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AL SB293
Bill
Status
2/24/2016
Primary Sponsor
Hank Sanders
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 17-3-30 of the Alabama Code to allow persons not serving a court-ordered sentence of imprisonment for felony conviction to register and vote.
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Removes the requirement that persons convicted of crimes involving moral turpitude obtain a restoration of civil and political rights before voting eligibility.
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Establishes that any person meeting constitutional elector qualifications and not serving active imprisonment for a felony is eligible to register and vote.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval.
Legislative Description
Elections, qualification of electors, not serving court-ordered sentence of imprisonment, eligible to register and vote, Sec. 17-3-30 am'd.
Elections
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
2/24/2016