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AL HB334
Bill
Status
3/19/2015
Primary Sponsor
Bob Fincher
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AI Summary
HB334 Summary
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Replaces Alabama's party-based primary system with a unified primary election where all qualified candidates, including independents, appear on a single ballot that all voters can access regardless of party affiliation.
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The two candidates receiving the highest number of votes in the primary election advance to the general election ballot, regardless of their party affiliation or lack thereof.
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Eliminates separate party primary ballots and allows all qualified electors to vote the same ballot in primary elections for state and local offices.
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Authorizes the Secretary of State to adopt rules necessary to implement and administer this new primary election system.
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Repeals Sections 17-13-19, 17-13-20, 17-13-21, and 17-13-42 of the Code of Alabama 1975, which previously governed party-specific primary election procedures.
Legislative Description
Primary elections, top two vote getters, regardless of party affiliation, come candidates for general election, Secs. 17-13-19, 17-13-20, 17-13-21, 17-13-42 repealed; Secs. 17-5-2, 17-5-7, 17-5-8, 17-6-21, 17-6-22, 17-9-3, 17-11-12, 17-13-1, 17-13-2, 17-13-3, 17-13-7, 17-13-8, 17-13-16, 17-13-18, 17-13-50, 17-16-45, 17-16-46, 21-4-21 am'd.
Primary Elections
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
3/19/2015