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.

Summary

HB209 would amend Alabama's Constitution to cap lawmakers in the Senate and House at three consecutive terms, starting with terms beginning after November 2014, with vacancies excluded from the count.

What This Bill Does

Proposes a constitutional amendment to limit a legislator to a maximum of three consecutive terms in either the Senate or the House, with the limit beginning on or after November 2014. Terms served to fill an unexpired term due to a vacancy would not be counted toward the three-term limit. The amendment would be submitted to voters for approval and would take effect once approved.

Who It Affects

• Current and future members of the Alabama House of Representatives and Senate, who would be limited to up to three consecutive terms after November 2014 (excluding vacancy-fill terms).
• Voters in Alabama, who would decide in a future election whether to approve the constitutional amendment.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 46 of the Alabama Constitution to limit legislators to a maximum of three consecutive terms, with terms starting on or after November 2014.
• The term limit applies to both the Senate and the House and excludes any period served to fill an unexpired term due to a vacancy from counting toward the limit.
• The amendment must be approved by voters in accordance with the state’s election laws for it to become part of the Constitution.

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Subjects

Constitutional Amendments