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AL HB144
AL HB144Elections, municipal elections, runoff elections eliminated when only two candidates run and there is a tie; county and precinct elections, tie votes, decided by judge of probate by lot
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Introduced
01/13/2022
01/13/2022
In Committee
02/17/2022
02/17/2022
Crossed Over
02/16/2022
02/16/2022
Passed
04/06/2022
04/06/2022
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/07/2022
04/07/2022
Introduced Session
Regular Session 2022
Bill Summary
Elections, municipal elections, runoff elections eliminated when only two candidates run and there is a tie; county and precinct elections, tie votes, decided by judge of probate by lot
AI Summary
This bill makes several changes to election procedures in Alabama. It eliminates runoff elections for municipal elections when there are only two candidates, and instead allows a tie to be decided by the municipal governing body or, if they fail to break the tie, by the judge of probate by random lot. The bill also changes how tie votes are decided for county and precinct offices, with the judge of probate now responsible for breaking the tie by lot, unless the judge is a candidate in the race or has openly participated in promoting candidates, in which case the presiding circuit court judge will break the tie instead.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Delivered to Governor at 9:46 a.m. on April7, 2022. (on 04/07/2022)
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