Code of Alabama - Title 29: Legislature - Chapter 3 - Emergency Interim Succession

• 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 to...
• 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 of...
• 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 necessary,...
• 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 legislator....
• 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 name,...
• 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 succeed....
• 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 shall...
• 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 the...
• 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 days...
• 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 shall,...
• 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, allowances...
• 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 proportion...
• 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 relating...
• 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 the...
• 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, as...

Last modified: May 3, 2021