AlabamaLaw sets three constables per district including Mobile County, pending authorization
Beginning with 2029 terms, districts including Mobile County territory are to have three elected constables each, if statewide law allows local changes to the office.
What it does
Starting with 2029 terms, each state House district that includes Mobile County territory is to have three elected constables, if statewide law allows local changes to the office.
Beginning with 2029 terms, constables must be eligible voters in the districts they represent to perform their duties. This depends on statewide law allowing local changes to the office.
Argument forIf statewide authorization is enacted, requiring constables to be eligible district voters could help keep these officials connected to the people they serve.
Argument againstIf statewide authorization is enacted, the district voter requirement could prevent people from serving as constables even if voters want them to serve.
More detail
Each state House district with territory in Mobile County is to have three elected constables. This covers every Alabama House of Representatives district that includes any territory in Mobile County. The law takes effect only if a statewide law is enacted allowing local legislation to change the office of constable. Each constable serves four years and stays in office until a successor is elected and qualified to serve. The conditional effective date is January 1, 2028. These rules apply beginning with 2029 terms. Each term starts on the first Monday after the second Tuesday following the election.
Each constable must be an eligible voter in the district they represent to perform the duties of the office. This requirement covers constables representing districts with territory in Mobile County. The law takes effect only if a statewide law is enacted allowing local legislation to change the office of constable. The qualification applies beginning with terms commencing in 2029. The law's conditional effective date is January 1, 2028.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Apr 9EnactedBecame Law
- Apr 2Third Reading in Second House
- Vote recorded Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1064. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Third Reading in Second House. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 2Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1064Passed Senate
- Apr 2Ready to Enroll
- Apr 2EnrolledTo Governor
- Apr 2Signature Requested
- Apr 2Delivered to GovernorMinor
- Apr 1Reported Out of Committee Second House
- Apr 1Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Mobile County Legislation)Minor
- Mar 31Third Reading in House of Origin
- Vote recorded Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1023. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Third Reading in House of Origin. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 31Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1023Passed House
- Mar 31Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Mobile County LegislationMinor
- Mar 31Pending Committee Action in Second House (Mobile County Legislation)
- Mar 19Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Mobile County Legislation)Minor
- Feb 24Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Mobile County LegislationMinor
- Feb 24Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Mobile County Legislation)Introduced
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