HB225 Summary

• Eliminates the 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).

• Aligns Alabama state law with federal law, which no longer requires UOCAVA voters to have their affidavits witnessed or notarized.

• Maintains the witness/notarization requirement for all other absentee voters in Alabama who do not qualify under UOCAVA.

• Requires absentee ballots cast under UOCAVA to be counted regardless of whether the signature has been witnessed or notarized.

• Takes effect immediately upon passage and gubernatorial approval or upon becoming law without the Governor's signature.