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HB161 Alabama 2010 Session

Updated Jul 26, 2021
HB161 Alabama 2010 Session
House Bill
Enacted
Current Status
Regular Session 2010
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor
Randy Hinshaw
Democrat
Session
Regular Session 2010
Title
Municipal elections, further provided for, statements of candidacy, provisional voting, absentee ballots, recount provisions, certain voter identification provisions not to apply, Sec. 17-9-30(f), Code of Alabama 1975, relating to voter identification, not to apply to municipal elections, Sec. 17-9-30 impliedly amended, Secs. 11-46-25, 11-46-27, 11-46-39, 11-46-44, 11-46-45, 11-46-46, 11-46-50, 11-46-55, 11-46-55.1, 11-46-57, 11-46-58, 11-46-67, 17-7-25, 17-11-14, 17-11-15 am'd.
Description

This bill would further provide for municipal elections. This bill would further provide for the affidavit relating to the statement of candidacy by candidates for municipal offices; would further provide for the appointment of election officers; would delete provisions relating to the voting of challenged ballots and certain offenses related thereto; would provide for the voting of provisional ballots if a person's name is not on the voter list used at an election; would further provide for recount procedures; would further provide for the canvassing of returns; would provide that the municipal clerk would perform duties related to absentee ballots and delete references to registers; would provide that procedures relative to electronic vote counting systems would apply to municipal elections, if practicable; and would delete certain references to municipal elections held separate from primary or general elections.

Subjects
Elections

Bill Actions

Forwarded to Executive Department on April 21, 2010

Assigned Act No. 2010-687.

Clerk of the House Certification

Enrolled

Signature Requested

Concurred in Second House Amendment

Hinshaw motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1100

Concurrence Requested

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1105

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1103

Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections Amendment Offered

Third Reading Passed

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

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 123

Third Reading Passed

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

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

January 26, 2010 House Passed
Yes 98
Abstained 1
Absent 4

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

April 14, 2010 Senate Passed
Yes 25
Absent 10

Hinshaw motion to Concur In and Adopt

April 21, 2010 House Passed
Yes 90
Abstained 1
Absent 12

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature