SB495 Summary

• Proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize the Alabama Legislature to enact general laws allowing recall of elected state officials.

• Requires recall petitions to be filed with the Secretary of State and signed by electors equaling at least 25 percent of votes cast for the office at the last election, with signatures collected within 90 days.

• Establishes recall election procedures including a sixth Tuesday timeline following signature verification, conducted as a special election with no primary elections allowed.

• Specifies recall grounds as malfeasance, nonfeasance, lack of physical or mental fitness, incompetence, or violation of oath of office, effective only after the first year of an official's term.

• Limits recall petitions to one per official per term and provides that the incumbent or highest vote-recipient is elected for the remainder of the term.