SB191 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Del Marsh

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Term limits, members of Senate and House of Representatives limited to three full terms in each body, const. amend.

Summary

Proposes a constitutional amendment to limit Alabama legislators to three full terms in each chamber, counting two-year terms as full terms, with a grandfather clause for pre-2006 service.

What This Bill Does

If passed, no person may be elected to the Senate or the House for more than three full terms in that body. Any election lasting at least two years would count as a full term for the purposes of this limit. The amendment includes a grandfather clause stating that service before November 8, 2006 would not disqualify a person from serving after that date.

Who It Affects

• Members of the Alabama Senate – would be limited to three full terms in the Senate, with two-year terms counting as a full term and pre-2006 service allowed to continue.
• Members of the Alabama House of Representatives – would be limited to three full terms in the House, with two-year terms counting as a full term and pre-2006 service allowed to continue.

Key Provisions

• No person shall be elected to the Senate or the House for more than three full terms in each body.
• An election to the Senate or the House lasting at least two years shall be treated as a full term for purposes of the limit.
• Service in the Senate and House prior to November 8, 2006 shall not disqualify such person from serving after that date.
• The amendment shall be proposed to the Alabama Constitution and would require voter approval through the usual constitutional amendment process, including ballot description and notice.

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Subjects

Constitutional Amendments