HB209 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Patricia Todd

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Legislature, term limits imposed, Section 46 (Section 46, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended) am'd., const. amend.

Description

Under existing law, there is no limit on the number of terms a person may serve as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives or the Alabama Senate.

This bill would provide for an amendment to Section 46 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 46 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, to limit a legislator to a maximum of three consecutive terms of office commencing on or after November 2014. The limitation would apply to service in either the House or the Senate, but would not apply to the period served to fill the unexpired term caused by a vacancy for any reason.

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Subjects

Constitutional Amendments