In this situation, the court determines whether the governor is mentally competent to exercise the office. The governor is responsible for upholding the Alabama Constitution and executing state law. As commander-in-chief, the governor may call out the state's military forces to preserve the public peace when it is not in active service of the United States.
At least once every legislative session, the governor is required to deliver an address to the state legislature , referred to as the "State of the State Address," regarding the condition and operation of the state government and to suggest new legislation. The governor's office includes a number of individual divisions: [5]. The state operates on an annual budget cycle.
Alabama's fiscal year runs from October 1 and ends September 30 of the following year. The sequence of key events in the budget process is as follows: [6]. The governor is required to submit a balanced budget to the legislature. In turn, the legislature must pass a balanced budget. Alabama is one of 44 states in which the governor has line item veto authority.
The salary of the governor is established by the Alabama State Legislature , as required by constitutional provision. Alabama Constitution, Article V, Section However, Gov. Robert Bentley refused to accept his salary until the state's unemployment rate decreased, according to the Council of State Governments.
Robert Bentley refused to accept his salary until the state's unemployment rate decreases, according to the Council of State Governments. Robert Bentley refused to accept his salary until the state's unemployment rate decreases. There have been 54 governors since From , Alabama had Democratic governors in office for six years while there were Republican governors in office for 16 years, including the previous Alabama was under Republican trifectas for the last three years of the study period.
Across the country, there were years of Democratic governors Over the course of the year study, state governments became increasingly more partisan. At the outset of the study period , 18 of the 49 states with partisan legislatures had single-party trifectas and 31 states had divided governments. In , only 13 states had divided governments, while single-party trifectas held sway in 36 states, the most in the 22 years studied. The chart below shows the partisan composition of the Office of the Governor of Alabama , the Alabama State Senate and the Alabama House of Representatives from to The chart below depicts the partisanship of the Alabama state government and the state's SQLI ranking for the years studied.
For the SQLI, the states were ranked from , with 1 being the best and 50 the worst. Between the years and , Alabama had Democratic trifectas, and since , Alabama has had a Republican trifecta. In every remaining year between and , Alabama had a Republican governor with a Democratic legislature.
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Robert Bentley resigned. It was purchased during the administration of James E. Additional Resources Martin, David L. Alabama's State and Local Government. Third edition. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, Webb, Samuel L. This was the constitution that led to Alabama's statehood. By , relationships between slave-holding states and the others of the Union were stressed. The Constitutional Convention of , called the "Secession Convention," concerned itself with Alabama's withdrawal from the Union of the United States.
The Constitution of the Secession Convention was ratified by the convention on March This constitution was adopted as one that would provide governmental frameworks for Alabama after withdrawal from the Union.
After a series of proclamations, including an Amnesty Proclamation from President Andrew Johnson, a Constitutional Convention convened at Montgomery and adopted a post-war constitution on September 12, intended to provide for the state as it rejoined the Union.
As a result of the Reconstruction Acts of the United States Congress, the territories of the 11 "rebel states" were divided into military districts and made subject to military authority. These acts were adopted by Congress over vetoes by President Johnson "to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States.
It further instructed that an "election shall be held of delegates to a convention for the purpose of establishing a constitution and civil government for such State loyal to the Union On March 19, , the Alabama General Assembly called for another Constitutional Convention to be held "the first Monday in September, for the purpose taking into consideration the constitution of this State, and revising and amending the same in the particulars wherein said constitution appears to require amendment:" The Constitution became the first Alabama Constitution to be voted on and adopted by the citizens of the state.
The Constitution , laid the framework that governs Alabama today. It was the sixth constitution adopted by the state. Amendments to the Constitution have risen to over making it the longest constitution in the country. The constitution provides ways to amend or adjust it as necessary. Changes, in the form of amendments, may be initiated in the Alabama General Assembly or a Constitutional Convention may be called to enact changes.
A Constitutional Convention, for the purposes of amending or altering the Constitution, may be called by a majority vote in each of the houses of the legislature and must be approved by a majority of the citizens of the state. Acts or resolutions regarding the Alabama Constitution that are approved in the legislature are not submitted to the Governor of the state for his or her approval.
In addition, a Constitutional Amendment may not change the basis of representation in the legislature, which is based on population. PREAMBLE: We, the people of the State of Alabama, in order to establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, invoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God, do ordain and establish the following Constitution and form of government for the State of Alabama:.
Alabama's first motto, "Here We Rest," was approved by a Republican legislature after the Civil War, during the period referred to as "Reconstruction. The previous state seal, a carry-over of the Alabama Territorial Seal, depicted Alabama and its major rivers.
The new seal displayed a bald eagle perched on the shield of the United States Seal. In the eagle's beak was a banner that read "Here We Rest. Over 70 years later, in , the original seal was restored as the Great Seal of Alabama. In an article in the Birmingham News-Age Herald , dated April 23, , she stated that she was looking for "a phrase that would interpret the spirit of our peoples in a terse and energetic sentence.
In the poem the question is posed, "What constitutes a state? An interesting bit of trivia about this motto is that it originated in English and was translated into Latin. The motto was translated into Latin by Professor W. Saffold, of the University of Alabama. The Governor of Alabama is the chief executive officer of the state and is elected by citizens for a four-year term and may serve for two consecutive terms.
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