Alabama 2024 2024 Regular Session

Alabama House Bill HB106 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/06/2024

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HB106
M2PA11H-1
By Representatives Clouse, Paramore(Constitutional Amendment)
RFD: Local Legislation
First Read: 06-Feb-24
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6 M2PA11H-1 12/14/2023 FC (L)ma 2023-2565
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First Read: 06-Feb-24
SYNOPSIS:
This bill would propose an amendment to the
Constitution of Alabama of 2022, relating to Dale
County, to authorize a person to be elected or
appointed as judge of probate of the county who is not
over the age of 75 at the time of qualifying for
election or appointment. 
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama
of 2022, relating to Dale County, to authorize a person to be
elected or appointed as judge of probate of the county who is
not over the age of 75 at the time of qualifying for election
or appointment.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution
of Alabama of 2022, is proposed:
              PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Notwithstanding the provision of Section 155 of the
Constitution of Alabama of 2022, a person who is not over the
age of 75 at the beginning time of qualifying for election, or
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age of 75 at the beginning time of qualifying for election, or
at the time of his or her appointment, may be elected or 
appointed to the Office of Judge of Probate of Dale County.
Upon ratification of this constitutional amendment, the
Code Commissioner shall number and place this amendment as
appropriate in the constitution omitting this instructional
paragraph and may make the following nonsubstantive revisions:
change capitalization, hierarchy, spelling, and punctuation
for purposes of style and uniformity; correct manifest
grammatical, clerical, and typographical errors; revise
internal or external citations and cross-references; and
translate effective dates.
END PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Section 2. An election upon the proposed amendment
shall be held in accordance with Sections 284, 284.01, and 285
of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, and the election laws
of this state. The appropriate election official shall assign
a ballot number for the proposed constitutional amendment on
the election ballot and shall set forth the following
description of the substance or subject matter of the proposed
constitutional amendment:
"Relating to Dale County, proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of Alabama of 2022, to authorize a person to be
elected or appointed as judge of probate of the county who is
not over the age of 75 at the time of qualifying for election
or appointment. 
Proposed by Act ____."
This description shall be followed by the following
language:
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language:
"Yes( ) No( )."
Section 3. The proposed amendment shall become valid as
part of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, when approved by
a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon.
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