SB19 Alabama 2012 1st Special Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Vivian Davis FiguresSenator

Democrat

Session

First Special Session 2012

Title

Prichard, Water Works and Sewer Board, merger with Mobile Area Water and Sewer System, assumption of assets and debt, including Employees Pension Plan, Act 2011-543, 2011 Reg. Sess., repealed, const. amend.

Summary

SB19 would amend the Alabama Constitution to let the Legislature establish a general-law recall process for elected state officials.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, the bill would authorize a recall mechanism for elected state officers, with petition and election steps defined by general law. It sets a petition threshold of 25% of the votes cast for the office in the last election, allows a recall election to be held after the first year of the term, and requires the winner of the recall to serve the remainder of the term. It also specifies grounds for recall and limits to one recall petition per officer during a single term.

Who It Affects

• Electors of the state or district: may petition to recall an incumbent after the first year of the term, given 25% of the last election's vote as signatures.
• Incumbent elected state officers: could be removed through a recall election and replaced by the winner for the remainder of the term.
• Secretary of State: would determine if petition signatures are sufficient and would call the recall election.
• Voters in the recall election: would vote to keep or remove the incumbent and select the person to serve the remainder of the term.

Key Provisions

• Allows recall of elected state officials by general law, including petition requirements, a 25% signature threshold, and a recall election to determine replacement for the remainder of the term.
• Defines recall grounds (malfeasance/nonfeasance, lack of physical or mental fitness, incompetence, violation of oath) and restricts to one recall petition/election per officer during a term.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Mobile County