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AL HB391

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/7/2013

Primary Sponsor

Jack Williams

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2013

AI Summary

  • Allows the president of a municipal council to decline automatic succession to the office of mayor in municipalities with populations of 12,000 or more and remain on the council by filing a written declaration with the municipal clerk within 72 hours of a vacancy.

  • Empowers the municipal council to fill a mayoral vacancy from its own membership or from any qualified elector in the municipality when the council president declines succession.

  • Requires that any person elected by the council to fill a mayoral vacancy must be a qualified elector and meet all other legal qualifications required to serve as mayor.

  • Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.

Legislative Description

Municipalities, mayors, vacancies, procedures for filling in municipalities when president of council declines the office of mayor and remains on council, Sec. 11-43-42.1 added

Municipalities

Last Action

Indefinitely Postponed

5/7/2013

Committee Referrals

County and Municipal Government3/7/2013

Full Bill Text

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