HB13 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Joseph C. Mitchell

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

House of Representatives, initial apportionment of House districts, provision repealed, Section 202, Article IX, (Section 202, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended), repealed, const. amend.

Summary

HB13 would repeal a long-standing constitutional rule that initially set Alabama House districts by county, since the Legislature has already established districts.

What This Bill Does

It repeals Section 202, Article IX of the Alabama Constitution, which described the initial county-based apportionment of the House. The repeal requires approval by a majority of voters in a statewide election. If approved, the obsolete provision is removed from the constitution, while current districting remains as established by the Legislature.

Who It Affects

• All Alabama voters statewide, who will vote to repeal the county-based initial apportionment rule.
• Election officials and lawmakers, who administer the statewide vote and implement the constitutional change.

Key Provisions

• Repeals Section 202 of Article IX of the Constitution of Alabama, removing the initial apportionment by county.
• Requires a statewide election for approval and provides ballot language describing the repeal.
• If approved, the change removes the obsolete provision from the constitution; current House districting, already established by the Legislature, remains in effect.

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Subjects

Constitutional Amendments