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SB169
7I47EE2-1
By Senators Orr, Sessions, Livingston, Allen (Constitutional
Amendment)
RFD: Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
First Read: 13-Feb-25
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First Read: 13-Feb-25
SYNOPSIS:
Under existing law, the Governor is authorized
to appoint an individual to fill a vacancy in the
office of Attorney General, State Auditor, Secretary of
State, State Treasurer, and Commissioner of Agriculture
and Industries.
This bill would propose an amendment to the
Constitution of Alabama of 2022, to authorize the
Governor to fill a vacancy in the office of Lieutenant
Governor.
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Proposing an amendment to Section 136 of the
Constitution of Alabama of 2022, relating to the filling of
vacancies by the Governor; to authorize the Governor to
appoint an individual to fill a vacancy in the office of
Lieutenant Governor.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution
of Alabama of 2022, is proposed:
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT
"Sec. 136
Should the office of Lieutenant Governor,
attorney-general, state auditor, secretary of state, state
treasurer, or commissioner of agriculture and industries
become vacant from any cause, the governor shall fill such
vacancy until the disability is removed or a successor elected
and qualified. In case any of said officers shall become of
unsound mind, such unsoundness shall be ascertained by the
supreme court upon the suggestion of the governor."
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; harmonize
language; and translate effective dates.
END OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Section 2. An election upon the proposed amendment
shall be held in accordance with Sections 284 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:
"Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama
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"Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama
of 2022, to authorize the Governor to appoint an individual to
fill a vacancy in the office of Lieutenant Governor.
Proposed by Act ____. "
This description shall be followed by the following
language:
"Yes( ) No( )."
Section 3. The proposed amendment shall become valid as
a part of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, when approved.
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