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2025 MUNICIPAL ELECTION
The City of Spanish Fort will hold elections for Mayor and City Council Districts 1-5 on August 26, 2025. If a runoff election is needed, the election will be held on September 23, 2025. Polls will be open on Election Day from 7am to 7pm. The Voting location will be the Spanish Fort Community Center, 7361 Spanish Fort Blvd., Spanish Fort, Alabama 36527.
For questions regarding the municipal election, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 251-626-4884 or by email at Cityclerk@spanishfortal.gov.
Disclaimer:
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NOTICE OF ELECTION
Qualifications of Candidates
Section 11-43-1, Code of Alabama 1975 provides that every mayor, councilmember and officer elected by the whole electorate of the city or town shall be a resident and qualified elector of the city or town at the time they qualify to run for office and shall reside within the limits of the city or town during the term of office. Councilmembers elected from districts are required to reside within the limits of the districts from which they were elected during their terms of office. Additionally, all candidates must have been residents of the municipality for at least 90 days prior to the election and be a qualified elector at the time of filing of the statement of candidacy. Sections 11-46-22(b) and 11-46-25, Code of Alabama 1975. Similarly, candidates for election from wards must have been a resident of the ward they seek to serve for at least 90 days prior to the election. Section 11-43-63, Code of Alabama 1975.
There is a $50 qualification fee to run for office in the City of Spanish Fort.
Municipal Elections Calendar
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NOTICE AND GUIDANCE REGARDING POLITICAL SIGNS DURING ELECTION
We have had some questions regarding the placement of temporary signs, and we are providing this guidance to establish an easy to determine area in order to comply with applicable regulations during the election cycle. Please be reminded that temporary signs are allowed during this municipal election cycle subject to the provisions of Ordinance No. 598-2021 of the City of Spanish Fort (the “Sign Ordinance”). Temporary signs, including, but not limited to, election signs, “must not be located within any right-of-way whether dedicated or owned in fee simple or as an easement”. A right- of-way is a strip of land of varying width, which includes the paved area of a street or road, the medians, any adjacent sidewalks and all other areas within the right-of-way on either side of a public street, road or sidewalk available for the location of utilities and other infrastructure. On property which may be unfamiliar to you, it may be difficult to determine the exact edge of the right-of-way without a street map, tax plat map, subdivision map or other documentation. For the purpose of assisting candidates and the public in determining an appropriate location for the placement of temporary signs and aiding in enforcement during this municipal election cycle, please use the following general rules for guidance:
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Please place temporary signs in an area on the subject property behind the nearest power/utility poles located adjacent/parallel to the street, road or sidewalk.
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If no utility poles are located or observable in the area adjacent to the right- of-way, please place temporary signs in an area on the subject property behind any pad-mounted transformers (“green boxes”) or other telecommunications, cable or utility pedestals located or observable in the area adjacent/parallel to the right-of-way.
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If no pad-mounted transformers (“green boxes”) or other telecommunications, cable or utility pedestals are located or observable in the area adjacent to the right-of-way, please place temporary signs in an area on the subject property behind the water meters and/or fire hydrants located or observable in the area adjacent/parallel to the right-of-way.
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Please be reminded that temporary signs placed at intersections or on corner lots are required to meet the location requirements on all rights-of-way at the intersection.
One sign per issue and per candidate on the ballot within the district is allowed on each parcel of property within the district.In residential and commercial districts, the size of a sign cannot exceed 6 square feet.
Any temporary signs placed or maintained in violation of the Sign Ordinance are subject to immediate removal. All signs must be removed within seven (7) days after the election. If you have any questions regarding the Sign Ordinance, please contact Rebecca A. Gaines, City Clerk, at (251) 626-4884.