HB151 Alabama 2021 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2021
Title
Municipal elections, dates for, revised, ballot printing requirements further provided for, time frames for run-off elections specified, Secs. 11-46-6, 11-46-21, 11-46-22, 11-46-25, 11-46-26, 11-46-55, 17-11-12 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> This bill would revise the municipal
election dates in certain municipalities beginning
in 2025</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would change the date to the
second Tuesday in June preceding a general election
for when a mayor of certain municipalities must
give notice of the municipal election</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would change the deadline for
printing ballots in municipal elections to the
fourth Tuesday in June prior to the election, upon
confirmation from the Alabama Ethics Commission
that the candidate has complied with certain filing
requirements</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would revise the time frame for
municipal runoff elections from six weeks to four
weeks to mirror the run-off time frame for county
and state elections</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would also change the deadline for
printing and distribution of official ballots and
election supplies to 28 days prior to the general
municipal election, or 10 days after the election
in the case of a runoff municipal election</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 municipal elections, to amend Sections
11-46-6, 11-46-21, 11-46-22, 11-46-25, 11-46-26, 11-46-55, and
17-11-12, Code of Alabama 1975, to revise the municipal
election dates in certain municipalities beginning on a
specified date; to revise the dates by which a mayor of
certain municipalities must give notice of municipal
elections; to revise the deadline for printing ballots in
municipal deadlines; to require confirmation from the Alabama
Ethics Commission that a candidate has complied with filing
requirements prior to the printing of a ballot; to revise the
time frame for municipal runoff elections; to revise the
deadline for printing and distribution of ballots in runoff
municipal elections; and to make nonsubstantive, technical
revisions to update the existing code language to current
style.
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Subjects
Elections
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2021 | H | Indefinitely Postponed |
| February 24, 2021 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 2, 2021 | 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 24, 2021 | Archives Room in the Capitol Building at 09:00 | House CC&E Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB151 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - HB151 for Constitution, Campaigns and Elections |