SB231 Summary

• Creates the Definition of Moral Turpitude Act establishing a comprehensive list of 45 specific felonies that disqualify citizens from voting under Alabama Constitution Article VIII, Section 177.

• Disqualifying felonies include murder, manslaughter, rape, sodomy, kidnapping, burglary, theft, robbery, forgery, terrorism, drug trafficking, obscene matter involving minors, and equivalent crimes under federal or other state laws.

• Requires county boards of registrars to purge voter registration lists continuously upon confirming conviction of a disqualifying felony, with certified mail notice to the voter and an appeals process through probate court.

• Allows the Board of Pardons and Paroles to exempt counties from providing notice if the disqualified person receives face-to-face counseling and signed documentation regarding voter disqualification and rights restoration procedures.

• Requires court clerks and probate judges to furnish monthly lists of disqualified persons to county boards of registrars; becomes effective the first day of the third month after passage and approval.