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AL SB109
Bill
Status
2/5/2013
Primary Sponsor
Thomas Whatley
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 17-4-3 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to change notification method for persons being purged from voter registration due to disqualifying criminal convictions.
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Changes required notification from certified mail to regular United States mail when boards of registrars notify individuals of removal from the voter registration list.
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Notification must be sent to the voter's last known address and inform them of the board's intention to strike their name from the list.
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Individuals convicted of disqualifying crimes cannot be removed from the voter list while an appeal from conviction is pending.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Voter registration list, notification to persons purged from voter registration list for conviction of crime by U.S. mail rather than certified mail, Sec. 17-4-3 am'd.
Voters and Voting
Last Action
Indefinitely Postponed
5/7/2013