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The Legislature sent a bill to Gov. Robert Bentley creating an exception to the current revolving door provision of the ethics law. Senate Bill 141 grants an exception to the two-year ban on lobbying for former government officials or employees […]

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November 16, 2015  •  

Special Election Set in Alabama

Following the death of Rep. Lesley Vance, a special election will be held to fill a vacant seat for Alabama House District 80. A special primary election will be held on January 19, with a special general election to be […]

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September 17, 2015  •  

Alabama Special Session Adjourns

On September 16, the Alabama Legislature adjourned its special session sine die after achieving a budget for the state. The special session, which was called by Gov. Robert Bentley to address the Alabama general fund budget shortfall, began on September […]

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Gov. Robert Bentley has called a special legislative session to begin September 8, 2015. The session has been called to address the $200 million general fund budget shortfall. The governor has proposed three measures to reform the budget, including transferring […]

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With still no budget agreement for the state, the Alabama Legislature adjourned its special session sine die on Tuesday, August 11, 2015. The special session had been called because there was no state budget in place at the end of […]

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The city of Montgomery, Alabama, in cooperation with the Secretary of State’s office, will pilot a live electronic balloting system for overseas military and civilian voters in the upcoming municipal election on August 25, 2015. The electronic voting system will […]

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The Alabama Legislature convened a special session Monday, July 13, 2015, only to recess until August 3, 2015. The Senate was in session for a total of 19 minutes and the House was in session for less than 30 minutes. […]

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Gov. Robert Bentley has called a special legislative session to convene Monday, July 13, 2015. Bentley originally planned to call a special session to convene in mid-August or after Labor Day to give lawmakers an opportunity to make summer plans […]

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June 5, 2015  •  

Alabama Legislature Adjourns

The Alabama Legislature adjourned sine die Thursday, June 4, 2015. However, Gov. Robert Bentley is likely to call a special session because there is no state budget in place for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2015. The state Senate […]

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The Alabama Ethics Commission selected a new director, naming Tom Albritton as its chief. Albritton is a former prosecutor and is leaving the position of deputy director of the Office of Prosecution Services to take the director position at the […]

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Jim Sumner, executive director of the Alabama Ethics Commission, is retiring after 35 years in public service. Sumner has held the executive director position for 17 years. Upon his departure on October 1, 2014, the five-member Ethics Commission will pick […]

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The Alabama State Legislature adjourned sine die on Thursday, April 3, 2014. The legislature adjourned early in an attempt to avoid a threatened veto of an educational budget bill. Gov. Robert Bentley has not decided whether he will sign the […]

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Due to inclement weather, Governor Bentley has re-scheduled the special general election for House District 104 in Mobile and the special primary run-off elections for House District 31 covering Elmore and Coosa counties and House District 53 in Birmingham, all […]

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Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh introduced a bill in the Senate of Alabama on Tuesday that would impose stricter revolving door prohibitions on legislators. Senate Bill 36 redefines “legislative body” as “Legislature of Alabama”, which eliminates the current loophole […]

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