SB279 Summary

• Establishes permanent place numbers for all seats on the Alabama Supreme Court, Court of Criminal Appeals, and Court of Civil Appeals, effective beginning with the 2022 statewide election.

• Assigns 8 permanent places to the Supreme Court by mapping previous ballot designations from the 2014, 2016, and 2018 elections to places 1-8.

• Assigns 5 permanent places to the Court of Criminal Appeals by consolidating previous ballot designations from the 2014 and 2018 elections to places 1-5.

• Assigns 5 permanent places to the Court of Civil Appeals by consolidating previous ballot designations from the 2014 and 2018 elections to places 1-5.

• Requires court clerks to notify the Secretary of State and political party executive directors in writing of the election ballot placements for each seat.