Reference is to the bill as introduced.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by deleting all after the enacting words and inserting:
/ SECTION 1. Section 7-13-190(B) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 412 of 1998, is further amended to read:
"(B)(1) In
partisan elections, whether seeking nomination by political
party primary or political party convention, filing by these
candidates shall open for the office at twelve o'clock noon on
the third Friday after the vacancy occurs for a period to close
ten eight days later at twelve o'clock
noon. If seeking nomination by petition, the petitions must be
submitted not later than twelve o'clock noon, sixty days prior
to the election. Verification of these petitions must be made
not later than twelve o'clock noon forty-five days prior to the
election. If seeking nomination by political party primary or
political party convention, filing with the appropriate official
is the same as provided in Section 7-11-15, and if
seeking nomination by petition, filing with the appropriate
official is the same as provided in Section 7-11-70.
(2) A primary
must be held on the eleventh Tuesday after the vacancy occurs. A
runoff primary must be held on the thirteenth Tuesday after the
vacancy occurs. The special election must be on the
eighteenth twentieth Tuesday after the
vacancy occurs. If the eighteenth
twentieth Tuesday after the vacancy occurs is no more
than sixty days prior to the general election, the special
election shall must be held on the same
day as the general election. If the filing period closes on a
state holiday, then filing must be held open through the
succeeding weekday. If the date for an election falls on a state
holiday, it the election must be set for
the next succeeding Tuesday. For purposes of this section, state
holiday does not mean the general election day."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.