Bill allowing recalls approved by Senate committee
The Birmingham News reports: A Senate committee today approved a bill aimed at giving Alabama voters the ability to recall public officials if enough people are displeased with their performance. ...
The Senate Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections Committee approved the bill but only after committee members agreed that it would not move on the Senate floor without additional work. ...
The bill by Bedford is a proposed constitutional amendment that if approved by voters would authorize the Alabama Legislature to write a general law addressing the recall of elected state officials.
Bedford's bill provides guidelines that a recall vote could be set if voters, in a number equal to 25 percent of the total votes cast for an office, sign a petition filed with the Secretary of State. A recall also couldn't be done the first year following an election. -- Read the whole story --> Alabama Senate committee approves bill that would allow recall of public officials | al.com