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AL HB397
Bill
Status
2/10/2021
Primary Sponsor
Jeremy Gray
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AI Summary
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Eliminates straight political party ticket voting in Alabama by prohibiting ballots from including any feature that allows voters to select all candidates of one party with a single action.
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Repeals Sections 17-6-36, 17-6-37, 17-6-38, and 17-6-39 of the Code of Alabama 1975, which previously governed straight party ticket voting procedures.
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Requires constitutional amendment descriptions on ballots to clearly indicate the nature and content of the proposed amendment in a manner that does not intentionally misrepresent it.
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Removes the requirement that electronic vote counting systems permit straight political party ticket voting in non-primary elections.
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Takes effect on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Election ballots, straight political party ballots prohibited, constitutional amendment ballot measure, contents may not mislead description of, Secs. 17-6-36, 17-6-37. 17-6-38, 17-6-39 repealed; Secs. 17-6-35, 17-6-41, 17-7-21 am'd.
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Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
2/10/2021