HB323 Alabama 2014 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Elections, Legislative office, costs and expenses incurred for filling vacancies, Section 46 (Section 46, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended) am'd., const. amend.

Description

<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the costs and expenses incurred for holding a special election to fill a vacancy in a legislative office are paid out of any funds in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would propose an amendment to Section 46 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended by Amendment 97, now appearing as Section 46 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, to provide the costs and expenses incurred in the filling of a vacancy in a legislative office shall be paid by the departing incumbent who leaves office for reasons other than illness, death, or election or appointment to another public office</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Proposing an amendment to Section 46 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended by Amendment 97, now appearing as Section 46 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, to provide the costs and expenses incurred in the filling of a vacancy in a legislative office shall be paid by the departing incumbent who leaves office for reasons other than illness, death, or election or appointment to another public office. </p>

Subjects

Constitutional Amendments