Governor Robert Bentley today issued an amended special election timeline to fill House District seats 74 and 104.

District 74 was held by Jay Love, whose resignation was effective August 1st. Jim Barton represented District 104. He resigned from the House on Wednesday.

The new special election timeline for House Districts 74 and 104 is as follows:

A Special Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, October 8, 2013. Or, in the event that a Special Primary Election is not necessary, a Special General Election will be held on Tuesday, December 3, 2013.

If necessary because of one candidate not receiving a majority of the votes in the Special Primary Election, a Special Primary Runoff Election will be held on Tuesday, November 19, 2013.

If a Special Primary Runoff Election is not necessary, a Special General Election will be held on Tuesday, December 3, 2013.

If a Special Primary Runoff Election is required, a Special General Election will be held on Tuesday, January 14, 2014.

In House District 74, candidates wishing to qualify for must do so by Monday, August 19, 2013, by 5:00 p.m.. The two major political parties must certify their qualified candidate to the Secretary of State’s office by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 20, 2013. Third party candidates must now file their paperwork to the Secretary of State’s office by October 8, 2013.

House District 104 qualifying and candidate certification deadlines are exactly one week later than they are in HD74.

Candidates must be qualified by Monday, August 26, 2013 by 5:00 p.m. The two major political parties must certify their qualified candidates to the Secretary of State’s office by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 27, 2013.

Third party candidates will have until October 15, 2013 to turn in their paperwork to the Secretary of State’s office.