Prefiled Bill Would Prevent Faithless Presidential Electors in Alabama

Prefiled bill would prevent faithless presidential electors in Alabama

A bill recently pre-filed for Alabama’s 2026 legislative session would establish a procedure to replace faithless electors during a presidential election. Senate Bill 11, sponsored by state Senator Sam Givhan, R-District 7, would establish the “Alabama Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act”—legislation which would effectively require state electors to vote for the candidate of the party that nominated them. During a presidential election, e…

Alabama bill would create procedures to replace faithless presidential electors

Sen. Sam Givhan, R-Huntsville, listens to Senate President Pro Tem Garlan Gudger, R-Cullman speak in the chamber on Feb. 4, 2025 at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama. The Alabama Legislature began its 2025 session on Tuesday. Givhan pre-filed a bill for the 2026 Legislative Session that establishes procedures to replace presidential electors.(Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector)An Alabama senator has pre-filed a bill that establishes proce…