HB419 Alabama 2020 Session

Updated Mar 10, 2020

Summary

Primary Sponsor: David StandridgeRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2020
Title: Elections, Election Emergency Act, establish, suspension or delay election in emergency, authorized, Secs. 17-9-70 to 17-9-72, inclusive, added; Sec. 17-11-3 am'd.
Description: Existing law does not provide for a contingency plan in the event an election is disrupted because of a declared state of emergency.
This bill would establish the Elections Emergency Act and authorize the Governor to suspend or delay elections in the event of a declared state of emergency.
Subjects: Elections

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections