SB119 Summary

• Changes municipal election dates in cities and towns from fourth Tuesday in August 1984 to fourth Tuesday in August 2025, with quadrennial elections thereafter.

• Requires Alabama Ethics Commission confirmation of candidate filing compliance before ballot printing, with candidate filing deadline changed to fourth Tuesday in June (previously third Tuesday in July).

• Reduces runoff election timeframe from sixth Tuesday to fourth Tuesday following the regular election.

• Changes absentee ballot delivery deadline from seven days to 28 days after the last day to qualify as a candidate for municipal elections, and from 14 days to 10 days for runoff municipal elections.

• Updates election notice publication dates from first Tuesday in July to second Tuesday in June for regular elections, and implements technical/stylistic revisions throughout election code sections.