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AL SB360

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/15/2016

Primary Sponsor

Thomas Whatley

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Origin

Senate

Regular Session 2016

AI Summary

  • Requires electors to register with a political party and maintain continuous party membership for 14 days before voting in that party's primary or primary runoff election.

  • Restricts electors to voting only for candidates of the party in which they are registered, prohibiting cross-party voting in primary elections.

  • Allows unaffiliated electors to vote only on nonpartisan races and ballot measures in primary elections, not on party candidates.

  • Prohibits electors from changing their party registration between a primary election and a primary runoff election.

  • Directs the Secretary of State to promulgate rules for implementation and maintain political party designations on voter registration applications.

Legislative Description

Elections, party registration required in primary elections, Secretary of State maintain voters affiliation on voter registration form

Elections

Last Action

Indefinitely Postponed

4/28/2016

Committee Referrals

Constitution, Ethics and Elections3/15/2016

Full Bill Text

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