SB258 By Senator Marsh RFD Constitution, Ethics and Elections Rd 1 17-FEB-16

SYNOPSIS: Existing law prescribes the order in which offices and candidates' names will appear on an election ballot.

This bill would reorder the offices and candidates' names on an election ballot.

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT

Relating to elections; to amend Section 17-6-25, Code of Alabama 1975; to reorder the offices and candidates' names as they appear on an election ballot.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 17-6-25, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows:

§17-6-25.

"The names of candidates for each office shall be listed on the ballot in alphabetical order by surname, and the offices shall be listed in the following order:

"(1) President (if preference primary).

"(2) Delegate to national convention.

"(3)(2) Governor.

"(4)(3) Lieutenant Governor.

"(5)(4) United States senator.

"(6)(5) United States representative.

"(7)(6) Attorney General.

"(8)(7) State senator.

"(9)(8) State representative.

"(10)(9) Supreme Court justice.

"(11)(10) Court of Civil Appeals judge.

"(12)(11) Court of Criminal Appeals judge.

"(13)(12) Secretary of State.

"(14)(13) State Treasurer.

"(15)(14) State Auditor.

"(16)(15) Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries.

"(17)(16) Public Service Commissioner.

"(18)(17) State Board of Education member.

"(19)(18) Circuit court judge.

"(20)(19) District attorney.

"(21)(20) District court judge.

"(22)(21) Circuit clerk.

"(23)(22) Other public officers (to be listed in the order prescribed by the judge of probate).

"(23) Delegate to national convention.

"(24) Other party officers (to be listed in the order prescribed by the judge of probate)."

Section 2. This act shall become effective on the first day of the third month following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.

Elections

Ballots

Candidates

Elected Officials

Code Amended