SB215 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Dan RobertsSenator

Republican

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.

Summary

SB215 would require all runoff municipal and runoff special primary elections to be held four weeks after the regular election, with some technical language updates.

What This Bill Does

If passed, the bill changes the timing so runoff elections for municipal and special primary races occur four weeks after the regular election. It also includes nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the code language to current style. The act would take effect on January 1, 2021.

Who It Affects

• Municipal voters in Alabama, who would vote in runoff elections scheduled four weeks after the regular municipal or special primary election.
• City election officials and municipal governments (especially in Class 5 cities), who would administer and schedule runoff elections on the new four-week timeline.

Key Provisions

• Amends Sections 11-46-6, 11-46-21, 11-46-55 and Section 17-13-3 to set runoff municipal elections and runoff special primary elections four weeks after the previous election.
• Includes nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the code language to current style.
• Effective date: January 1, 2021.

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Subjects

Elections