LATE NEWS  Scott Gregory requests that each coroner e-mail him with the names of your district president and contact info, such as cell number, e-mail address, etc. Scott's e-mail address is:
scottgregory@bellsouth.net |
| House Bill 525 was approved by the Governor on March 31, 2008. The bills that require preclearance are sent to the AG’s office after the Secretary of State's Office has assigned chapter numbers to the signed bills, which generally occurs after the session has ended. It generally takes a couple of weeks after the close of the session for the AG to get the signed bills from the SOS office.
Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act requires 60 days from the date of receipt of the submission to review the proposed changes. Since this bill changes the salary/compensation of an elected official, preclearance is required.
The above information came from the Attorney General’s Office. It looks like sometime around the end of June, 1st of July before this will take effect. I will then notify everyone in writing. I also hope to have new fee forms printed for the June Coroners Assoc Meeting.
Sam L. Howell, DFTCB
Director, State Crime Lab |
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