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The Alabama State Senate is composed of 35 state senators, in keeping with Article IV, Section 50, of the Alabama Constitution, which limits the Alabama House of Representatives to 105 members, and the senate to 35; together with Article IX, Sections 197 and 198, which requires that membership in the state senate consist of not less than one-fourth, nor more than one-third, of the total ...
The Alabama Legislature was founded in 1818 as a territorial legislature for the Alabama Territory.Following the federal Alabama Enabling Act of 1819 and the successful passage of the first Alabama Constitution in the same year, the Alabama General Assembly became a fully fledged state legislature upon the territory's admission as a state.
The Alabama House of Representatives is the lower house of the Alabama Legislature, with the upper house being the Alabama Senate. Both bodies are constitutionally required to convene annually at the Alabama State House. [2] In quadrennial election years (e.g. 2018), they convene on the second Tuesday in January. [2]
The governor of Alabama has power to veto laws passed by the state legislature (see below). However, in contrast to the practice in most states (and the federal government) that requires the legislature to garner a two-thirds majority to override an executive veto, the Alabama constitution requires only a majority within both legislative houses ...
Stewart was elected as a democrat to the Alabama Senate in the 23rd district on November 8, 2022. He received 53.4% of the vote against Republican Michael Nimmer's 44.6%. A difference of 8.8%, or about 4,000 votes. He was sworn in that night at midnight. [5] [6] Previously, in the democratic primary, Stewart defeated Hank Sanders. [2] [7]
He was tapped briefly in 2011 to work for the Alabama state Senate’s Republican majority. ... A company he created paid the spoiler candidate a $60,000 salary and rented a $2,300-a-month home ...
The legislature of the U.S. state of Alabama has convened many times since statehood became effective on December ... 2018-2022 Alabama Legislature 2019 March 5, 2019 [7]
Jan. 16—A new bill pre-filed in the Alabama State Senate would grant city and/or county officials the ability to remove appointed members of local library boards at their discretion. SB10, which ...