Alabama Filling Legislative Vacancies Amendment (2016)
| Alabama Legislative Vacancies Amendment | |
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| Type | Constitutional amendment |
| Topic | State legislatures |
| Status | Not on the ballot |
| Not on Ballot |
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
The Alabama Filling Legislative Vacancies Amendment was a proposed constitutional amendment that was not placed by the Alabama Legislature on a 2016 election ballot.
The measure would have provided that legislative vacancies occurring after the end of the third regular session of a legislative quadrennium shall be filled by gubernatorial appointment.[1]
Text of measure
The full text of the measure can be found here.[1]
Support
The measure was being sponsored by Rep. Dimitri Polizos (R-74).[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Alabama Constitution
According to Article 18 of the Alabama Constitution, both houses of the Alabama State Legislature are required to pass the bill by a three-fifths or 60 percent vote, in order to send it to the statewide election ballot. In 2016, the Legislature was in session from February 2 through the middle of May. The legislature did not act on the bill.
See also
Footnotes
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