SB164 Summary

• Reduces the criminal penalty for falsifying or fraudulently making an application for an Alabama photo voter identification card from a Class C felony to a Class A misdemeanor.

• Amends Section 17-9-30 of the Code of Alabama 1975 relating to voter identification requirements and the Alabama photo voter identification card system.

• The bill is excluded from Amendment 621 requirements because it defines a new crime or amends the definition of an existing crime rather than imposing new local expenditure mandates.

• Takes effect on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor, or upon becoming law through other means.