HB 344 Summary

• Creates the Definition of Moral Turpitude Act establishing a comprehensive list of 41 felony offenses that disqualify persons from voting under Alabama Constitution Article VIII, including murder, rape, robbery, burglary, theft, forgery, and drug distribution.

• Requires county boards of registrars to purge voter registration lists continuously when notified of convictions for disqualifying felonies, with notice by certified mail to the voter's last known address except when the Board of Pardons and Paroles has provided signed documentation of counseling.

• Mandates the Board of Pardons and Paroles provide signed documentation to county registrars identifying persons under supervision convicted of disqualifying offenses who have been counseled regarding voter disqualification and restoration of civil and political rights.

• Requires circuit and district court clerks to furnish monthly lists to county boards of registrars of residents convicted of disqualifying felonies, with a $100 penalty per failure to report.

• Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval, or when otherwise becoming law.