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AL HB84
Bill
Status
3/7/2023
Primary Sponsor
Chris Pringle
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AI Summary
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Moves the candidate qualifying deadline for city council and mayor in Class 2 municipalities from the fourth Tuesday in June to the fourth Tuesday in May at 5:00 p.m.
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Requires the mayor of a Class 2 municipality to publish notice of a regular municipal election by the fourth Tuesday in April preceding the election or the first publication day thereafter.
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Allows candidates to begin qualifying after the mayor publishes the notice of election.
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Makes technical revisions to update code language, including replacing "councilman" with "council member" throughout the affected statutes.
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The act becomes effective October 1, 2023.
Legislative Description
Relating to Class 2 municipalities; to amend Sections 11-44C-7 and 11-44C-9, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the deadline to qualify as a candidate for city council and mayor prior to the election; to extend the qualifying deadline for each office; to change the publication date for notice of a regular Class 2 municipal election; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
Class 2 municipalities, changed the date to qualify for municipal elections
Last Action
Indefinitely Postpone
5/31/2023