AL SB12

Proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing the Alabama Legislature to enact general laws establishing a recall procedure for elected state officials.

Recall petitions may be filed after the first year of an elected official's term by qualified electors in the state or judicial/legislative district, requiring signatures equaling at least 25 percent of votes cast for that office in the last election within 90 days.

Secretary of State must call a recall election for the sixth Tuesday following verification of sufficient signatures, conducted as a special election with no primary elections allowed.

Grounds for recall include malfeasance, nonfeasance, lack of physical or mental fitness, incompetence, or violation of oath of office during the incumbent's term.

Only one recall petition and election may occur per term; the candidate receiving the most votes becomes elected for the remainder of the term, and recall is an additional removal method beyond impeachment.