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SB240
SB240 By Senator Ross ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Sections 17-13-3 and 17-13-100, Code of Alabama
1975, relating to the date of holding presidential primary; to change the date to the first
Tuesday in March, beginning in the 2016 election. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section
1. Sections 17-13-3 and 17-13-100, Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows: §17-13-3.
"(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), primary elections, except special
primary elections and presidential preference primaries, held at the expense of the state
or counties, shall be held on the first Tuesday in June. When necessary, as provided in this
chapter, a second or runoff primary election shall be held on the sixth Tuesday following
the primary election. Any second primary shall be held by the same election officers who held
the first primary, and be held at the same places as the first primary election. No primary
shall be held by any political party except as herein...
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HB334
165352-1:n:03/12/2015:PMG/agb LRS2015-334 HB334 By Representatives Fincher and Hanes RFD Constitution,
Campaigns and Elections Rd 1 19-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, there is a separate ballot
for each party for which there are candidates in primary elections, and an elector may only
vote for candidates of one political party. This bill would create a primary election system
for state and local offices where all qualified candidates, including independent candidates,
would have their names on the primary election ballot and all qualified electors may vote
the same ballot. This bill would provide that the two candidates that receive the highest
number of votes in a primary election, regardless of their party affiliation or lack thereof,
would be placed on the ballot in the general election. This bill would also authorize the
Secretary of State to adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this act. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT Relating to primary elections; to amend 17-5-2,...
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HB79
164923-1:n:03/02/2015:PMG/agb LRS2015-671 HB79 By Representatives Ball, McMillan and Standridge
RFD Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Rd 1 03-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, if
a candidate does not receive a majority of votes cast in a primary election, a second primary
election is held. This bill would eliminate a second primary election by providing that the
candidate who receives the greatest number of votes cast in a primary election becomes the
party nominee in the general election. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to primary elections;
to amend 17-5-2, 17-5-7, 17-5-8, 17-6-21, 17-6-22, 17-9-3, 17-11-12, 17-13-3, 17-13-18, 17-16-45,
17-16-46, and 21-4-21, Code of Alabama 1975; to repeal Sections 17-13-19, 17-13-20, and 17-13-21,
Code of Alabama 1975; and to eliminate a second primary election by providing that the candidate
who receives the greatest number of votes cast in a primary election becomes the party nominee
in the general election. BE IT ENACTED BY THE...
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HB666
169161-1:n:05/13/2015:KMS/th LRS2015-1975 HB666 By Representative Davis RFD Constitution, Campaigns
and Elections Rd 1 14-MAY-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would provide a procedure for conducting
a federal instant runoff primary election and a special federal ballot for those primary elections
in which the nomination for a federal office other than president is contested by three or
more candidates. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to primary elections; to provide a
procedure for conducting a federal instant runoff primary election and a special federal ballot
for those primary elections in which the nomination for a federal office other than president
is contested by three or more candidates. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section
1. Section 17-13-8.1 is added to the Code of Alabama 1975, to read as follows: §17-13-8.1.
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 17-6-23, in a primary election, this section
shall apply to any county or portion thereof in which the...
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SB148
SB148 By Senator Dial ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to elections for presidential and vice presidential
electors; to amend Sections 17-13-102, 17-13-104, 17-13-105 and 17-14-31 of the Code of Alabama
1975, to provide further for deadlines for the filing of certain notices and petitions relating
to candidacies and the electing delegates to such elections. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 17-13-102, 17-13-104, 17-13-105 and 17-14-31 of the Code of
Alabama 1975, to provide further for deadlines for the filing of certain notices and petitions,
are amended to read as follows: §17-13-102. "In order to qualify the name of any person
to appear on the ballot at a presidential preference primary, a petition or petitions in support
of his or her candidacy shall be filed with the state party chair of the appropriate political
party, hereinafter referred to as "chair," 90 116 days prior to the presidential
preference primary election. To comply with this section, a...
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SB241
SB241 By Senator Orr ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to campaign financing; to amend Sections 17-5-2,
17-5-4, 17-5-5, 17-5-6, 17-5-7, 17-5-8, 17-5-9, 17-5-10, 17-5-19, 36-25-3, 36-25-4, 36-25-14,
and 36-25-15, Code of Alabama 1975; to add Sections 17-5-7.2, 17-5-19.1, 17-5-19.2, 17-5-21,
and 36-14-18 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to clarify when campaign contributions and expenditures
are made and would clarify the disposition of a campaign committee and its assets upon its
dissolution or termination; to clarify that legal costs associated with a civil action, criminal
prosecution, or investigation reasonably related to the performance of duties may be paid
using campaign funds; to decrease the civil penalties for failure to properly report contributions
or expenditures; to provide for the payment of civil penalties using campaign funds; and to
authorize the State Ethics Commission to affirm, reduce, or set aside civil penalties, to
take investigative actions of potential criminal...
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HB667
Rep(s). By Representative Johnson (K) HB667 ENGROSSED A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend
Section 28-2A-1, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended by Act 2015-2 of the 2015 Regular Session,
relating to municipal option elections; to provide that a municipal election held on the question
of changing a classification from dry to wet or wet to dry may not be held for at least 1,440
days following a prior municipal option election. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section
1. Section 28-2A-1, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended by Act 2015-2 of the 2015 Regular Session,
is amended to read as follows: §28-2A-1. "(a) Any municipality having a population of
1,000 or more, may change its classification from dry to wet or wet to dry by a municipal
option election, in the following manner. "(b) Upon petition of 30 percent of the number
of voters voting in the last preceding general election of the municipality being filed with
the city or town clerk or governing body of said municipality,...
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HB647
Rep(s). By Representative Martin HB647 ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to Chilton County; providing
for an election to determine whether alcoholic beverages may be sold or dispensed within Chilton
County on any day except Sunday. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This
act shall apply only in Chilton County. Section 2. The judge of probate of the county shall
call an election in conjunction with the next statewide primary or general election for the
county to determine whether alcoholic beverages may be legally sold or distributed in the
county on any day except Sunday. On the ballot to be used for the wet-dry referendum election,
the question shall be in the following form: "Do you favor the legal sale and distribution
of alcoholic beverages within Chilton County on any day except Sunday? Yes _____, No ______."
(b) The election shall be held and the officers appointed to hold the election in the manner
provided by law for holding other county elections, and the returns...
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SB143
165079-1:n:03/03/2015:LLR/agb LRS2015-837 SB143 By Senator Sanford RFD County and Municipal
Government Rd 1 03-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Currently, any municipality, excluding municipalities
in Clay, Randolph, and Blount Counties, having a population of 1,000 or more may determine
by a local option election whether alcoholic beverages may be legally sold and distributed
within the corporate limits of the municipalities. This bill would remove the exception for
municipalities in Clay, Randolph, and Blount Counties which would allow them to determine
by a local option election whether alcoholic beverages may be legally sold and distributed
within the corporate limits of the municipalities. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections
28-2A-1 and 28-2A-3, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to municipal option elections as to the
sale of alcoholic beverages within municipalities; to allow municipalities in Clay, Randolph,
and Blount Counties to determine by a local option election whether alcoholic...
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HB126
165079-2:n:03/03/2015:LLR/agb LRS2015-837R1 HB126 By Representative Martin RFD Economic Development
and Tourism Rd 1 03-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Currently, any municipality, excluding municipalities
in Clay, Randolph, and Blount Counties, having a population of 1,000 or more may determine
by a local option election whether alcoholic beverages may be legally sold and distributed
within the corporate limits of the municipalities. This bill would decrease the population
threshold from 1,000 to 500 for municipalities to change from dry to wet. This bill would
remove the exception for municipalities in Clay, Randolph, and Blount Counties which would
allow them to determine by a local option election whether alcoholic beverages may be legally
sold and distributed within the corporate limits of the municipalities. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT To amend Sections 28-2A-1 and 28-2A-3, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to municipal
option elections as to the sale of alcoholic beverages within municipalities;...
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