HB507 Alabama 2013 Session

Under existing law, certain public office holders are required to reside in or sufficiently near the City of Montgomery so that the office or post of duty is reasonably accessible daily

Under existing law, the judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals and the Court of Civil Appeals are required to reside in Montgomery during the terms of the courts

Under existing law, no two members of the Public Service Commission may be elected or appointed from the same congressional district

This bill would require public officials to live in a location that enables them to access their office or post of duty within a single day of travel

This bill would remove the requirement that judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals and the Court of Civil Appeals reside in Montgomery during the terms of court

This bill would require judges of the Court of Civil Appeals, and the Court of Criminal Appeals and members of the Public Service Commission to live in or sufficiently near the City of Montgomery so that their offices are reasonably accessible to the members daily

This bill would remove the prohibition on the election or appointment of members of the Public Service Commission from the same congressional district

Relating to residency of certain public officials; to amend Sections 12-3-5, 36-2-4, 37-1-3, and 37-1-9, Code of Alabama 1975; to remove the requirement that the judges of the appellate courts reside in Montgomery during terms of court; to require certain public officials to reside in a location that enables them to access their office or post within a single day of travel; and to remove the prohibition on electing or appointing members of the Public Service Commission from the same congressional district.