HB639 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Feb 24, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Rodney Sullivan
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2019
Title: Pickens Co., county superintendent of education, shall continue to be elected, const. amend.
Summary: This bill would keep Pickens County's Superintendent of Education as an elected position by the county's voters.
What This Bill Does
It would amend the Alabama Constitution to require that the Pickens County Superintendent of Education be elected by the county's qualified electors, with the Legislature allowed to adopt additional election details by local law. The election would be conducted under existing constitutional provisions and state election laws, and the appropriate official would assign a ballot number and provide a descriptive ballot statement. The proposed amendment would be put to a vote with standard Yes/No options.

Who It Affects
Qualified electors of Pickens County, who would continue to elect the county superintendent of education.
Pickens County's superintendent of education and local election officials, who would operate under the elected framework and potentially implement additional election details if allowed by local law.

Key Provisions
The Pickens County Superintendent of Education shall be elected by the qualified electors of the county, with the Legislature, by local law, allowed to provide further for the election of the county superintendent.
An election on the proposed amendment shall be held under the Constitution's applicable sections and the state's election laws.
The appropriate election official shall assign a ballot number and include a ballot description, and voters will see 'Yes ( ) No ( )' for the amendment.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Pickens County