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AL SB305
Bill
Status
3/4/2021
Primary Sponsor
Clay Scofield
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AI Summary
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Amends Alabama Code Sections 17-13-24 and 17-17-36 to prohibit voters from voting or attempting to vote in both Alabama and another state in the same election.
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Expands existing voter fraud provisions that previously only prohibited voting more than once within Alabama to also cover voting in multiple states.
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Makes voting or attempting to vote in both Alabama and another state a Class C felony with the same punishments as voting multiple times within a single state.
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Excludes the bill from Amendment 621 constitutional requirements regarding local expenditures because it defines a new crime related to voting fraud.
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Becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Voting fraud or illegality, voting more than once, in any election held within the state, application of penalties to include elections held outside the state, Secs. 17-13-24, 17-17-36 am'd.
Voters and Voting
Last Action
Indefinitely Postponed
5/4/2021