HB464 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jack Page

Democrat

Co-Sponsor

Craig Ford

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Etowah Co., board of education, election, legislative delegation authorized to establish and reapportion districts, Atalla and Gadsden excepted, const. amend.

Summary

HB464 would amend the Alabama Constitution to let the Etowah County legislative delegation draw seven district-based boundaries (excluding Attalla and Gadsden) and elect Etowah County Board of Education members from those districts.

What This Bill Does

It moves the Etowah County Board of Education elections from a county-wide at-large system to seven single-member districts; the district boundaries would be drawn by the Etowah County legislative delegation using census data to ensure equal representation and would be reapportioned after each census. Elections would be conducted as now, but only voters within each district can vote for that district's board member; incumbents would continue to serve until their term ends even if district boundaries shift; the delegation must ensure compliance with the Federal Voting Rights Act before elections.

Who It Affects

• Residents living in the seven districts outside Attalla and Gadsden would vote for the corresponding board member and be represented by that member
• Current Etowah County Board of Education members would continue to serve until their term expires, and future members would be elected from the new districts
• Residents of the Cities of Attalla and Gadsden are excluded from these district-based elections and would not vote for these board members

Key Provisions

• The Etowah County Board of Education shall consist of seven members elected by the qualified electors of seven single-member districts that exclude Attalla and Gadsden
• District boundaries shall be set by the Etowah County legislative delegation based on the most recent federal census using equal representation; reapportionment must occur within six months after each census and as needed to achieve equal representation
• Elections shall be conducted and members take office in the same way as current law, with incumbents continuing to serve if boundaries change
• The legislative delegation must take necessary steps to ensure compliance with the Federal Voting Rights Act before any election held under the amendment

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Subjects

Etowah County