SB119 Alabama 2021 Session
Signed by Governor
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 |
|---|---|---|
| March 30, 2021 | S | Assigned Act No. 2021-157. |
| March 30, 2021 | H | Signature Requested |
| March 30, 2021 | S | Enrolled |
| March 30, 2021 | S | Passed Second House |
| March 30, 2021 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 536 |
| March 30, 2021 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| March 18, 2021 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 4, 2021 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections |
| March 4, 2021 | S | Engrossed |
| March 4, 2021 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 448 |
| March 4, 2021 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| March 2, 2021 | S | Waggoner motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| March 2, 2021 | S | Waggoner motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 335 |
| March 2, 2021 | S | Waggoner Amendment Offered |
| March 2, 2021 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| February 23, 2021 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 2, 2021 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | March 17, 2021 | House Chamber at 09:00 | House CC&E Hearing |
| Hearing | February 23, 2021 | Room 825 *Bill Added* at 13:00 | Senate GA Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB119 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | SB119 Alabama 2021 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | SB119 Alabama 2021 Session - Enrolled |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Waggoner Amendment Offered |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB119 for Governmental Affairs |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB119 for Constitution, Campaigns and Elections |