HB348 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Phillip PettusRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Lauderdale Co., superintendent of education, election by qualified electors residing outside corporate limits of Florence, Act 33, 1931 Session

Summary

HB348 would shift Lauderdale County's Superintendent of Education election to be decided only by voters living outside the City of Florence, for four-year terms.

What This Bill Does

Starting with the next election after the act becomes effective, the Lauderdale County Superintendent of Education would be elected by qualified electors residing outside Florence city limits. Election officials will conduct the election under this act. The superintendent will assume office on the first Monday in January after the election and serve a four-year term, with nominations in primaries allowed like other county offices. The act becomes effective immediately upon passage or approval.

Who It Affects

• Lauderdale County residents who live outside the City of Florence: will have the right to vote for the Lauderdale County Superintendent of Education in regular elections for a four-year term.
• Lauderdale County residents who live inside the City of Florence: will no longer vote for the Lauderdale County Superintendent of Education under this act, reducing the pool of voters for this office.

Key Provisions

• Amends Act 33, 1931 to change the election of the Lauderdale County Superintendent of Education to be by qualified electors residing outside the City of Florence.
• Section 1(a): Beginning with the next election after the amendment, the superintendent is elected by outside-Florence electors for a four-year term.
• Section 1(b): Election officials shall conduct the election in conformity with this act.
• Section 2: At the general election in Lauderdale County, the superintendent shall assume office on the first Monday in January following the election; term is four years; elections occur every four years; nominations may be made in primaries as for other county officers.
• Section 2: The act becomes effective immediately after passage and approval by the Governor or otherwise becoming law.

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Subjects

Lauderdale County