General Information
Municipal elections are held quadrennially on the fourth Tuesday in August. The next City election for the office of Mayor and for five City Council positions will be held in 2025. These are non-partisan, at-large elections.
A run-off election, if necessary, will be held and the organizational meeting for the new administration will be held the first Monday in November.
Voters must be registered a minimum of 14 days prior to the election. If you have moved or had a name change, please update your information prior to this deadline. Registration and updates may be done on-line at www.alabamavotes.gov or forms may be obtained at City Hall, Trussville Public Library, any Courthouse or any State-Aid agency.
Currently five polling places are used for municipal elections, those being Trussville City Hall (Municipal Building), Trussville Civic Center, First Baptist Church, Faith Community Fellowship and Northpark Baptist Church. Poll hours are from 7:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m.
Municipal Election Official
The City Clerk is the municipal election official and the municipal absentee ballot election official. Any person desiring to become a candidate may obtain information from City Clerk Dan Weinrib, 205-661-4050, dweinrib@trussville.org . Any person who is unable to attend the polls on election day may request an absentee ballot application from the City Clerk.
Candidate Qualifications
Candidates for municipal office must be registered voters (qualified electors) in the City on the date the qualification papers are filed, and must have resided within the city limits for ninety (90) days prior to the date of the election, and must remain a resident of the city during the term of office.
Qualification Dates
Candidates may qualify to run for office not earlier than Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. (§11-46-22, Code of Alabama, 1975) nor later than Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. (§11-46-25, Code of Alabama, 1975).
Qualification Fees
A Statement of Candidacy must be filed along with a qualification fee of $50.00 for the position of mayor or for a city council position, or an affidavit of indigency may be filed.
Additional candidate information is available by contacting City Clerk Dan Weinrib at her office at City Hall, 131 Main Street, by phone at (205) 661-4050 or by e-mail at dweinrib@trussville.org
Resources
Voter forms:
- Voter registration / Name or Address Change
- Absentee Ballot Application – Federal, State, & County Elections (General, Primary, Special) – Must be returned to the County Absentee Elections Manager
- Municipal Absentee Ballot Application – Trussville Elections (General, Run-off, Special) – Must be returned to the City Clerk at Trussville City Hall
- Sample Ballot 2024 Municipal Tax Vote
Documents of interest to candidates:
- FCPA Committee
- FCPA Filing
- FCPA Waiver
- FCPA Dissolution
- FCPA Guidelines
- Statement of Economic Interests
- Guidelines for Public Officials and Employees
- Campaign Advertising
- Who Took My Sign
Articles of interest to candidates:
Poll Worker Training – click on the links below: