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AL HB369
Bill
Status
2/21/2012
Primary Sponsor
Paul Beckman
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AI Summary
HB369 Summary
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Permits registered voters serving as primary caregivers of physically incapacitated persons to apply for and vote by absentee ballot.
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Allows incarcerated individuals in county jails or state correctional facilities who have not been convicted of disqualifying crimes to vote by absentee ballot.
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Expands emergency absentee ballot eligibility to caregivers of persons requiring emergency medical treatment within five days before an election.
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Permits voters with personal business emergencies (including funeral attendance) to cast emergency absentee ballots with application to absentee election manager by close of business one day prior to election.
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Grants Secretary of State rulemaking authority to identify additional qualifying types of personal business emergencies for absentee voting purposes.
Legislative Description
Elections, absentee voting authorized to appy for and vote by absentee ballot, ballot to include primary caretaker of physically incapacitated person and person incarcerated but not yet convicted, emergency absentee voting permitted for caretaker of a person who requires emergency medical treatment and person with personal business emergencies, and to authorize Secretary of State rulemaking authority, Secs. 17-11-3, 17-11-4, 17-11-5, 17-11-7, 17-11-18 am'd
Elections
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
2/21/2012