HB542 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jeff McLaughlin

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Judges, circuit, district, appellate, and Supreme Court Justices, nonpartisan election, special ballot for state judicial candidates, filing fee, Secs. 17-6-20, 17-6-24, 17-6-25, 17-6-48 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, candidates for state judicial offices, including the offices of Chief Justice and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals, Judge of the Court of Civil Appeals, circuit court judge, and district court judge, are nominated by political parties and are included on the general election ballots in a column under the party name and emblem.

This bill would provide for the nonpartisan election of candidates for state judicial office.

The bill would require a special ballot for state judicial candidates. The bill would provide for a filing fee to be paid by candidates for state judicial office to the Secretary of State, to be split between the parties. The bill would provide for filing with the Secretary of State an affidavit of indigency in lieu of payment of the filing fee.

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Subjects

Elections