HB32 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mike Millican

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Wes LongLynn GreerRichard J. LairdCharles O. NewtonGreg WrenSteve ClouseJim BartonVictor GastonMac McCutcheonElwyn ThomasKen Johnson

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Presidential preference primary election, date changed, provisions relating to when election day same day as Mardi Gras deleted, Sec. 17-13-100 am'd.

Summary

HB32 moves Alabama's presidential preference primary from February to June starting in 2012 and removes Mardi Gras-specific voting provisions.

What This Bill Does

It changes the presidential preference primary to the first Tuesday in June beginning in 2012. It preserves the basic process for selecting delegates pledged to presidential candidates. It deletes the special provisions that apply when the primary falls on Mardi Gras, such as expanded absentee voting for certain counties, pre-election voting days, and special voting centers, along with related timing and administration rules. It also sets that the state will reimburse counties for primary-related costs and notes certain election-management provisions do not apply to this election.

Who It Affects

• Voters statewide will cast their presidential preference vote in June instead of February in years when a President is elected.
• Mobile County, Baldwin County, and any county that recognizes Mardi Gras as a county holiday will lose the Mardi Gras-specific voting provisions (absentee voting flexibility, early voting day, special voting centers) and follow standard procedures for the primary.
• County election officials (judges of probate, county commissions, boards of Registrars, Election Managers) will administer the primary under the new date and funding arrangement, including state reimbursement for costs and changes to applicable election rules.

Key Provisions

• Date change: The presidential preference primary shall be held on the first Tuesday in June in each year a President is to be elected, beginning in 2012.
• Removal of Mardi Gras provisions: Provisions that apply when the election date is on Mardi Gras are deleted from the law.
• Funding and administration: The State shall reimburse counties for all sums expended to hold and conduct the presidential preference primary, and certain ordinary election-administration provisions do not apply to this election.

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Subjects

Elections