The following officers in this state shall be elected by the qualified electors thereof: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Auditor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, public service commissioners, senators and representatives in the Legislature, chief justice and associate justices of the Supreme Court, judges of the courts of appeals, circuit courts and district courts, district attorneys, judges of the probate court, sheriffs, coroners, clerks of the circuit courts, deputy circuit clerks in the counties for which they are provided, tax assessors, tax collectors, county treasurers in counties of more than 56,000 population, as provided by law, members of county commissions, constables, representatives in Congress, United States senators, electors for President and Vice-President of the United States and such other officers as may be required by law to be elected by the people, when not otherwise specially provided for.

General elections throughout the state shall be held for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Auditor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, three public service commissioners, no two of whom shall be elected from the same congressional district, chief justice and associate justices of the Supreme Court, judges of the courts of appeals and electors for President and Vice-President of the United States, United States senators and such other officers as may be required by law to be elected by the voters of the entire state; for a member of Congress in each congressional district; judges of the circuit court in each judicial circuit; judges of the district courts in each district; district attorneys in each judicial circuit, a senator in each senatorial district; a representative in the Legislature in each house district; a judge of the probate court, sheriff, clerks of the circuit courts, deputy circuit clerks in counties for which they are provided, tax assessor, tax collector, a county treasurer in counties of more than 56,000 population, as provided by law, coroner and members of the county commission in each county and constables in each precinct of the county.

The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Auditor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, senators and representatives in the Legislature, and a sheriff, tax assessor and tax collector in each county and one coroner in all counties having a coroner, and other officers not otherwise provided for, shall be elected on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1978, and every fourth year thereafter. A president of the public service commission shall be elected on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1980, and every fourth year thereafter. Two associate public service commissioners shall be elected on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1978, and every fourth year thereafter.

Members of county commissions, one county treasurer in all counties having a county treasurer and one constable for each election precinct shall be elected on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1980, and every fourth year thereafter.

At the general election of state and county officers in November, 1978, and biennially thereafter, a member or members of the county board of education shall be elected for a term of six years to succeed those whose term or terms of office shall expire at that time. Each member shall hold office until his successor has been elected and qualified.

A chief justice and two associate justices of the Supreme Court shall be elected on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1976, and every six years thereafter; three associate justices shall be elected on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1978, and every six years thereafter, and three associate justices shall be elected on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1980, and every six years thereafter. The justices of the Supreme Court shall hold office for a term of six years and until their successors are elected and qualified.

The judges of the circuit, district and probate courts, the judges of the courts of appeals and clerks of the circuit court shall be elected on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1982, and every sixth year thereafter.

In all counties having more than five circuit judges, there shall be elected, at each election when clerks of the circuit court are elected, a deputy circuit clerk, who shall hold office during the term of the circuit clerk of such county and until his successor is elected and qualified.

One district attorney for each judicial circuit shall be elected on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1980, and every sixth year thereafter, and their terms shall be six years and until their successors are elected and qualified.

Electors for President and Vice-President of the United States shall be elected on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1980, and every fourth year thereafter. A member of Congress from each congressional district shall be elected on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1978, and every second year thereafter.

At the general election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1978, and each six years thereafter, a senator of and from the State of Alabama in the Senate of the United States shall be elected by the people for a term of six years, beginning on the third day of January next after his election. At the general election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1980, and every six years thereafter, a senator of and from the State of Alabama in the Senate of the United States shall be elected by the people for a term of six years, beginning on the third day of January next after his election.