HB364 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Napoleon BracyRepresentative

Democrat

Co-Sponsors

Chad FincherJames E. Buskey

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Mobile Co., county commission to provide for the number and districts for election of members, initial districts to be same as Board of School Commissioners, Act 181, 1957 Reg. Sess. repealed

Summary

HB364 would create a Mobile County Commission of five members elected from single-member districts, using school board districts as the starting point, with a public referendum to approve the change.

What This Bill Does

It establishes a five-member county commission elected from single-member districts, with the initial district boundaries matching Mobile County Board of School Commissioners' districts on the act’s effective date. After that, district boundaries would continue to mirror the School Board districts unless the commission redoes them under a specified reapportionment process. The act would repeal conflicting laws (including Act 181, 1957) and require a countywide referendum to approve or reject the change; if approved, election costs are paid by the county and the changes take effect immediately; if rejected, the act is repealed.

Who It Affects

• Mobile County voters who would participate in the referendum and vote for the five district-based county commissioners.
• People who run for Mobile County Commissioner, as candidates would have to reside in their respective district for at least 90 days before qualifying and during their term.
• Mobile County government entities involved in elections (Judge of Probate, Secretary of State) and the county government itself, which would bear election costs and oversee district changes.
• Residents and future residents of Mobile County, since district boundaries would be aligned with the Mobile County Board of School Commissioners' districts unless reapportioned.

Key Provisions

• The Mobile County Commission shall be composed of five members elected from single-member districts.
• Initial districts for the commissioners shall be the same as the districts used for the Mobile County Board of School Commissioners on the act’s effective date; future districts shall remain the same unless reapportioned by the commission under Section 11-3-1.1 of the Code.
• County commissioners must be bona fide residents of their district at least 90 days prior to qualifying and during their tenure.
• All laws or parts of laws conflicting with this act are repealed, including Act 181, 1957.
• A countywide referendum is required to activate Sections 1-2, with the election held on a date designated by the Judge of Probate; the question asks voters whether they approve adopting the act establishing five single-member districts.
• If the referendum passes, Sections 1-2 become operative immediately; if not, the act is repealed and has no effect.
• Election costs not otherwise reimbursed are paid by Mobile County, and the election is conducted with other state/local elections; results are certified by the Judge of Probate to the Secretary of State.
• The act becomes effective immediately following passage and approval by the Governor, or otherwise becoming law.

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Subjects

Mobile County