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AL SB21
Bill
Status
1/23/2026
Primary Sponsor
Donnie Chesteen
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AI Summary
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Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring "natural born citizen" status for numerous Alabama offices, replacing current requirements that only mandate U.S. citizenship for specified time periods (10 years for Governor/Lt. Governor, 7 years for Attorney General and other statewide officers, 3 years for legislators)
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Affected statewide offices include Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Auditor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, and State Board of Education members
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Affected judicial positions include Alabama Supreme Court Justices, Court of Civil Appeals and Court of Criminal Appeals judges, and circuit and district court judges
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Affected local offices include sheriffs, district attorneys, circuit clerks, and constables
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Amendment requires voter approval through statewide election to become part of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022
Legislative Description
Offices of Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court; judge of the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals or Court of Criminal Appeals; judge of a circuit court or district court; member of the Legislature; Attorney General; State Auditor; Secretary of State; State Treasurer; Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries; member of the State Board of Education; and local sheriff, district attorney, circuit clerk, or constable required to be held by a natural born citizen of the United States, Constitutional Amendment
State & State Officers
Last Action
Pending Senate State Governmental Affairs
1/23/2026