2020 municipal elections

The 2020 municipal elections are scheduled for many Birmingham area cities and towns on August 25, 2020, as provided for in the Code of Alabama, Section 11-46-21(a).

In April 2020 the executive committee of the Alabama League of Municipalities discussed whether to request that the Alabama State Legislature postpone municipal elections for a year due to the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic, tabling the matter until June.

During the 2021 Alabama legislative session, Senate Bill 119, sponsored by Jabo Waggoner and enacted as Act of Alabama No. 2021-157, delayed the 2024 municipal elections to 2025 in order to prevent "election fatigue" caused by holding local elections during the same years as general elections for state and county offices.

See the line-ups for cities and towns in the following counties:

• Blount County
• Bibb County
• Chilton County
• Jefferson County
• Shelby County
• St Clair County
• Walker County

References

• Cason, Mike (April 16, 2020) "League of Municipalities won’t seek postponement of August elections." The Birmingham News