Alabama Representative Chris Pringle (R-Mobile) has introduced HB 484. It would move the date of the 2022 primary from May to the second Tuesday in July. The motive for the bill is to give the state more time to redraw the U.S. House and legislative district boundaries.

If the bill passed, that would automatically move the petition deadline for independent candidates, and new or previously unqualified parties, from May to July. The deadlines are on primary day.