Redistricting
Opinion
#2000-065
Discussion of whether a study conducted by the Central
Alabama Regional Planning Commission may be used to determine
the population of the City of Prattville for the purpose
of redrawing district lines is a determination that must
be made by the council.
Opinion
#2002-116
Discussion regarding including inmates in the population
base of a county for redistricting purposes.
Opinion
#2002-118
Discussion of candidate residency requirements following
redistricting of legislative districts.
Opinion
#2002-166
Discussion of several issues related to residency requirement
for legislative candidates as applied following redistricting.
Opinion
# 2002-231
Discussion providing that changes in county commission
districts are subject to the preclearance requirements
of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act and are ineffective
until precleared by the United States Justice Department.
Opinion
# 2002-238
Discussion related to the preclearance and effective date
of changes made to county commission districts pursuant
to the redistricting provisions of Alabama law.
Opinion
# 2004-055
Discussion providing that Section 17-5A-5 of the Code
of Alabama prohibits the county commission from changing
the designated voting places within three months before
an election, but that the board of registrars may during
the three months before an election, make the necessary
administrative changes in the board's office and notify
the voters of the changes adopted by the county commission
and precleared by the Justice Department.
Opinion
# 2004-057
Discussion providing that Section 11-3-1.1(b) of the Code
of Alabama requires the county commission to approve new
district lines 180 days before the primary election, but
does not require preclearance of the new lines by the
Department of Justice 180 days before the primary election. Opinion # 2004-216
Discussion providing that although new county commission district lines were not precleared in time to be used in the primary, the new lines may be used at the general election if the county received preclearance in time to be implemented for that election.
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