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AL SB59
Bill
Status
3/3/2015
Primary Sponsor
Hank Sanders
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 17-3-50 of the Alabama Code to allow voter registration on any day a board of registrars maintains office hours, including election day.
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Removes the existing 10-day prohibition on voter registration prior to elections.
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Requires boards of registrars to maintain open offices during business days in the 10-day period before elections and on election day during voting hours.
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Authorizes the Secretary of State to adopt rules to implement these registration changes.
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Exempts counties with populations of 600,000 or more inhabitants from these provisions, allowing existing local registration deadlines to remain in effect.
Legislative Description
Voter registration, to allow persons to register up to and on date of election, Sec. 17-3-50 am'd.
Voters and Voting
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Constitution, Ethics and Elections
3/3/2015