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AL SB29
Bill
AI Summary
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Prohibits individuals and entities (except the Secretary of State, boards of registrars, and designated voter registration agencies) from providing voter registration applications with any prefilled fields without the voter's consent.
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Prohibits individuals and entities (except the Secretary of State and absentee election managers) from providing absentee ballot applications with any prefilled fields without voter consent, with an exception for the return address.
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Makes violations of the prefilling prohibitions a Class C felony for both voter registration and absentee ballot applications.
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Requires boards of registrars to refuse registration to applicants using prefilled applications and provide written notice of the specific reason for refusal within 10 days.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Elections, prefilling of any field on voter registration application or absentee ballot application, prohibited, criminal penalties for violations imposed, Secs. 17-3-54, 17-11-4 am'd.
Voters and Voting
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
1/11/2022