HB314 Summary

• Requires Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, judges of probate, and license issuing officials to collect voter registration information as part of every driver's license or nondriver identification card application, renewal, or update.

• Automatically registers applicants to vote unless they affirmatively decline using an opt-out process and provide a signed statement of refusal.

• Information collected includes full name, date of birth, residential address, signature, Social Security number (last four digits), citizenship attestation, and other details the Secretary of State determines necessary.

• License issuing officials must forward completed voter registration applications to the Secretary of State within five days, who then forwards them to county boards of registrars for processing.

• Information obtained is not a public record, and license issuing officials are not responsible for determining voter eligibility; the act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval.