HB592 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Steve HurstRepresentative

Republican

Co-Sponsor

Ron Johnson

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Talladega Co., board of registrars, meeting days increased, Sec. 17-3-8 am'd.

Summary

HB592 would set county-by-county limits on how many days county boards of registrars can meet, with Talladega County allowed up to 220 days plus up to 30 discretionary days.

What This Bill Does

It amends Section 17-3-8 to establish specific maximum meeting days for each county's board of registrars per fiscal year. Talladega County would be allowed up to 220 working days per fiscal year, plus up to 30 additional discretionary days at the chair's discretion (paid from county funds). Other counties are assigned different caps (ranging from 120 to 199+ days) and some counties include discretionary days in certain situations; Jefferson County is exempt from these limits. The bill also allows up to 25 days for special registration sessions with notice requirements, and clarifies that the term 'each year' means 'each fiscal year.'

Who It Affects

• Members of the county boards of registrars in all Alabama counties, whose annual meeting limits would be set or raised to specific caps and, in some cases, subject to discretionary days.
• County governments and county commissions (including the chair) who would fund and authorize discretionary meeting days, with Jefferson County exempted from these provisions.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 17-3-8 to set per-county maximum meeting days per fiscal year for boards of registrars.
• Talladega County: up to 220 working days per fiscal year, with up to 30 additional discretionary session days funded by the county and at the discretion of the county commission chair.
• Counts of meeting days by county include: 120 days for Chambers, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Dallas, Escambia, Geneva, Lowndes, Perry, Sumter, Wilcox; 168 days for Barbour, Blount, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Lee, Marengo, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Talladega, Winston (with Lee and Pike allowed up to 30 extra days).
• Tallapoosa, Talladega: 220 days; additional discretionary days for Talladega (and up to 30 extra days for Talladega as noted). 216 days for Dale, Franklin, Houston, Marion, Marshall, Bullock, Macon, Tuscaloosa; 167 days for DeKalb, Elmore, Limestone, Russell, Shelby.
• 199 days for Choctaw, Coffee, Colbert, Cullman, Lauderdale, Monroe.
• 187 days for Autauga, Bibb; Walker 200 days; Lamar, Cherokee, Clarke, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Hale, Washington 140 days.
• Baldwin, Calhoun, Chilton, Madison, Mobile, Montgomery, St. Clair, Morgan: up to five days per week to carry out official duties.
• Jefferson County exempted from these provisions.
• Actual number of session days determined by board quorum; up to 25 days may be used for special registration sessions with notice requirements.
• Definitions: 'each year' means 'each fiscal year' for the purposes of this statute.
• Effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.

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Subjects

Talladega County