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AL HB131
Bill
Status
1/13/2022
Primary Sponsor
Andrew Sorrell
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AI Summary
HB131 Summary
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Authorizes municipal clerks to publish qualified voter lists for municipal elections on the public notice website instead of or in addition to newspaper publication.
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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