SB336 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Larry MeansMayor

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Etowah Co., board of education, election from single member districts, Attalla and Gadsden excepted, committee of county officials authorized to establish and reapportion districts, const. amend. (2010-20517)

Summary

A constitutional amendment would let a county official committee redraw Etowah County school districts (excluding Attalla and Gadsden) and elect seven board members from seven single-member districts.

What This Bill Does

It creates a seven-member Etowah County Board of Education elected by residents of seven single-member districts (excluding Attalla and Gadsden). A committee of county officials based on census data will establish and reapportion these districts to ensure equal representation, with reapportionment within six months after each federal census and as needed. Elections and terms will follow current law, incumbents continue if boundaries change, and the committee must ensure compliance with the Federal Voting Rights Act before any election under the amendment.

Who It Affects

• Residents of Etowah County who live in the seven single-member districts (excluding Attalla and Gadsden) who will vote for the Etowah County Board of Education members.
• Etowah County officials who form the reapportionment committee (judge of probate, sheriff, circuit clerk, and the Chairs or designees of the county Democratic and Republican parties) and current board members, as redistricting may affect who represents them and how they are elected.

Key Provisions

• The Etowah County Board of Education shall consist of seven members elected by seven single-member districts, excluding Attalla and Gadsden.
• A committee of Etowah County officials (judge of probate as chair, sheriff, circuit clerk, and the chairs or designees of the county Democratic and Republican parties) shall establish and reapportion the districts using the latest federal census to ensure equal representation, and must reapportion within six months after the census and as needed thereafter.
• Elections for the board shall be conducted and officials shall take office in the same manner as currently provided by law; incumbents serve until their current terms expire, even if district boundaries change and incumbents are placed outside their district, they continue to serve the remainder of their term.
• The committee must take necessary steps to ensure the amendment complies with the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 before any election conducted under the amendment.

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Subjects

Etowah County