HB37 Alabama 2020 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2020
Title
Runoff elections, four weeks after municipal and special primary elections, period revised, Secs. 11-46-6, 11-46-21, 11-46-55, 17-13-3 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Existing law specifies that a runoff
municipal election or runoff special primary
election must occur a certain number of weeks after
the regular election</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would revise the date for runoff
elections to be four weeks after the regular
election for all runoff municipal elections and
runoff special primary elections</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would also make nonsubstantive,
technical revisions to update the existing code
language to current style</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to runoff elections; to amend Sections
11-46-6, 11-46-21, and 11-46-55 and Section 17-13-3, as last
amended by Act 2019-318, 2019 Regular Session, Code of Alabama
1975; to provide that all runoff municipal and runoff special
primary elections be held four weeks after the previous
election; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to
update the existing code language to current style.
</p>
Subjects
Elections
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 20, 2020 | H | Pending third reading on day 7 Favorable from Constitution, Campaigns and Elections |
| February 20, 2020 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 4, 2020 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | February 19, 2020 | Room 418 -- UPDATED at 09:00 | House CC&E Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB37 Alabama 2020 Session - Introduced |