HB544 Alabama 2015 Session
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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Thad McClammyDemocrat - Session
- Regular Session 2015
- Title
- Senate, redistricting, Sec. 29-1-2.3 repealed, Sec. 29-1-2.3 added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 an election or elections determined by the United States District Court.
The Alabama Attorney General would be required to submit this act to the United States District Court for the purpose of seeking final resolution of Alabama Legislative Black Caucus et al. v. Alabama and Alabama Democratic Conference et al. v. Alabama.
- Subjects
- Reapportionment
Bill Actions
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
Bill Text
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature