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 By Representatives Barnes, Wadsworth (Constitutional
 Amendment)
 RFD: Local Legislation
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-HB208 Enrolled
+RB444YM-1 01/02/2026 EGC (L)cr 2026-4
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 First Read: 14-Jan-26
-Enrolled,  An Act,
+SYNOPSIS:
+This bill would propose an amendment to the
+Constitution of Alabama of 2022, relating to Walker
+County; to authorize a person to be elected or
+appointed as judge of probate of the county who is not
+over 75 years of age at the time of qualifying for
+election or appointment.
+A BILL
+TO BE ENTITLED
+AN ACT
 To propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama
 of 2022, relating to Walker County, to authorize a person to
 be elected or appointed as judge of probate of the county who
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 Notwithstanding the provision of Section 155 of the
 Constitution of Alabama of 2022, a person who is not over 75
 years of age at the beginning time of qualifying for election,
-or at the time of his or her appointment, may be elected or
-appointed to the Office of Judge of Probate of Walker County.
-Upon ratification of this constitutional amendment, the
-Code Commissioner shall number and place this amendment as
-appropriate in the constitution omitting this instructional
-paragraph and may make the following nonsubstantive revisions:
-change capitalization, hierarchy, spelling, and punctuation
-for purposes of style and uniformity; correct manifest
-grammatical, clerical, and typographical errors; revise
-internal or external citations and cross-references; and
-translate effective dates.
-END PROPOSED AMENDMENT
-Section 2.  An election upon the proposed amendment
-shall be held in accordance with Sections 284, 284.01, and 285
-of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, and the election laws
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+years of age at the beginning time of qualifying for election,
+or at the time of his or her appointment, may be elected or
+appointed to the Office of Judge of Probate of Walker County.
+Upon ratification of this constitutional amendment, the
+Code Commissioner shall number and place this amendment as
+appropriate in the constitution omitting this instructional
+paragraph and may make the following nonsubstantive revisions:
+change capitalization, hierarchy, spelling, and punctuation
+for purposes of style and uniformity; correct manifest
+grammatical, clerical, and typographical errors; revise
+internal or external citations and cross-references; and
+translate effective dates.
+END PROPOSED AMENDMENT
+Section 2.  An election upon the proposed amendment
+shall be held in accordance with Sections 284, 284.01, and 285
 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, and the election laws
 of this state. The appropriate election official shall assign
 a ballot number for the proposed constitutional amendment on
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 Proposed by Act ____."
 This description shall be followed by the following
 language:
-"Yes( ) No( )."
-Section 3.  The proposed amendment shall become valid as
-part of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, when approved by
-a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon.
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-a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon.
-________________________________________________
-Speaker of the House of Representatives
-________________________________________________
-President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
-House of Representatives
-I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and
-was passed by the House 21-Jan-26.
-John Treadwell
-Clerk
-Senate            29-Jan-26           Passed
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+language:
+"Yes( ) No( )."
+Section 3.  The proposed amendment shall become valid as
+part of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, when approved by
+a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon.
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