SB208 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jim McClendon

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Elections, special elections to fill vacant state legislative seat, provided for, abbreviated process

Description

This bill would provide a process for special elections to fill a vacant seat for a member of the Legislature, whereby all candidates who legally qualify to run, including party candidates and independent candidates, would be placed on the same ballot, and the candidate who receives the most votes cast in the special election is deemed the winner of the election.

This bill would require the Governor to call an election to take place not more than 62 days after a vacancy occurs.

This bill would also authorize the Secretary of State to adopt rules.

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Subjects

Elections