HB33 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Yvonne Kennedy

Democrat

Co-Sponsors

Steve McMillanAlan BakerChad FincherJoe FaustHarry ShiverJoe HubbardRandy DavisJames E. BuskeyJamie Ison

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Elections, presidential preference primary, counties where Mardi Gras recognized as county holiday and having special provisions, expenses reimbursable by state, retroactive effect, Sec. 17-16-2 am'd.

Summary

HB33 would expand and retroactively reimburse certain Mardi Gras–related election expenses by the state for counties that recognize Mardi Gras as a county holiday when the presidential preference primary falls on Mardi Gras.

What This Bill Does

It adds advertising and media expenses, plus telephone, computer, and other communications costs, to the list of reimbursable election expenses. It clarifies that counties recognizing Mardi Gras may incur these costs to implement additional election provisions when the presidential preference primary is on Mardi Gras and that the state will reimburse them. It makes these reimbursements retroactive to February 2008, and mirrors caps previously set by Act 2007-461 (up to $25,000 for telecom/IT and up to $100,000 for advertising per county).

Who It Affects

• Counties that recognize Mardi Gras as a county holiday (and their election offices) would be eligible for state reimbursement of the additional election-related expenses incurred when the presidential preference primary coincides with Mardi Gras.
• The State (including the Comptroller and election authorities) would be responsible for reimbursing these expenses and applying the retroactive coverage, updating the reimbursable expense list accordingly.

Key Provisions

• Adds advertising/media expenses, and telephone, computer, and communications operations to the list of reimbursable election expenses under Section 17-16-2.
• Specifies that electronic voting machines are not counted as ballots, supplies, or materials for reimbursement purposes.
• Provides legislative findings to support the expanded reimbursements.
• Retroactively applies the reimbursement expansion to the February 2008 presidential preference primary date.
• Retains the Act 2007-461 caps for Mardi Gras-related expenditures (up to $25,000 per county for telecom/IT and up to $100,000 per county for advertising) as part of the reimbursable expenses.

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Subjects

Elections