SB91 Summary

• Proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing the Alabama Legislature to establish a recall procedure for elected state officials by general law.

• Recall petitions may be filed after the first year of an officer's term and must be signed by electors equaling at least 25 percent of votes cast for that office in the last preceding election.

• Recall petition signatures must be collected within 90 days and submitted to the Secretary of State, who shall schedule a recall election for the sixth Tuesday following verification of sufficient signatures.

• Grounds for recall include malfeasance or nonfeasance, lack of physical or mental fitness, incompetence, or violation of an oath of office.

• Only one recall petition and election is permitted against the same officer during a single term; the candidate receiving the highest votes in the recall election serves the remainder of the term.