SB585 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

William “Bill” M. Beasley Senator

Democrat

Co-Sponsors

Roger Bedford, Jr.Bobby D. SingletonJerry L. Fielding

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Senate, redistricting pursuant to 2010 federal census, venue for legal action challenging to be in Montgomery County Circuit Court, official maps of districts retained in Secretary of State Office and printed with Acts, use for Legislative intent, Sec. 29-1-2.3 repealed; Sec. 29-1-2.3 added

Description

Sections 199 and 200 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, require the Legislature to reapportion and redistrict itself following the release of each federal decennial census.

This bill would divide the state into districts for the purpose of electing members of the Alabama Senate at the General Election of 2014 and 2018, until the next federal census is released.

The bill would provide venue in Montgomery County Circuit Court for any legal action, including any action pending in any court on the effective date of this act, challenging the validity of all or any portion of any Senate reapportionment or redistricting plan adopted pursuant to the bill.

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Subjects

Senate