HB515 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Demetrius C. Newton

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Presidential and vice presidential electors, elected in direct proportion to popular vote, Sec. 17-14-34 am'd.

Summary

HB515 would change Alabama's presidential elector system from winner-take-all to electors allocated in direct proportion to the statewide popular vote, starting with the 2012 election.

What This Bill Does

The bill amends Section 17-14-34 to allocate presidential and vice presidential electors based on each candidate's share of the statewide popular vote. After the election, the Governor (with the Secretary of State and Attorney General) must certify the results within 15 days and proclaim which electors are elected according to those proportional shares. It also sets the effective date as the first day of the third month after passage and gubernatorial approval.

Who It Affects

• Voters in Alabama, whose votes would determine the proportional allocation of the nine electors instead of a winner-take-all result.
• Presidential and vice presidential candidates and their political parties, whose electoral votes would be distributed in proportion to their share of the statewide popular vote.

Key Provisions

• Allocates presidential and vice presidential electors in direct proportion to the popular vote starting with the 2012 presidential election.
• The Governor, with the Secretary of State and Attorney General, must certify the returns within 15 days after returns and notify electors by proclamation of the total votes for each candidate; the number of electors for each candidate must directly correspond to their percentage of the popular vote.
• The Governor shall proclaim each presidential elector as elected.
• The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after its passage and approval by the Governor.

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Subjects

Elections