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Code of Alabama - Title 29: Legislature - Chapter 3 - Emergency Interim Succession
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- Section 29-3-1 Short title
This chapter shall be known as the "Emergency Interim Succession Act." ...
- Section 29-3-2 Declaration of policy
The Legislature declares: (1) That recent technological developments make possible an enemy attack of unprecedented destructiveness, which may result in the death or inability ...
- Section 29-3-3 Definitions
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them by this section: (1) ATTACK. Any action or series ...
- Section 29-3-4 Designation of successors to legislators
Each legislator shall designate emergency interim successors to his powers and duties and specify their order of succession. Each legislator shall review and, as ...
- Section 29-3-5 Status, qualifications and term of successors
An emergency interim successor is one who is designated for possible temporary succession to the powers and duties, but not the office, of a ...
- Section 29-3-6 When designations, removals and changes of successors effective; recordation thereof in public journal
Each designation of an emergency interim successor shall become effective when the legislator making the designation files with the Secretary of State the successor's ...
- Section 29-3-7 Oath of successors
Promptly after designation, each emergency interim successor shall take the oath required for the legislator to whose powers and duties he is designated to ...
- Section 29-3-8 Duty of successors to keep themselves informed
Each emergency interim successor shall keep himself generally informed as to the duties, procedures, practices and current business of the Legislature, and each legislator ...
- Section 29-3-9 Governor may change place of legislative session
Whenever, in the event of an attack or upon finding that an attack may be imminent, the Governor deems the place of session of ...
- Section 29-3-10 Convening of Legislature in event of attack
In the event of an attack, the Governor shall call the Legislature into session as soon as practicable and, in any case, within 90 ...
- Section 29-3-11 Assumption of powers and duties of legislator by successor
If, in the event of an attack, a legislator is unavailable, his emergency interim successor highest in order of succession who is not unavailable ...
- Section 29-3-12 Privileges, immunities and compensation of emergency interim successors
When an emergency interim successor exercises the powers and assumes the duties of a legislator, he shall be accorded the privileges and immunities, compensation, ...
- Section 29-3-13 Quorum and vote requirements
In the event of an attack: (1) Quorum requirements for the Legislature shall be suspended; and (2) Where the affirmative vote of a specified ...
- Section 29-3-14 Expiration of chapter; extension or restoration of provisions thereof
The authority of emergency interim successors to succeed to the powers and duties of legislators and the operation of the provisions of this chapter ...
- Section 29-3-15 Enabling authority for emergency interim successors to local offices
With respect to local offices for which the governing bodies of cities, towns, villages, townships and counties may enact resolutions or ordinances relative to ...
- Section 29-3-16 Emergency interim successors for officers of political subdivisions
The provisions of this section shall be applicable to officers of political subdivisions, including, but not limited to, cities, towns, villages, townships and counties, ...
Last modified: February 19, 2012
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