If a vacancy occurs in the office of mayor, marshal, recorder, treasurer, or recorder-treasurer in any city of the second class, at the first regular meeting after the occurrence of the vacancy the city council shall proceed to elect a person to fill the vacancy either by a majority vote of the council members or by a call for a special election to be held in accordance with § 7-11-101 et seq.Amended by Act 2021, No. 339,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.Amended by Act 2017, No. 879,§ 27, eff. 8/1/2017.Acts 1959, No. 54, § 1; 1967, No. 427, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1110; Acts 1997, No. 645, § 4; 2005, No. 2145, § 30; 2007, No. 1049, § 49; 2009, No. 1480, § 67.
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