HB4 Alabama 2010 Session

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Bill Summary

Sponsors

Joseph C. Mitchell

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Supreme Court Associate Justices, appellate, circuit, and district judges, election from districts, Sections 6.02, 6.03, 6.04, 6.05, (Sections 140, 141, 142, 143, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended), am'd., const. amend.

Description

Currently, the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, does not require the Associate Justices of the Alabama Supreme Court, appellate judges, circuit judges, and district judges to be elected from districts.

This bill would require the Associate Justices of the Alabama Supreme Court, appellate judges, circuit judges, and district judges to be elected from districts.

To amend Sections 6.02, 6.03, 6.04, and 6.05 as added by Amendment 328 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Sections 140, 141, 142, and 143 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended; to provide that the Associate Justices of the Alabama Supreme Court, appellate judges, circuit judges, and district judges would be elected from districts.

Subjects

Constitutional Amendments

Bill Actions

Action Date	Chamber	Action
January 12, 2010		Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution and Elections

Bill Text

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Bill Documents