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AL HB131

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/13/2022

Primary Sponsor

Andrew Sorrell

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2022

AI Summary

HB131 Summary

  • Requires judges of probate to publish registered voter lists on a public notice website operated by the Secretary of State prior to primary elections, unless a county commission votes to opt out and continues newspaper publication.

  • Directs the Secretary of State to develop, maintain, and operate a public notice website available 24/7 with no public access fees, with development and testing to be completed by October 1, 2022.

  • Allows the Secretary of State to charge fees to municipal clerks and judges of probate to cover publication costs, but prohibits charging the public for website access.

  • Authorizes municipal clerks to publish qualified voter lists for municipal elections on the public notice website instead of or in addition to newspaper publication.

  • Becomes effective immediately upon passage, except Section 7 (amendments to voter list publication requirements) takes effect October 1, 2022.

Legislative Description

Elections, voter lists, judge of probate to place public voter lists on Internet public notice website maintained by Sec. of State, counties authorized to opt out, municipalities authorized to publish municipal voter lists on Sec. of State notice website, Secs. 11-46-36, 17-4-1 am'd.

Public Notices

Last Action

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

1/13/2022

Committee Referrals

Constitution, Campaigns and Elections1/13/2022

Full Bill Text

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