SB398 Alabama 2017 Session
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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Bill HightowerRepublican - Session
- Regular Session 2017
- Title
- Elections, independent candidates, number of signatures on petition to qualify for ballot access lowered for special elections, Sec. 17-9-3 am'd.
- Description
Under existing law, an independent candidate seeking office must file a petition that is signed by at least three percent of qualified electors who cast ballots for the office of Governor in the last general election in the state, county, district, or other political subdivision in which the candidate seeks to qualify.
This bill would lower the percentage of signatures needed on a petition to gain ballot access for an independent candidate in certain special elections.
- Subjects
- Elections
Bill Actions
Indefinitely Postponed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Constitution, Ethics and Elections
Bill Text
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature