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title: Alabama's State & Local Governments author: Martin, David L. publisher: University of Alabama Press isbn10 | asin: 0817307389 print isbn13: 9780817307387 ebook isbn13: 9780585223155 language: English Local government--Alabama, Alabama-- subject Politics and government. publication date: 1994 lcc: JK4516.M33 1994eb ddc: 320.4761 Local government--Alabama, Alabama-- subject: Politics and government. Page iii Alabama's State & Local Governments Third Edition David L. Martin THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA PRESS TUSCALOOSA & LONDON Page iv Copyright © 1994 The University of Alabama Press Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0380 All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America designed by zig zeigler The paper on which this book is printed meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Science- Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48- 1984. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Martin, David L. Alabama's state and local governments / David L. Martin. 3rd ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8173-0738-9 (alk. paper) 1. Local governmentAlabama. 2. AlabamaPolitics and government. I. Title. JK4516.M33 1994 320.4761dc20 94-3923 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data available Page v To the memory of my mother . . . who suspected all politicians Page vii Contents Preface xiii 1. Alabama's Heritage and People 1 2. Constitutional Development 17 3. Voters, Nominations, and Elections 43 4. Politics in Alabama 57 5. The Legislature: Your Representatives in Action 87 6. Elected State Officials: Leadership Has Many Faces 117 7. State Administration: Services and Selected Agencies 141 8. Alabama's Judicial System 183 9. Alabama Local Government 217 10. Challenges for Alabama's Citizens 243 Appendixes 253 Index 269 Page ix Illustrations Figures 1.1 3 English Colony of West Florida, 17631783 1.2 4 Alabama at Statehood in 1819 1.3 6 Alabama's Rivers and Regions 1.4 9 Alabama's Forests 1.5 11 Alabama Median Income by County 1.6 13 Metropolitan Statistical Areas 2.1 18 Steamboat at Montgomery 2.2 20 Alabama State House, 1861 2.3 24 Constitutional Convention, 1875 2.4 36 Alabama Councils of Governments 3.1 44 Notice to Voters 3.2 45 Alabama Voter Registration Application 3.3 47 Absentee Voting Affidavit 3.4 48 Challenge Oath 3.5 50 Sample Ballot with Party Emblems 4.1 61 Appointment of Principal Campaign Committee 4.2 63 Summary of Contributions and Expenditures 4.3 64 Fair Campaign Practices Act: Cash Contributions 4.4 65 In-Kind Contributions 4.5 66 Receipts from Other Sources 4.6 67 Fair Campaign Practices Act: Expenditures 4.7 68 Statement of Economic Interests Page x 4.8 76 Lobbyists in the Capitol 4.9 77 Lobbyist's Registration Statement 4.10 80 Principal's Registration Statement 4.11 82 State Ethics Commission Complaint Form 4.12 83 Alabama Council of Association Executives 5.1 89 The Alabama Legislature Meets in the Statehouse 5.2 92 The Senate Presiding Officer and Secretary 5.3 98 A Joint Legislative Committee Meeting 5.4 105 Alabama House of Representatives in Floor Session 5.5 106 House Member Using the Electronic Voting System 5.6 111 A Citizen Petitions for Redress of Grievances 5.7 113 State Senate Lobbyist Registration Form 6.1 118 The Governor's Mansion, Montgomery 6.2 124 Governor Big Jim Folsom on the Campaign Trail 6.3 127 Governor Wallace Addresses the Legislature 6.4 131 Media Coverage at Governor Hunt's Conviction 7.1 142 State Government of Alabama Organizational Chart 7.2 150 Higher Education Institutions in Alabama 7.3 154 Population Vital Statistics 7.4 155 AIDS in Alabama, 198292 7.5 161 State Highway Construction and Maintenance 7.6 163 Alabama State Docks and Inland Ports 7.7 165 Wet and Dry Counties and Cities 7.8 170 Offenders on Parole and Probation 7.9 172 Alabama National Guard Disaster Assistance 7.10 174 State Position Announcement 7.11 176 Application for Civil Service Examination 7.12 179 Alabama's State Capitol Complex 7.13 180 Persons State Office Building 8.1 186 Alabama Judicial System 8.2 192 Municipal and District Courts 8.3 194 A Courtroom View 8.4 196 Alabama's Judicial Circuits 8.5 198 Anatomy of a Jury Trial
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