Motion to Adopt
Yes
91
Absent
12
HB145 Alabama 2010 Session
Updated Jul 26, 2021
HB145 Alabama 2010 Session
House Bill
Expired
Current Status
Regular Session 2010
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
-
Charles O. NewtonRepublican - Session
- Regular Session 2010
- Title
- Elections, write-in votes, counting further provided for, Sec. 17-6-28 am'd. (2010-20016)
- Description
Under existing law, write-in votes are permitted only in non-municipal general elections.
This bill would require that in order to have a write-in vote counted, the voter must write the name on the ballot and register the vote by a mark in the space designated for that particular office.
This bill would require that a write-in candidate be registered with the Secretary of State or the judge of probate as an official write-in candidate and comply with the provisions of the Fair Campaign Practices Act and the State Ethics Law in order to have his or her vote counted and would provide for a procedure for counting write-in votes.
- Subjects
- Elections
Bill Actions
Motion of Little (T) postponed temporarily adopted Voice Vote
Little (T) motion to Read a Third Time, Veto Withstanding pending
Further consideration of House of Origin Overrides Veto
Little (T) motion to Reconsider adopted Roll Call 1057
Coleman motion to Read a Third Time, Veto Withstanding lost Roll Call 1047
House of Origin Overrides Veto
Newton (C) motion to Read a Third Time, Veto to the Contrary Not Withstanding adopted Roll Call 771
Message from the Governor
Forwarded to Governor
Clerk of the House Certification
Signature Requested
Enrolled
Passed Second House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 506
Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections Tabled
Third Reading Passed
Coleman motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair Granted
Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections Amendment Offered.
Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 48
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 47
Constitution and Elections first Substitute Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution and Elections
Bill Text
Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
Yes
94
Absent
9
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
Yes
29
No
1
Absent
5
Newton (C) motion to Read a Third Time, Veto to the Contrary Not Withstanding
Yes
55
No
17
Abstained
4
Absent
27
Coleman motion to Read a Third Time, Veto Withstanding
Yes
14
No
12
Absent
9
Little (T) motion to Reconsider
Yes
21
No
9
Absent
5
Documents
Bill Text (Enrolled)
HB145 Alabama 2010 Session - Enrolled
Bill Text (Engrossed)
HB145 Alabama 2010 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced)
HB145 Alabama 2010 Session - Introduced
Source: Alabama Legislature