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AL HB155
Bill
Status
2/2/2021
Primary Sponsor
Randy Wood
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AI Summary
HB155 Summary
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Eliminates the state law requirement that absentee ballot affidavits be witnessed by two witnesses or notarized for voters casting ballots under the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA).
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Amends Sections 17-11-7 and 17-11-10 of the Code of Alabama to align state law with federal UOCAVA requirements, which no longer mandate witness or notary certification for these voters.
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Establishes that UOCAVA absentee ballots shall be counted regardless of whether signatures have been witnessed or notarized, while maintaining witness/notary requirements for all other absentee voters.
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Becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Absentee voting, eliminating requirement that affidavit accompanying absentee ballot be witnessed or notarized, Sec. 17-11-7, 17-11-10 am'd.
Absentee Voting
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
2/2/2021