SB319 Alabama 2020 Session

Under existing law, the mayor, except in a Class 1 municipality or a city or town organized under a commission form of government, is required to give notice of all general municipal elections on the first Tuesday in July prior to the election and is required to have ballots printed that display the name of each qualified candidate on the third Tuesday in July prior to the election

This bill would change the date to the second Tuesday in June preceding a general election for when a mayor, except in a Class 1 municipality or a city or town organized under a commission form of government, must give notice of the election

This bill would change the deadline for printing municipal ballots to the fourth Tuesday in June prior to the election

Also under existing law, in a general municipal election, an election official has seven days from the election notice, or 14 days after the general election in the case of a runoff municipal election, to print and distribute to the absentee election manager, or other designee, the official ballots and election supplies

This bill would also change the deadline for printing and distribution of official ballots and election supplies to 28 days prior to the general municipal election, or 10 days after the election in the case of a runoff municipal election

This bill would require the city clerk in every municipality to notify the Secretary of State in writing of any special or regularly scheduled municipal election

This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style

Relating to municipal elections, to amend Sections 11-46-22, 11-46-25, and 17-11-12, Code of Alabama 1975, to require the mayor, except in a Class 1 municipality or city or town organized under a commission form of government, to give earlier notice of all general municipal elections; to require the mayor to have ballots printed earlier; to require the appropriate election official to print and distribute the official ballots and election supplies 28 days before a general municipal election, or 10 days after the election in the case of a runoff election; to require city clerks to notify the Secretary of State of municipal elections in writing; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.