Notice of Election

By HBTV
Friday, June 24, 2016 | 4:06 PM
https://hbtv.us/news/?story_id=3089

Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, August 23, 2016, an election will be held for the purpose of electing a mayor and five councilmen.  The places to be filled in the Municipal Election are for the following places: Mayor; Councilmembers for Place #1, Place #2, Place #3, Place #4, and Place #5.  All registered and qualified electors of the state who have resided within the corporate limits of Haleyville, AL for 30 days or more immediately preceding the date of such election, and who are qualified to vote in the county precinct which embraces and covers that part of the corporate limits of Haleyville, Alabama in which the elector resides will be authorized to participate in said Election at the Neighborhood Facility Building (NFB) and the 21^st Street Gym.

Also, that an election for the purpose of electing School Board Members for Place #4 and Place #5 of the Haleyville School System will be held on the same date as the Haleyville Municipal Election, and that all registered and qualified voters of the state who reside in the school district of Winston County who vote at the Neighborhood Facility Building (NFB), the 21^st Street Gym, Crossway Church, Pebble Fire Station, and Beat 10, Box 1 at the Delmar Fire Department, and have resided therein for 30 days or more immediately preceding the date of such election will be authorized to participate in said election.

The polls will be opened at 7:00 A. M. and will close at 7:00 P. M. at the following polling places: Municipal and School Board - Neighborhood Facility Building (NFB) and the 21^st Street Gym. Polling Places for just the Haleyville School Board will be the Crossway Church, the Pebble Fire Station, and the Fire Department in Delmar.

Any run-off election will be held on October 4, 2016 at the same places and time as stated above.

Any qualified elector who will have resided within the municipality for the Municipal Election or the Winston County School District for School Board for a period of at least 90 days on Election Day may qualify to run for office by filing the appropriate forms and paying any appropriate fees, as otherwise provided by law.

The Municipal Elections Manager will begin accepting Statements of Candidacy at 8:00 A.M. on Tuesday, July 5, 2016. No Statement of Candidacy for this election will be accepted later than Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at 5:00 P.M. 

A candidate for municipal office or school board must file a Statement of Economic Interests, unless one is currently on file, with the State Ethics Commission http://ethics.alabama.gov simultaneously with the date the candidate files his or her qualifying papers or his name shall not appear on the ballot.