HB 151 Summary

• Changes regular municipal election dates to the fourth Tuesday in August beginning in 2025, with runoff elections moved from six weeks to four weeks after the regular election to align with county and state election timelines.

• Moves the mayor's notice of election deadline to the second Tuesday in June preceding a general election, and shifts the candidate filing deadline to the fourth Tuesday in June.

• Requires the Alabama Ethics Commission to confirm candidate compliance with filing requirements under Section 36-25-15 before ballots are printed.

• Changes the deadline for printing and distributing official ballots and election supplies to 28 days prior to a general municipal election, or 10 days after a runoff election.

• Becomes effective January 1, 2022, and includes nonsubstantive technical revisions to update code language to current style.