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AL SB303
Bill
Status
4/20/2021
Primary Sponsor
Clay Scofield
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 36-3-4 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to modify the term of office for sheriffs beginning with the next election cycle.
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Sheriff terms shall expire 14 days after the general election at which the successor is elected, with the new sheriff taking office on the fifteenth day after election.
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Maintains the existing 4-year term structure for sheriffs, coroners, county treasurers, and constables, with terms beginning the first Monday after the second Tuesday of January.
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Removes reference to county commissioners from the initial term provision, as their terms are governed separately under Section 11-3-1.
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Act becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Sheriffs, term of office, to commence following election, technical revisions to term of county commissioner, Sec. 36-3-4 am'd.
Sheriffs
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
4/20/2021