HB532 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Joseph C. Mitchell

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Counties in which a Class 2 municipality is located, circuit and district judges, election from districts, Sections 6.04, 6.05, (Sections 142, 143, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended), am'd., const. amend.

Summary

HB532 would require circuit and district judges in counties containing a Class 2 municipality to be elected from districts.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, the amendment changes how judges are elected in affected counties: circuit judges and district judges would be elected from districts, one judge per district. The number of districts would match the number of judges, with elections conducted by the qualified voters in each district according to law. Current judges would not have their terms shortened; they would continue serving until their current term ends.

Who It Affects

• Judges (circuit and district) in counties where a Class 2 municipality is located, who would be elected from districts.
• Voters in those counties, who would vote for district-based judge candidates.
• Incumbent judges in these positions, who would continue to serve until the end of their current terms.

Key Provisions

• Amends Sections 6.04 and 6.05 to require circuit and district judges in counties with a Class 2 municipality to be elected from districts.
• Divides each affected county into districts proportional to the number of judges, with one judge elected from each district by qualified voters.
• Elections would occur in the district-based manner prescribed by law, without shortening current incumbents' terms.
• The amendment applies only to counties that contain a Class 2 municipality.

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Subjects

Constitutional Amendments