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AL HB532
Bill
Status
3/14/2012
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Mitchell
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AI Summary
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Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring circuit judges and district judges in counties containing a Class 2 municipality to be elected from districts rather than at-large.
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Amends Sections 6.04 and 6.05 of the Alabama Constitution to mandate the Legislature divide qualifying counties into districts commensurate with the number of judges, with one judge elected from each district by qualified electors.
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Protects the terms of incumbent judges by allowing those then holding office to continue serving until the expiration of their elected terms.
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Requires the election to be held in accordance with Sections 284 and 285 of the Alabama Constitution and state election laws, with approval needed from a majority of qualified electors voting on the measure.
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Specifies ballot language describing the amendment as proposing district-based elections for circuit and district judges in counties with Class 2 municipalities while allowing all incumbent judges to complete their terms.
Legislative Description
Counties in which a Class 2 municipality is located, circuit and district judges, election from districts, Sections 6.04, 6.05, (Sections 142, 143, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended), am'd., const. amend.
Constitutional Amendments
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
3/14/2012