TOT AL SMD MMD 
DATE YEAR LAR EUMATNRE SEAT SEAT SEAT SEAT 

SS MDJIGTIN 

** COUNTY bibb 
01/29/79 1879 208 1 Y Y Vi 4 4 0 0 
07/31/07 1907 596 1 y Y y 4 0 4 0 
09/17/71 1971 2327 1 Y Y V4 Y 4 4 0 0 
02/25/80 1980 33 1 Y vY Y 0 0 0 0 

** COUNTY blount 
02/11/87 188% 797 1 Y v Y 4 0 4 0 
03/15/39 1938 98 3 Y Y Y Y 4 0 4 0 
03/15/39 1939 98 1 vY y yY yY 4 4 0 0 
09/19/49 1949 922 1 Y Y Y yn 4 0 4 0 
09/19/49 1949 922 1 Vi Y Y Y 4 4 0 0 
09/02/55 1955 754 1 Y n V4 V4 Y 4 4 0 0) 
08/15/63 1963 626 1 n Vi Y Y v 4 0 4 0 
08/16/65 1965 627 1 n Y Y Y Y 4 0 4 0 
09/01/65 1968 1529 1 Y yY V4 Y 4 0 4 0 
09/08/67 1967 1484 1 0 0 0 0 

** COUNTY bullock 
12/05/66 1866 65 4 y 0 0 0) 0 
02/13/89 1889 396 1 Y Y Y 4 0 4 0 
08/20/65 1965 788 1 Y vy Y ny 4 0 4 0 
05/04/82 1982 847 1 Y V4 0 1 0 0 

** COUNTY butler 
12/06/98 1898 66 l V4 Y 5 } 0 0 
12/13/00 1900 549 1 V4 Y g 4 0 4 0 
12/13/00 1900 549 1 Y Y Y yY 4 0) 4 0 
06/23/45 1945 100 1 Y Y YY 4 4 0 0 
08/30/49 1949 732 1 yY yY YY 4 0 4 0 
05/14/69 1269 201 1 vY Y YY 4 4 0 0 
11/28/83 1983 74 1 yY Y Y Y 4 4 0 0 

** COUNTY calhoun 
02/05/81 1881 1 V4 4 0 0 0 
02/09/95 1899 524 1 y y Y vy 4 4 0 0 
09/17/23 1923 180 1 n Y Y Y Y 5 0 5 0 
09/12/69 1969 1587 1 0 0 0 0) 
07/26/73 1973 167 1 0) 0 0 0 
06/14/77 1977 1478 1 0 0 0 0 
06/14/77 1977 1501 p 0 0 0 0 

** COUNTY chambers 
02/17/85 1885 606 1 Y Y Y 4 4 0 0 
08/27/15 1915 132 1 Y y n ny Y 4 0 4 0 
09/05/51 1951 1287 1 y ¥ Y VY 4 0 4 0 
06/18/59 1959 470 1 Y Y Y yY 4 4 0 0 

09/20/71 1971 3241 1 v vy y v 5 5 0 0 
08/22/73 1973 689 1 Vi Y y Y 5 5 0 0 

 



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02/18/86 

  

ACTS MODIFYING ELECTION STRUCTURES 
OF LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES IN ALABAMA 

ENACT VOL PAGE TYPE APP AT- S(D RN MM S APG TOT AL SMD MMD 
DATE YEAR LAR EUMATN RE SEAT SEAT SEAT SEAT 

SMDJGTIN 

05/07/77 1977 241 1 vy v ‘vy 5 0 5 0 

**¥ COUNTY cherokee 
01/29/79 1879 208 1 Y Y vY 4 4 0 0 
12/12/84 1884 258 1 V4 Y v 4 4 0 0 
02/26/87 1887 635 1 Y V4 vy 4 4 0 0 
08/24/39 1939 138 1 Y Y V4 VY 4 4 0 0 
06/24/43 1943 162 1 Y y Y 1 1 0) 0 
07/22/47 1947 91 l Y Y V4 V4 4 0 4 0 
07/22/47 1947 91 l yY Y yY y 4 0 4 0 
06/28/49 1949 188 1 Y Y y Y 4 0 4 0 
07/26/73 1973 206 1 Y Y Y 4 4 0 0 

** COUNTY chilton 
01/29/79 1879 208 1 yY Y y 4 4 0 0 
12/12/84 1884 258 1 Vi Y V4 4 4 0 0) 
02/28/87" 1887 979 1 Y n 4 0 0 0 
02/06/91 1891 419 1 y Y : vY 4 4 0 0 
01/27/99 1899 375 1 Y Y Y 4 4 0 0 
09/12/51 1951 1505 1 Y Y vy YV 4 4 0 0 
08/02/59 1959 941 1 Vi Y Vs 0 0 0 0 
08/15/63 1963 661 1 Y Vi Vi 5 5 0 0 

** COUNTY choctaw 
02/16/75 1875 263 1 Y Y yY 4 4 0 0 
09/27/23 1923 307 1 Y Y Y Y 4 4 0 0 
06/27/27 1927 41 1 n V4 Y Vi Y 4 0 4 0 
08/16/65 1965 626 1 Y yY Y Vi 4 4 0 0 

** COUNTY clarke 
01/29/79 1879 208 1 vY Y Y 4 4 0 0 
10/01/71 1971 3912 1 Y Y 0 0 0 0 
05/21/81 1981 1270 1 V4 V4 4 0 0 0 

** COUNTY clay 
12/07/66 1866 ©2 l Y 0 0 0 0 
01/28/79 1879 219 1 Y y Vi 4 4 0 0 
09/02/35 1935 189 1 Y Vi YY 4 4 0 0 
03/08/39 1939 68 1 n vY Vi Vi 4 0 4 0 
03/08/39 1939 68 1 Vi Y Y 4 4 0 0 
09/11/39 1939 240 1 Y vy Vs 0 0 0 0 
09/11/39 1939 241 1 y 0 0 0 0 
06/30/43 1943 193 1 Vi Y Y ny 4 4 0 0 
06/30/43 1943 193 1 Y vy vy 4 0 4 0 

** COUNTY cleburne 
12/06/66 1866 71 

02/26/87 1887 635 

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Page No. 4 ALL ACTS BY COUNTY 
02/18/86 

  

ACTS MODIFYING ELECTION STRUCTURES 
OF LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES IN ALABAMA 

ENACT VOL PAGE TYPE APP AT- SMD RNMMS APG TOT AL SMD MMD 
DATE YEAR LAR EUMATNRE SEAT SEAT SEAT SEAT 

SMDJGTINXN 

03/04/01 1901 2241 1 vy Y v y 4 4 0 0 
09/16/39 1939 339 1 yY vy V4 4 4 0 0 
08/11/87 18687 571 1 Y yY Y YY 4 0 4 0 

** COUNTY code of al 
07/02/40 1940 450 ¢g Y Y v 3 0 0 0 

** COUNTY coffee 
02/08/67 1867 362 1 Y vy Y 4 4 0 0 
08/09/27 1927 395 1 vY yY V4 Y 4 0 4 0 
09/09/27 1927 395 1 Y Y Y V4 4 0 4 0 

** COUNTY colbert 
02/06/67 1867 351 1 Y 0 0 0 0 
06/23/45 1945 101 1 y yY YY 4 4 0 0 
06/23/49 1949 158 1 Y y VY 5 5 0 0 
10/08/75 1975 1822 p 0 0 0) 0 

** COUNTY concecuh 
09/07/15 1915 283 1 n Y y n Y V4 5 0 5 0 

** COUNTY conecuh 
12/11/73 1873 107 1 Y Y Y 4 4 0 0 
12/11/73 1873 107 1 N y y 4 4 0 0 
03/01/81 1881 208 1 0 0 0 0 
09/05/19 1919 118 1 yY Y Y Yy 4 0 4 0 
08/27/27 1927 241 1 vy v vY vY Y 5 1 4 0 
09/19/39 1939 349 1 Y Y Y VY Y 5 5 0 0 
06/23/45 1945 01 1 V4 Y Y Y Vi 5 1 4 0 
10/01/71 1971 3686 1 Vi n Y Y V4 Y 5 1 0 4 

** COUNTY coosa 
02/16/75 1875 263 1 V4 Y Y 4 4 0 C 
02/09/77 1877 184 1 Y yY vy 4 4 0 0 
02/07/85 1885 317 1 Y Y Y Y 4 4 0) 0 
06/26/53 1953 176 1 Y Y VY 4 O 4 0 
08/13/57 19857 326 7p Y Y y n 0 0 0 0 
08/13/5% 1957 326 1 Y Y Y 0) 0 0 0 

** COUNTY covington 
01/29/79 1879 208 1 V4 Y Y 4 4 0 0 
12/12/84 1884 258 1 vy Y Vi 4 4 0 0 
12/12/94 1894 64 1 0 0 0 0 
12/12/94 1894 62 3 Y Y vy Y 4 4 0 0 
04/07/11 1211 231 1 Y 5 1 0 0 
01/01/15 1915 98 l n y Y yn 4 0 4 0) 
02/04/19 1919 8  } vy y y Y 5 1 4 0 
05/19/45 1945 23 1 y Vv ¥% vy 5 1 4 0 
10/01/71 1971 3564 1 Y YY Y 5 5 0 0 

 



  

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02/18/88 

ACTS MODIFYING ELECTION STRUCTURES 
OF LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES IN ALABAMA 

ENACT VOL PAGE TYPE APP AT- SMD RNMMS APG TOT AL SMD MMD 
DATE YEAR LAR EUMATNRE SEAT SEAT SEAT SEAT 

SMDJGTIN 

** COUNTY crenshaw 
11/24/66 1866 38 1 y 0) 0 0 0 
01/29/79 1879 208 1 Y yY Vi 4 4 0 0 
12/12/84 1884 258 1 Y Y Y 4 4 0 0 
09/20/19 1919 285 1 Y Y 4 0 0 0 
09/29/19 1919 255 1 Y Y 4 0 0 0 
08/11/71 1971 192 1 Y Y Y 4 4 0 0 

** COUNTY cullman 
01/24/77 1877 €9 1 n Y 4 4 0 0 
02/13/79 1879 227 1 Y Y Y 4 0 4 0 
02/18/97 1897 1463 1 n V4 Y Y Vi 4 0 4 0 
03/05/03 1903 200 1 5 0 0 0 
04/14/36 1936 70 1 Y Y 5 5 0 0 
09/11/39 1939 244 1 Y Y 3 3 0 0 
08/17/51 1951 804 1 Y Vi V4 Y 5 1 4 0 
08/17/51 1951 804 1 Y n Y Y 5 1 0 0 
02/14/55 1955 38 l y v Vi 3 3 0 0 
09/23/89 1959 690 1 Y Y y Y 3 3 0 0 
08/11/77 1977 812 1 Y Y VY VY 3 3 0 0 

** COUNTY dale 
02/16/67 18687 537 1 Y Y Y 4 0 4 0 
07/29/68 1868 67 1 0 0 0 0 
12/11/71 18%) 371 1 0 0 0 0 
01/29/79 1879 208 1 Vi yY Y 4 4 0) 0 
12/09/96 1896 378 1 Y Y Y y 4 4 0 0 
09/20/71 1971 3174 1 Y y y vy 5 5 0 0 
07/30/79 1979 1125 1 Y. v Y Y Y 5 1 4 0 

** COUNTY dallas 
02/19/76 1876 385 1 4 0 0 0 
02/08/01 1901 840 1 Y Y g 5 5 0 0 
02/08/01 1901 890 1 Y Y Y 4 4 0 0 
02/19/78 1976 381 1 0 0 0 0 

** COUNTY dekalb 
02/16/75 1875 263 1 y yY Y 4 4 0 0 
02/09/77 1877 154 1 Y Y Vi =) 4 0 0 
02/22/87 1887 892 1 y Y y 4 0 4 0 
02/22/87 1887 892 1 Vi Y Y 4 4 0) 0 
08/24/39 1939 147 1 Y Y vy V VY 5 5 0 0 
09/07/55 1955 890 1 Y Y ny 5 5 0 0 
09/07/55 1955 890 1 n Vi Y Y 5 1 4 0 
08/19/69 1969 889 1 V4 yY VY Y 5 5 0 0 
10/06/75 1975 1551 1 0 0 0 0 

 



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02/18/86 

  

ACTS MODIFYING ELECTION STRUCTURES 
OF LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES IN ALABAMA 

G. TOT AL SMD MMD 
SEAT SEAT SEAT SEAT 

ENACT VOL PAGE TYPE APP AT- SMD RNMMS AP 
DATE YEAR LAR REUMATXR 

SMDJGTI 

** COUNTY elmore 

02/16/75 1875 263 1 Y Y Vi 4 4 0 0 
09/14/15 1915 373 1 Y Y Y 4 4 0 0 
09/14/15 1915 373 1 n Y y n n y n 4 0 4 0 
09/14/15 1915 373 1 Y Y Y 4 0 4 0 
09/14/15 1915 3873 1 Y Y 4 4 0 0 

** COUNTY escambia 
12/10/68 1868 397 1 Y 0 0 0 0 
01/29/79 1879 208 1 Y Y y 4 4 0 0 
12/07/00 1900 167 1 Y Y V4 4 4 0 0 
08/30/63 1963 912 1 Y Y Y Vi 5 5 0 0 
07/08/82 1982 165 1 Y 0 0 0 0 

** COUNTY etowah 
02/13/79 1879 227 1 Y Vi Y 4 0 4 0 
12/02/90 1890 12 i Y Y Y y 4 4 0 0 
08/11/27 1927 187 1 n n nn Y yY 4 0 0 0 
09/12/66 1966 487 p Y Y Y Y 0 0 0 0 
08/20/73 1973 631 1 Y y 1 1 0 0 

** COUNTY fayette 
02/16/78 1875 263 1 y Y V4 4 4 0 0 
02/09/77 187 154 1 yy y vy 4 4 0 0 
02/18/91 1891 1302 1 V4 Y Y 0 0) 0 0 
12/09/96 1896 380 1 Y V4 vy Vi 4 0 4 0 
03/05/07 1907 397 1 Y Y V4 Y 4 4 0 0 
09/12/69 1969 2027 1 Y Y N 0 0 0 0 
08/19/71 1971 672 p Y Y yY 0 0 0 0 

** COUNTY franklin 
02/16/75 1876 263 1 y y V4 4 4 0 0 
02/09/77 1877 154 1 Y Y y 4 4 0 0 
02/18/91 1891 1302 1 Y Y Y 0 0 0 0 
02/23/99 1899 1616 1 Y y 0 0 0 0 
02/27/01 1901 1203 1 vy Y 4 0 0 0 
09/25/47 1947 200 1 Y Vi V4 4 0 4 0 
09/25/47 1947 200 1 Vi Vi n Y 4 4 0 0 
09/09/49 1949 002 1 Y y Y Y 5 l 4 0 
09/09/49 1949 902 1 Y Y Y Y 5 1 4 0 
09/05/51 1951 1288 1 n Y Y yn 4 0 4 0 
09/05/51 1951 1288 1 n n vy 4 0 0 0 
07/23/83 1953 286 1 Y Y Y 4 4 0 0 

** COUNTY general 

07/09/45 1945 490 ¢ Y Y <4
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02/18/86 

ACTS MODIFYING ELECTION STRUCTURES 
OF LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES IN ALABAMA 

ENACT VOL PAGE TYPE APP AT- SMD RNMM S APG TOT AL: SMD MMD 
DATE YEAR LAR EUMATNRE SEAT SEAT SEAT SEAT 

SMDJGTIN 

** COUNTY geneva 

02/11/70 1870 98 1 Y Y V4 4 0 4 0 
02/18/95 1895 1136 1 Y Y y V4 4 4 0) 0 

** COUNTY green 
01/28/79 1879 219 1 Y Y Y 4 4 0 0 

** COUNTY hale 
01/30/67 1867 477 1 Y 0 0 0 0 
02/09/77 1877 154 1 yY Y V 4 4 0 0 
08/03/07 1907 751 1 Y Y Y 4 0 4 0 
06/03/53 1953 89 1 Y Y vY Y 4 4 0 0 
09/06/89 1959 961 1 vy V4 V4 y 4 0) 4 0 
08/10/65 1965 439 1 y y Y Vi 4 4 0 0 
09/20/71 1971 3261 1 Y Y v 0 0 0 0 
09/20/71 1971 3262 p Y Y Y 4 4 0 0 
08/27/73 1973 925 1 v Y V4 y 4 4 0 0 

** COUNTY henry 
01/29/79 1879 208 1 Y Vi y 4 4 0) 0 
09/02/19 1919 95 1 Y y 4 0 0 0 
09/02/19 1919 95 1 Y Vi yY 4 4 0 0 
08/13/23 1923 58 1 Y Y V4 YY 4 0 4 0 
08/13/23 1923 58 ' yY yY y YY 4 0 4 0 
06/12/35 1935 55 1 Y Y Y Y 4 4 0 0 
06/12/35 1935 55 1 V4 Y Y YY 4 4 0 0 
07/10/44 1944 365 1 Vi Y Y YY 4 0 4 0 

** COUNTY houston 
08/09/07 1907 860 1 Y Y V4 5 5 0 0 
03/29/11 1911 172 1 Y Y YY 4 4 0 0 
08/24/15 1915 75 1 Y Y y yY 0 2 0 0 
07/23/31 1931 266 1 n yY Y YY 3 0 3 0 
06/27/35 1935 71 1 n v yY Y 3 0 3 0 
09/13/35 1935 253 1 n Y y YY 3 0 3 0 
08/22/39 1939 133 1 n y Y YY 4 0 4 0 
09/19/49 1949 931 1 n Y yY VY 4 0 4 0 
07/29/53 1953 326 1 Y yY YY 4 4 0 0 
05/24/57 1957 30 1 n Y V4 YY 5 0 5 0 
09/12/69 1969 1673 1 y Y YY 4 0 4 0 
09/12/69 1969 1674 1 Y Y Vi YY 5 1 4 0 
09/12/69 1969 1673 1 y Y YY 4 0 4 0 

** COUNTY jackson 
02/16/75 1875 263 1 Y Y Y 4 4 0 0 
02/09/'7'r 1877 157 1 0 0 0 0 
01/29/79 1879 208 1 y y 4 4 0 0 
06/30/43 1943 199 1 vy vy Vi Vi 5 5 0) 0 
07/06/45 1945 162 1 Y Y 3 3 0 0 

 



  

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ENACT 
DATE 

10/08/47 
11/04/50 
07/09/57 

** COUNTY 
02/05/81 
02/18/99 
02/27/31 
08/16/31 
06/03/35 

¥* COUNTY 
02/04/67 

** COUNTY 
02/23/89 
02/18/91 
09/12/69 
10/01/71 
02/10/72 

**¥ COUNTY 
02/16/75 
02/09/77 
09/26/23 
09/26/23 
07/01/49 
07/11/51 
07/21/53 
02/18/55 
10/01/71 
11/24/71 

** COUNTY 
12/03/78 
02/18/95 
08/30/27 
08/12/59 
05/03/67 
07/01/69 

** COUNTY 
12/05/66 
02/05/91 
12/17/94 

** COUNTY 
02/16/75 
02/09/77 

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ACTS MODIFYING ELECTION STRUCTURES 
OF LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES 

VOL PAGE TYPE APP AT- SMD R NM M 
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1947 376 
1950 126 
1987 158 a

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jefferson 
1881 
1899 1115 
1931 149 
1931 208 
1935 157 g

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jones 
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lamar 

1889 1616 
1891 1302 
19690 2027 
1971 3475 
1972 4458 H

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lauderdale 

1878 263 
1877 154 
1923 259 
1923 259 
1949 200 
1951 458 
1953 272 
1955 61 
1971 3576 
1971 4166 H

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lawrence 

1878 243 
1895 1136 
1927 343 
1959 214 
1987 166 
1969 411 H
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lee 
18668 50 
18901 367 
1894 238 a

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1875 263 1 

1877 184 1 

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02/18/86 

  

ACTS MODIFYING ELECTION STRUCTURES 
OF LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES IN ALABAMA 

ENACT VOL PAGE TYPE APP AT- SMD RN MM S PG TOT AL SMD MMD A 
DATE YEAR LAR EUMATNR E SEAT SEAT SEAT SEAT 

SS MDJGTIK 

07/27/31 1931 258 1 Y Y Y YY 5 5 0 0 
02/12/37 1937 53 l Y Y Y v 5 1 4 0 
09/05/39 1939 235 1 Y Y Y YY 5 5 0 0 
08/29/39 1939 182 1 Y Y 5 0 0 0 
07/29/85 1955 454 1 vY Y Y Y 5 1 4 0 

** COUNTY lowndes 
08/01/68 1868 71 1 4 0 0 0 
03/07/76 1876 379 1 0 0) 0 0 
02/28/89 1889 1070 1 4 4 0 0 
12/17/94 1894 186 1 5 0 0 0 
07/29/07 1907 552 1 Y n Y Y 5 5 0 0 

** COUNTY macon 
02/22/87 1887 833 1 Vi n 4 0 0 0 
02/10/91 1891 555 1 Y y 4 4 0 0 
02/13/07 1907 41 1 V4 Y Y 4 0 4 0 
10/15/20 1920 176 1 Y y Y vy 4 4 0 0 
06/06/35 1935 41 1 n Vi Y ny Yy n 4 0 4 0 
06/06/35 1935 41 1 Y y yn V4 4 4 0) 0 
09/05/39 1939 225 1- n V4 Y vY Y 4 4 0 0 

** COUNTY madison 
12/13/94 1894 135 1 Y Y Y 4 4 0 0 
03/05/01 1901 2559 1 Y y y 5 0 5 0 
03/05/01 1901 2559 1 Vi y Y 5 0 0 0 
09/26/19 1919 217 1 MN vy Y 3 3 0 0 
09/26/19 1919 217 1 Y n n Y 2 0 0 0 
02/03/23 1923 3 1 Y Vi Vi YY 5 1 4 0 
09/12/69 1969 2022 1 Y Y Y 0 0 0 0 
09/17/71 1971 2906 1 Y V4 y 0 0 0) 0 

** COUNTY marengo 
01/23/67 1867 185 1 Y y Vs 4 0 4 0 
12/04/69 1869 4 1 Y 3 0 0 0 
09/17/19 1919 141 1 n Y y YY 4 4 0 0 
09/19/23 1923 188 1 Y Y Y y 5 1 4 0) 
02/17/55 1955 45 1 Vi vy V4 5 5 0 0 
08/16/66 1966 67 1 Y Y Y y 5 5 0 0 

** COUNTY marion 
02/16/75 1875 263 1 y Y V4 4 4 0 0 
02/09/77 1877 154 1 Y Y Vi 4 4 0 0 
01/28/79 1879 219 1 Y Y Y 4 4 0 0 
02/04/79 1879 236 1 Y Y Vi 4 0 4 0 
02/18/91 1891 1302 1 Y yn Y y 0 0 0 0 
12/14/94 1894 160 1 0 0 0 0 
02/23/99 1899 1616 1 Y Y 0 0 0 0 
10/09/47 1947 403 1 Y Y VY Y VY 5 0 5 0 

 



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02/18/86 

  

ACTS MODIFYING ELECTION STRUCTURES 
OF LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES IN ALABAMA 

ENACT VOL PAGE TYPE APP AT- SMD RNMMS APG TOT AL SMD MMD 
DATE YEAR LAR EUMATNRE SEAT SEAT SEAT SEAT 

SMD JGTINX 

08/07/71 1971 1956 1 Y YY YY 5 0 5 0 
05/21/81 1981 1243 1 Y Y y y 5 1 4 0 

** COUNTY marshall 
02/16/75 1875 263 1 Y vY vY 4 4 0 0 
02/28/89 1889 134 1 Y Y Y 0 0 0 0 
08/30/27 1927 286 1 Y Y Y vY 4 4 0 0 
09/13/35 1935 271 1 Y Y Y yY 3 1 2 0 
li 1936 46 1 0 0 0 0 

04/02/36 1936 49 l n Y Y Y 4 0 4 0 
08/26/53 1953 468 1 0 0 0 0 
08/23/55 1955 612 1 n'y Y n Y 4 0 4 0 
08/27/63 1963 756 1 n Y y Y 4 0 4 0 
09/12/69 1969 1867 1 y Y Y 5 5 0 0 
08/23/76 1976 840 1 Y Y VY 5 5 0 0 

** COUNTY mobile 
07/30/68 1868 69 1 5 0 0 0 
12/20/71 1871 388 1 Y Y 5 5 0 0 
12/04/88 1888 142 1 Y Y y Y Y 5 0 2 3 
02/28/01 1901 1842 1 Vi Y Y Y Y 5 2 0 3 
02/28/01 1901 1842 1 Y Y Y vy Y 5 5 2 3 
06/29/31 1931 372 1p y YY 0 0 0 0 
08/07/57 1957 233 1 n Y yy YY 3 3 0 0 

** COUNTY monroe 
01/29/79 1879 208 1 Y Y y 4 4 0 0 
12/13/00 1900 409 1 Y Y Y 0 0 0 0 
12/13/00 1900 409 1 Y Vi vy 0 0 0 0 
09/25/15 1915 394 1 Y y YY v 4 4 0 0 
09/25/15 19185 394 1 Y n Y n YY 4 4 0 0 
08/01/23 1923 42 1 n Y yY Y yy 4 0) 4 0 
03/15/39 1939 109 1 n Y Y Y V4 4 0 4 0 

** COUNTY montgomery 
03/11/75 1875 513 1 Y 5 0 0 0 
02/09/77 1877 162 1 0 0 0 0 
02/28/07 1907 219 1 Y vY Y Y 5 0 1 4 
09/20/23 1923 333 1 Y Vi yY Y 5 0 2 3 
06/03/83 1953 60 i YY Y 0 0) 0 0 
09/20/57 1957 1036 p Y yy yy 0 0 0 0 
05/11/77 1977 607 1p Y y y 5 5 0 0 

** COUNTY morgan 
02/16/75 1875 263 1 yY yY y 4 4 0) 0 
02/09/77 1877 154 1 Y y Y 4 4 0 0 
02/26/87 1887 635 1 Y vy Y 4 4 0 0 
03/01/01 1901 1465 1 Y vy v 0 0 0 0 
03/01/01 1901 1465 1 y Y Y 0 0 0 0 

 



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02/18/86 

  

ACTS MODIFYING ELECTION STRUCTURES 
OF LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES IN ALABAMA 

ENACT VOL PAGE TYPE APP AT- SMD R NM MS APG TOT AL SMD MMD 
DATE YEAR LAR EUMATNRE SEAT SEAT SEAT SEAT 

SMDJGTIN 

08/29/19 1919 258 1 Y n Y Y g 4 4 0 0) 
00/29/19 1919 258 1 Y Y vY 4 0 4 0 
03/09/39 1939 70 1 n n Y V4 v y n 4 0 4 0 
09/15/39 1939 287 1 yY Vi Y Y y n 5 1 4 0 
03/09/39 1939 70 1 n Y Y Y Y 4 0 4 0 
09/15/39 1939 287 1 Y V4 Y Y Y 5 1 4 0 
03/09/39 1939 70 l n Y Vi Y y n 4 0 4 0 
09/02/39 1939 181 1 Vi Y 1 1 0 0 
09/15/39 1939 287 1 Y yY Y Y Y VY 5 1 4 0 
03/09/39 1939 70 1 Y V4 Y V4 4 4 0 0 
08/06/73 1973 291 1 Y V4 Y YY 5 5 0 0 

** COUNTY perry 

02/05/81 1881 1 vy Y Y 4 4 0 0 
02/13/95 1895 553 1 Y ynn Y Y 4 4 0 0 
07/16/62 1962 178 1 Y n Y YY 0 0 0 0 
08/26/71 1971 1210 1 Y yY Y 0 0 0 0 

** COUNTY pickens 
02/05/81 1881 1 vY Y yY 4 4 0 0 
08/27/35 1935 167 1 Y Y Y V4 4 0 4 0 
08/27/35 1935 167 1 vY Y v V4 4 4 0 0 
08/04/63 1963 975 1 Y vy y 0) 0 0 0) 
07/31/67 1967 476 1 Y Y Y Y 4 0 4 0 
07/31/67 1967 476 1 y y y 4 4 0 0 
07/01/69 1969 406 1 0 0 0 0 

** COUNTY pike 
01/29/79 1879 208 1 y Vi Vi 4 4 0 0 
12/12/84 1884 258 1 y Y yY 4 4 0 0 
02/28/87 1887 954 1 Y Y Y 4 4 0 0) 
02/28/89 1889 950 1 0 0 0 0 
02/06/91 1891 395 1 y Y Y 4 4 0 0 
07/01/69 1969 431 1 Y Y V4 0 0 0 0 

** COUNTY randolph 
02/18/91 1891 1275 1 y¥ n Y Vi y 4 4 0 0 
02/18/91 1891 1275 1 Y 4 0 0 0 
08/02/27 1927 121 1 y 4 0) 0 0 
08/10/65 1965 417 1 vY n Y YY 4 4 0 0 

** COUNTY russell 
02/18/75 1875 263 1 Y y vY 4 4 0 0 
02/04/91 1891 354 1 Y y Y y 4 4 0 0 
09/03/19 1919 102 1 Nd y y Y 5 0 5 0 
05/26/31 1931 65 1 Y y y V4 3 3 0 0 
10/14/32 1932 35 l Y Y Y 3 3 0 0 
05/25/45 1945 40 1 yY y vY 3 3 0 0 
08/30/49 1949 776 1 Y y Y 3 3 0 0 

 



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ACTS MODIFYING ELECTION STRUCTURES 
OF LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES IN ALABAMA 

VOL. PAGE TYPE APP AT- SMD R NM M PG TOT AL SMD MMD 

** COUNTY 
12/29/68 

** COUNTY 
02/04/91 
01/01/11 
09/02/15 
09/10/19 
07/06/49 
06/09/89 
06/09/59 

** COUNTY 
01/23/66 
02/26/87 
08/06/57 
09/30/59 
09/13/69 
12/18/71 
08/14/73 

** COUNTY 
02/22/19 
11/01/21 
07/29/27 
08/06/47 

¥* COUNTY 
02/05/81 
02/09/98 
09/23/19 

** COUNTY 
02/16/75 
02/09/77 
12/05/90 
12/05/90 
08/07/23 
09/07/23 
04/16/63 

** COUNTY 
09/25/15 
07/08/35 
08/15/47 

S A 
YEAR LAR EUMATNRE SEAT SEAT SEAT SEAT 

SMDJGTI 

sanford 

1868 492 

shelby 
1891 354 
1011 154 
1915 199 
1919 115 
1949 206 
19050 448 
1059 448 B 

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1887 635 
1957 663 
1959 753 
1969 2296 
1871 4263 
1973 579 hd 

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sunter 

1919 51 
1921 77 
1927 91 
1947 187 

talladega 
1881 
1895 524 
1919 167 

tallapoosa 
1875 263 
1877 154 
1890 35 
1890 35 
1923 144 
1923 144 
1963 211 

tuscaloosa 
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1935 o7 1 
1947 246 1 

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02/18/88 

ACTS MODIFYING ELECTION STRUCTURES 
OF LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES IN ALABAMA 

ENACT VOL PAGE TYPE APP AT- SMD RNMMS APG TOT AL SMD MMD 
DATE YEAR LAR EUMATNRE SEAT SEAT SEAT SEAT 

SMDJGTIN 

** COUNTY walker 
12/05/65 1865 464 1 V4 Y Y 4 4 0 0 
02/16/75 1875 263 1 Y Y yY 4 4 0 0 
02/09/77 1877 154 1 Y Vi V4 4 4 0 0 
08/09/07 1907 863 1 Y Y Y Y 0 0 0 0 
09/07/27 1927 394 1 n Y Y Y yY 4 0 4 0 
06/13/31 1931 120 1 V4 vy yY YY 3 3 0 0 
10/11/32 1932 28 1 Y Y Y Y 3 3 0 0 
07/31/35 1935 131 1 Y y Y Y Y 5 1 4 0 
07/31/35 1935 131 1 Y Y V4 Y 5 5 0 0 
07/12/57 1957 166 1 vy yY Vi Y Y 5 l 4 0 
07/12/57 1957 166 1 Y y Y Y 5 5 0) 0 
09/12/66 1966 555 1 Vi n y Y 5 5 0 0 
09/12/66 1966 555 1 V4 Y Y Y 5 1 4 0 
09/17/73 1973 1802 1 y Y Y y 5 1 4 0 
09/17/73 1973 1802 1 Y Y Y 5 5 0 0 
10/08/75 1975 1811 p yY v¥ Y V4 5 1 4 0 
10/08/75 1975 1811 p Y Y Y 5 5 0 0 

** COUNTY washington 
01/28/79 1879 219 1 v V4 Y 4 4 0 0 
02/05/87 1887 767 1 Y Y Y 4 0 4 0 
02/21/93 1893 994 1 0 0 0 0 
12/17/94 1894 240 1 0) 0 0) 0 
09/18/15 1915 401 1 y V4 Y Y 4 0 4 0 
05/28/31 1931 80 1 n Y vy Y Y 4 0 4 0 
06/27/35 1935 70 1 Y y Y y 5 5 0 0 
06/17/43 1943 03 1 Y Y Vi vY 4 0 4 0 
08/17/51 1981 823 1 Y Y Y 4 4 0) 0 
08/12/69 1969 727 1 Y y Y YY 4 4 0 0 
10/10/75 1975 2287 1 V4 Y Vi VY 4 4 0 0 
05/17/81 19881 1019 1 YY 0 0 0 0 
07/18/83 1983 839 1 Vi Y V4 0 0 0 0 

** COUNTY wilcox 
02/09/77 1877 156 1 0 0 0 0 
02/09/77 1877 157 1 V4 4 0 0 0 
01/28/99 1899 434 1 Y Y 4 4 0 0 
02/02/37 1937 24 i} Y y Y 5 0 5 0 
09/15/39 1939 261 1 Y Y V4 y 5 5 0 0 

** COUNTY winston 
01/26/66 1866 517 1 Y Y Y 4 0 4 0 
02/18/95 1895 1136 1 Y Y y Y 4 4 0 0 
07/30/31 1931 305 1 y Y Y YY 5 0 5 0 
06/27/85 1955 327 1 Y ¥ ny Vi 3 2 0 0 
07/09/57 1957 152 1 v yy y y 5 0 4 0 
10/29/59 1959 902 1 yy. 9 3 Y ¥ 3 1 2 0 
10/29/59 1959 902 1 Y v y Y Y 3 1 2 0 

 



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02/18/86 

  

ACTS MODIFYING ELECTION STRUCTURES 
OF LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES IN ALABAMA 

ENACT VOL PAGE TYPE APP AT- SMD RNMM S APG TOT AL SMD MMD 
DATE YEAR LAR EUMATNRE SEAT SEAT SEAT SEAT 

SMDJGTTIN 

08/11/65 1965 390 1 y Y Vi Y 3 l 2 0 
08/11/65 1965 390 1 Y n vY Vi 3 3 0 0