SB220 Summary

• Amends Section 15-22-36.1 of the Alabama Code to modify voting rights restoration eligibility for individuals convicted of felonies involving moral turpitude.

• Allows applicants to qualify for a Certificate of Eligibility to Register to Vote by making all required monthly payments on fines, court costs, fees, and victim restitution for the three months immediately prior to application, rather than requiring full payment before eligibility.

• Maintains existing requirements that applicants must have no pending criminal felony charges, must have completed their sentence or be pardoned or released from probation/parole, and must not have been convicted of specified serious crimes including murder, rape, sodomy, sexual abuse, incest, and treason.

• Requires the Board of Pardons and Paroles to investigate applications and issue a Certificate of Eligibility within 45 days if all criteria are met and no board member objects based on unmet qualifications.

• Makes the act operative only after receiving necessary preclearance from the U.S. Justice Department pursuant to the federal Voting Rights Act.